Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
....... his illness, Muhammad could not come to school?
wtih reference to
referring to
owing to
due to
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There are lots of grammatical differencies between due to and owing to.
1.) due to can not start a sentence but owing to can
2.) due to is always associated or linked to a noun but owing to is not
most important difference
(due to gives the cause and then result)
let me explain.
-------- to sickness (cause), precious could not come to school tomorrow(result)
the answer here is DUE TO
owing to gives result and then cause
precious could not come to school tomorrow (result)------- to sickness(cause)
the answer here is OWING TO 
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is the correct answer then 'owing to' or 'due to'? because the AI explanation is different from what my school said is the correct answer. This is confusing.
Owing to vs. Due to
It is correct to say:
X is due to Y.
In modern English, due to is normally preceded by a “be” verb (is, was, were, etc.).
At the beginning of a sentence, however, the preferred form is the adverbial phrase “owing to.”
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For example:
The plans did not work out well due to lack of preparation.
The plans did not work out well, owing to lack of preparation.
Note: When owing to appears in the middle of a sentence, it is grammatical (and clearer) to use a comma before it.
The correct answer is "due to". This is the reason:
Owing to' and 'due to' mean exactly the same thing but are used in different situations. A noun is 'due to' (The rain is due to a depression) and a verb is 'owing to' (It is raining owing to a depression). They are both a neutral expression of the causal relationship.
