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because of, due to, owing to, on account of,as a result of和thanks to的用法比较: ?????这一组词都表示由于的意思，在使用时应该注意以下区别：? because of,due to ,thanks to ,owing to ,as a result of ,on account of 等都可以用来表示原因，但其用法却各有不同。下面就其用法分述如下：1． because of意为“因为，由于”，普通用语，比其他短语更口语化,强调因果关系；构成的短语在句子中通常作状语，一般不作表语用；后面可接名词、代词、分词或what引导的名词性从句等。Eg.?He is likely to miss the US Open because of his back injury.他因为背部有伤可能缺席美国公开赛。（置于句后作状语）Because of my bad leg ,I couldn’t walk so fast as the others.由于我的腿坏了，我不能像其他人走得那么快。（置于句首做状语，但用逗号与其他部分分开）Because of his wifes being there,I said nothing about it.因为他妻子在场，我对此事只字未提。(接-ing分词短语)He realized that she was crying because of what he had said.他意识到她在哭是因为他说的那些话。(接what从句)We must not get discouraged because of such a minor setback．我们决不可因为这样一个小小的挫折而灰心丧气。2.due to“由于，因…造成”，强调造成后果的原因，在句中作表语、状语和定语。作表语和状语时与owing to同义，作状语时，一般不与其他成分隔开（此时不用于句首）。规范英语仅将 due to 用于动词be之后作表语，但普遍认为可将due to看作是owing to的同义词。Eg.Your failure is due to negligence.你的失败是由于疏忽所造成的。A part of the energy is wasted in machines due to friction.一部分能量由于摩擦而消耗在机器内。That Shelley became a poet may have been due to his mother’s influence.雪莱成为诗人可能是由于受母亲的影响。Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend.在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多。Joes application to the University was not accepted due to his failing English.乔因英语不及格申报那所大学没被录取。This accident was due to（owing to）his careless driving．这次车祸是由于他开车疏忽大意造成的。He arrived late due to（owing to）the storm．由于暴风雨他来晚了。Mistakes?due to carelessness may have serious consequences．由于疏忽大意造成的错误可能带来严重的后果。注意：due to除可表示原因外，还有“应给于，应属于”的意思。Eg.Our grateful thanks are due to you.向你表示我们衷心的感谢3.on account of 当“因为”讲，后面常接名词。on account of与because of，owing to同义，但语气较为正式。可作状语、表语，不作定语。如：He could not come on account of his illness．他因病不能前来。That was on account of lack of exercise．那是由于缺乏锻炼。We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.由于天气不好，我们将起程时间推迟了。I’m thinking of going down to Qingdao for a fortnight ,on account of my health.由于身体方面的原因，我正考虑到青岛休养两个星期。???????注意：??On my/your accoun 为了你（我）