(a)
‘On account of’ is Conjunction
and Preposition.
Synonyms:
As a
result of, because of, by reason of, due to, for the sake of, owing to
Sentences:
1. Anne was rejected on account of poor marks.
2. He suffered on account of my delay.
3. I was aware that on account of this I would be accused.
4. I'm not really sure to this day what she was, on account
of never seeing her mum or dad. - Dhondy, Farrukh
5. Our concert was cancelled on account of Millie.
6. She is worried on account of debts.
7. She was punished on account of her mistakes.
8. The bank is closed on account of Christmas.
9. The brothers thought she should have gone out with them
on account of being black. - Wood, Ted
10.
The poor crop is on
account of bad weather.
11.
We canceled the trip
on account of the bad weather.
(b)
‘Owing to’ is Preposition.
Synonyms:
As a
result of, because of, by reason of, due to, for the reason that, on account
of, thanks to
Sentences:
1. Alberta failed owing to sudden sickness.
2. Harry will not bat owing to repetitive back injury.
3. He couldn’t work owing to knee injury.
4. Jack can’t read fluently owing to stammer.
5. Millie couldn't attend concert owing to illness.
6. Owing to labor strike the factory is closed down.
7. Owing to staff shortage the restaurant is closed.
8. The loss is owing to poor management.
9. We didn’t go skiing owing to bad weather.
10.
We missed our train
owing to a traffic jam.
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