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by Gmat_War » Sun May 16, 2010 6:46 am
due to the chemical spill,the commute into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours.

a. due to the chemical spill,the commute into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours
b. The reason that the commute into the city will be delayed by as mucg as 2 hours is because of the chemical spill.
c. Due to the chemical spill,the commute into the city had been delayed by as much as 2 hours.
d. Because of the chemical spill,the commute into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours.
e. The chemical spill will be dealying the commute into the city by as much as 2 hours.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sun May 16, 2010 7:18 am
imo C

the sentence should be in past perfect tense it cant in future tense
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by suchoudh » Sun May 16, 2010 8:49 am
IMO A.

"Due to" generally modifies a noun; "Because of" generally follows a verb and modifies it.
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by suchoudh » Sun May 16, 2010 11:47 am
Sorry correct answer should be D.

It is erroneous to start a sentence with "Due to".

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-t ... t-due.html
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