Six grammar rules that help you ace your writing

due to 
a 
fire in the engine room. ( Instead of 
due to 
you may 
use 
because of / on account of / owing to 
)
•
All passengers were asked to leave the ship 
owing to 
the fact that
there was a fire in the engine room. ( 
Instead of 
owing to the fact that 
you may use 
because of the fact that
/ 
on account of the fact that 
/ 
due to the fact that 
)

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Clause of effect
We use clauses of effect to illustrate 
consequences of something. They are 
introduced with :
as a result / therefore / consequently / as a 
consequence / so / so … that / such … that , etc.
•
as a result + clause
•
therefore + clause 
•
consequently + clause
•
as a consequence + clause
•
so + clause
•
so + adjective / adverb + that
•
such a/an + adjective + singular noun + that
•
such + adjective + plural / uncountable noun + 
that

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Examples: 
•
The hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger and bigger. 
As a result, 
the earth’s climate is changing.
•
We were unable to get funding and 
therefore
had to 
abandon the project.
•
I spent most of my money in the first week and 
consequently
had very little to eat by the end of the 
holiday.
•
Messi’s knee started hurting 
so
he stopped running.
•
It was 
so quite 
in the museum 
that
he thought he was 
the only visitor.
•
It was