northpath
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I’m accustomed to using ‘because of’ & ‘due to’ is such sentences as
The plane is late due to fog.
She has been absent from work due to illness.
The trains were late because of the fog.
We don't use the car because of the price of gas.
But recently I came across a sentence
The plants died through lack of water.
So, is the preposition ‘through” an alternative to ‘because of’&‘due to’? Can I say:
The plane is late through fog.
She has been absent from work through illness.
The trains were late through the fog.
We don't use the car through the price of gas.
The plane is late due to fog.
She has been absent from work due to illness.
The trains were late because of the fog.
We don't use the car because of the price of gas.
But recently I came across a sentence
The plants died through lack of water.
So, is the preposition ‘through” an alternative to ‘because of’&‘due to’? Can I say:
The plane is late through fog.
She has been absent from work through illness.
The trains were late through the fog.
We don't use the car through the price of gas.