1 More than 80,000 people died from starvation due to the resulting crop failures and disease.

2 I couldn’t sleep all night due to a loud party at my neighbours’ house. / due to my neighbours having a loud party

3 I missed school last week due to pneumonia. / due to having pneumonia

4 Tim was dismissed from his job due to a huge argument with his boss. / due to having a huge argument with his boss

5 People with sleep apnea tend to have narrowed airways — due to being overweight.

6 People didn’t attend an open air concert due to a threat of a terrorist attack. / due to being threatened with a terrorist attack