prepositional phrase · neutral
owing to
UK/ˈəʊɪŋ tuː/US/ˈoʊɪŋ tu/OW·ing·to
task2speaking
because of; used before a noun phrase to indicate the reason
Examples
“Owing to the heavy rain, the match was postponed.”
“The train was late owing to technical problems.”
“Owing to lack of funding, the project stopped.”
Band 8 sentence
“Owing to prolonged drought, the region's agricultural output fell sharply last year.”
Collocations
- owing to + noun phrase
- owing to adverse weather
Word family
owe verb
Common mistakes
Owing to he was tired, he didn't go.→Owing to his tiredness, he didn't go.
They failed the exam owing to they didn't study.→They failed the exam because they didn't study.
Say it for a higher band
5because of that→6on account of→7+owing to
Synonyms
on account of
Easily confused
due to
“The cancellation was due to bad weather.”
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