保留原有 HTML 标签的修改文本：
以下三种说法均可表示“由于”、“因为”：
- due to：常用于正式文件中，一般用来引导表语（主语是名词或物主代词）
- because of：更常用在日常口语中，一般用来引导状语（主语是代词或人或事物）
- owing to [正式]：因为，由于（常用于正式文件中，一般用来引导状语或表语）
使用举例：
due to：
- The crash was due to pilot error.（飞机事故）
- The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.（企业家的成功）
- In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.（这种态度）
- The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery（国家的经济问题）
because of：
- We missed the train because of you!（因为你）
- He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.（因为下雨）
- His illness is due to bad food.（生病原因）
- The accident was due to careless driving.（车祸起因）
owing to：
- He was late owing to/due to the storm.（因为暴风雨）
- Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.（天气恶劣）
- The game was postponed because of rain.（比赛延期）
- It is mainly because of my fault.（这主要是由于我的过错）
- We had to leave the country because of the persecutions.（被迫害）
注意：
在现代英语中，语法规则有所简化，due to 和 owing to 也可用来引导状语或表语。
例如：
- Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled.（由于一些意外情况）
- He was out of work owing to a physical injury.（他因为受伤而失业）
- It is owing to your help that we have succeeded.（多亏了你的鼎立相助）
- 由于交通拥挤他迟到了。
- 正：He was late due to [owing to, because of] the very heavy traffic.
- 正：Due to [Owing to, Because of] the very heavy traffic, he was late.
because of 通常只用来引导状语，如果要用来引导表语，主语通常应为代词，例如：
It is all because of what you said.（那完全是因为你说的话）
理解："due to" 表示因为；由于。
该段落可以改写为：