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by ankit0703 » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:27 am
Is it correct:

The record was broken eight times due to technology that advanced in recent times.

As per your session I learned that, due to should modify the noun preceding it in construction

Sub + Ver + Obj + due to.

Isn't we use because of here ?
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:40 am
"Due to" means "because of."
e.g. Due to the bad weather the match was cancelled.
We have had to postpone the meeting due to the Chairwoman's illness.

"Due to" can also follow the verb BE.
e.g. His success was due to his mother.
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by ankit0703 » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:19 am
Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:"Due to" means "because of."
e.g. Due to the bad weather the match was cancelled.
We have had to postpone the meeting due to the Chairwoman's illness.

"Due to" can also follow the verb BE.
e.g. His success was due to his mother.
As far as I know, Because of modify the whole preceding clause whereas Due to modify the preceding noun.
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:40 am
I don't think "due to" modifies only the preceding noun.
Let's rephrase an example that I have already posted:
The match was cancelled due to the bad weather.
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by ankit0703 » Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:56 am
Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:I don't think "due to" modifies only the preceding noun.
Let's rephrase an example that I have already posted:
The match was cancelled due to the bad weather.
According to you, is the underline sentence is correct/incorrect?

Due to six miles long traffic jam, I was late to the office.
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by en.mohitgupt » Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:07 am
Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:I don't think "due to" modifies only the preceding noun.
Let's rephrase an example that I have already posted:
The match was cancelled due to the bad weather.
thank you kasia for your help

but i noticed some underline sentences on flash cards, which i have downloaded from BEAT THE GMAT forum.

The game was postponed due to rain. INCORRECT

The game was postponed on account of rain. CORRECT

The game's postponement was due to rain. CORRECT


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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:25 am
Here is a pretty good explanation of when we use "due to": https://web.ku.edu/~edit/because.html
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by jaiswalamrita » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:51 am
thanks Bill...link is quite usefull
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