BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

due to Vs. because of ( Experts SOS !!!)

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 176
Joined: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:00 am
Thanked: 2 times
GMAT Score:710

due to Vs. because of ( Experts SOS !!!)

by Pdgmat2010 » Wed May 05, 2010 10:12 am
to those who were hoping to see a question here, my apologies!!

I have this very urgent query . How do i distinguish between 'due to' and 'because of' and their appropriate usages?

Can someone explain both usages with a couple of examples to make this distinction clear?

Experts, SOS please!!
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 14
Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:48 pm
Thanked: 1 times

by devp » Wed May 05, 2010 10:24 am
"Due to" generally modifies a noun, so this a prepositional phrase modifying a noun.
ex: His prosperity is due to his hard work

Because of generally follows a verb and modifies it.
ex: He prospered because of his hard work

So one works as adjective the other one as adverb.



Here is a link:
https://web.ku.edu/~edit/because.html
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1