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by HSPA » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:00 pm
It is btw A and D. I have chosen D.
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by phanideepak » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:48 pm
Due to is used for example when we know that Something occured only due to a certain event.

and because is used when we want to answer why did someone do that

in this case we can ask a question why did the university hire more teachers?

So because is appropriate.

If i am not wrong the OG or the Verbal review has a similar question please look into that. I am not sure about the number.

Is the answer A ??
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by phanideepak » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:49 pm
Also the first elimination here is the Due To Vs Because

also E can be eliminated as it shifts to passive voice unnecessarily and in the process as you said it is more wordy.
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by Frankenstein » Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:45 pm
Hi,
'Due to' means 'caused by' It should only be used if it can be substituted with 'caused by'. 'Due to' cannot be used to substitute 'because of' .
If we replace 'due to' with 'caused by', D and E do not make sense. Hence, we can eliminate D&E.
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by mundasingh123 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:07 pm
Could an expert confirm whether what i know is correct or not. What i learnt is that due to is used when you want to show that a noun happened because of some noun
The postponement of the exam was due to the uncertainty regarding how the results will be published .
Noun was due to noun
Can we also say
The rain was due to how the heat had increased in the last few days
Should "due to " be followed by a noun . Cant Due to be followed by a verb
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