prepositional phrase · academic
due to
UK/ˈdjuː tuː/US/ˈduː tuː/DUE·to
formal way to indicate cause, typically followed by a noun phrase
Examples
“Attendance was low due to the public holiday.”
“The shortage occurred due to poor planning.”
“The match was postponed due to heavy rain.”
Band 8 sentence
“The decline in biodiversity in the region can largely be attributed to intensive farming practices and habitat loss, due to decades of policy neglect.”
Collocations
- due to + noun phrase
- often follows 'be' (The delay was due to...)
Word family
Common mistakes
Due to he was late, the meeting started late.→Because he was late, the meeting started late.
The event was cancelled due to that it rained.→The event was cancelled because it rained.
Say it for a higher band
5because→6because of→7+due to
Synonyms
because of
Easily confused
because of
“The match was cancelled because of the storm.”
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