Clauses of Reason (or Cause)

Because

As / since


the reason for

the reason why


because of / on account of / due to / owing to


now that


for

Because: to give information which isn't already known to the reader or listener.

• I took a taxi because it was raining.
• Because it was raining a took a taxi.

 

NOTE: A because-clause can stand alone. As and since-clauses cannot be used like this.

- Why are you looking at her like that?

- Because she smiled at me. (NOT: As she smiled at me / NOT: Since she smiled at me).

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As / since (= Because): the reason is already known to the reader or listener.

• I took a taxi since / as it was raining
• ... and as / since it was raining again a took a taxi.

 

NOTE: As and since-clauses are relatively formal. In an informal style, the same idea can be expressed with so.

• It was raining again, so we had to take a taxi.

 

 

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the reason for + noun / -ing

the reason why + clause

• The reason for his resignation was (the fact) that he had been offered a better job.
• The reason for his resigning was (the fact) that he had been offered a better job.

 

• The reason why he resigned was (the fact) that he had been offered a better job.

 

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because of / on account of + ing (θέλει ετεροπροσωπία για να βάλουμε -ing).
because of / on account of + noun

• We got married because of / on account of my being pregnant.
• We got married because of / on account of an unexpected pregnancy.
• We got married because of / on account of  my father. He is very strict.

 

due to / owing to + noun (σε ταυτοπροσωπία δεν βάζουμε -ing αλλά somebody ή something...)

• I got married due to / owing to my father (sb). He is very strict.
• I got married due to / owing to an unexpected pregnancy (sth).

 

because of / on account of / due to / owing to + the fact that + clause

• I got married because of / on account of / due to / owing to the fact that I got pregnant.

 

 

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Now that

• Now that we have more children we have less free time.

 

 

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For (in formal written style)

• The citizens of York were upset, for a new factory was to built near their town.

(η δευτερεύουσα με for πάντα έπεται της κύριας).

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That

 That is often omitted.

• I am glad that you like it / I am glad you like it.
• They were disappointed you weren’t in. / They were disappointed that you weren’t in.