Ways to Express Your Opinion and Cause and Effect in English
Express Your Opinion
I think......
As far as I'm concerned, ......
To my mind, ......
According to me, ......
As I see it, ......
It seems to me that......
In my point of view/my opinion, ......
From my point of view......
I am of the opinion that......
I take the view that......
My personal view is that......
In my experience......
As far as I understand/can see/see it,......
Agreeing or disagreeing
Agreeing with an opinion:
I agree with this opinion.
I completely agree with this view.
This is right.
I couldn't/can't agree more.
Partial agreement:
I agree with this point of view, but......
This idea is right, but......
I agree with you, but......
Disagreeing with an opinion:
I'm afraid. I can't agree with you.
I disagree with you.
I don't agree with you.
I'm not sure I agree with you.
I think you're wrong.
Cause and effect
When we talk about an effect resulting from a certain cause, we use expressions such as: because, since, as, owing to, and due to......
Examples
The police arrested him because he had broken into a bank.
The police arrested him since he had broken into a bank.
She can't read the letter as she is illiterate.
He can't run fast because he is too fat.
Owing to his intelligence, he managed to solve the problem.
Due to the bad weather, they didn't go for a picnic.
Other ways to express cause and effect:
You can also express cause and effect as follows:
The cause of ... is ...
...is caused by/is due to...
Thanks to ...
Examples:
The cause of global warming is pollution.
Global warming is caused by pollution.
Global warming is due to pollution.
Thanks to his hard work, he passed the exam.
Is there a difference between due to and owing to?
Owing to and due to are used interchangeably by native speakers although some state that there is a difference.
a. Due to:
If you can use caused by then you can also use due to:
Examples:
"The cancellation of the flight was due to(caused by) his winds."
b. Owing to:
If you can use because of then you should use owing to rather than due to:
Examples:
"The flight was canceled owing to(because of) his winds."
Use of thanks to
People tend to use "thanks to" in positive situations.
Example:
"Thanks to his intelligence he managed to find the solution to that math problem."
Sometimes thanks to is used ironically in a negative way.
Example:
"Did she lose the election?"
"Yeah, thanks to you and to all the others who didn't bother to vote."
"The baby is awake thanks to your shouting."
Things to remember about cause and effect:
a. Due to, because of, owing to and thanks to are followed by a noun.
b. Because, since, as, for are followed by a verb.
Example:
Due to his laziness, he didn't pass the exam.
Thanks to her beauty, she attracted the attention of all the guests.
Because/since/as/they are in love, they forgive each other's mistakes.
