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

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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!!

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devp: 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

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