Cause
en raison de
FormalB2What follows
en raison de + a noun
Function
Cause
Meaning
Gives the cause with a noun, saying nothing about good or bad.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · no comma
Example
En raison des travaux, l'accès au bâtiment sera modifié pendant un mois.
Owing to the works, access to the building will be changed for a month.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
This is the NEUTRAL form of the family: it replaces à cause de in a formal letter, where judging the cause would be out of place.
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