DUE TO HER BEING ANGRY is this gramatically correct?

[Rich7]

(Due to her being angry) is this gramatically correct? :roll:

[Alan]

What you have written is grammatically correct but it does sound a little unnatural. I think this could be expressed more simply as: because/as she was late.
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[Alan]

My mistake sorry! Should be angry of course.
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[Tofu]

Alan,

Are you sure that "Due to her being angry" is grammatically correct?
The phrase "due to," which means "because of," can be followed only by a noun, a noun clause or a noun phrase, can't it?

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due to
because of (something)
▪ The accident was primarily due to her carelessness. ▪ Due to the bad weather, the game was canceled. ▪ Their success is due to a lot of hard work. = They are successful due to the fact that they work hard. ▪ Traffic was slow due to roadwork. ▪ The pool is closed due to the approaching storm.
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[Alan]

Hi,

It's not a construction I would use but 'due to', operating here as a single preposition can stand up in that example.

Alan
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[Tofu]

Thank you, Alan.

Cathy is really worried about her son because he is very lazy.

Is it possible to say "due to him being lazy" in place of because he is very lazy, though the original sounds much better?

[Alan]

Hi Tofu,

I would offer a cautious 'yes' to that.

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[Tofu]

Thank you, Alan.

I did some research on the Internet and found out that the phrase "due to somebody being..." is quite common.
I haven't been able to find any dictionary sample sentences with the phrase.
I wonder if the phrase is very informal.

[Alan]

Hi Tofu,

I wouldn't call it informal, I'd call it clumsy especially as there are other ways of expressing the idea more simply.

Alan
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[Tofu]

Thank you, Alan.