Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products.
(1)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(2)Purchasing a new computer, the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is foreign to the average consumer who often experiences confusion because of this
(3)Not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products, confusion is often experienced by the average consumer while purchasing a new computer
(4)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion as a result of not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(5)By purchasing a computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion because of not having the relevant technical knowledge to compare new products
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786 wrote:Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products.
(1)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(2)Purchasing a new computer, the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is foreign to the average consumer who often experiences confusion because of this
(3)Not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products, confusion is often experienced by the average consumer while purchasing a new computer
(4)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion as a result of not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(5)By purchasing a computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion because of not having the relevant technical knowledge to compare new products
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but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
IMO, the answer is A.aspirant2011 wrote:but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
Try to replace because with because of. Usage of due to, as a result of, and because of is similar. In this case, we are simply suggesting a cause for an effect. Due to looks more suitable here. "As a result of" sounds awkward and wordy to me in this case.
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Yes , it is between A and D .
(A)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(D)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion as a result of not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
the only difference as highlighted above.
We can replace due to with 'caused by'
I think both are correct , but may be A is chosen because it is concise .
I really wonder if such things would be tested on the actual exam.
OA is A.
(A)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion due to not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
(D)Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer often experiences confusion as a result of not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products
the only difference as highlighted above.
We can replace due to with 'caused by'
I think both are correct , but may be A is chosen because it is concise .
I really wonder if such things would be tested on the actual exam.
OA is A.
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means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?kanwar86 wrote:IMO, the answer is A.aspirant2011 wrote:but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
Try to replace because with because of. Usage of due to, as a result of, and because of is similar. In this case, we are simply suggesting a cause for an effect. Due to looks more suitable here. "As a result of" sounds awkward and wordy to me in this case.
Please clarify on the above.
"Due to" and "because/because of" cannot replace each other. The rule is "due to" is used to modify only nouns and can be replaced with "caused by" where as "because of" is used when we have to modify the entire clause.aspirant2011 wrote:means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?kanwar86 wrote:IMO, the answer is A.aspirant2011 wrote:but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
Try to replace because with because of. Usage of due to, as a result of, and because of is similar. In this case, we are simply suggesting a cause for an effect. Due to looks more suitable here. "As a result of" sounds awkward and wordy to me in this case.
Please clarify on the above.
In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
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But HSPA replaced due to with because in his explanation. Was he correct in doing that?kanwar86 wrote:"Due to" and "because/because of" cannot replace each other. The rule is "due to" is used to modify only nouns and can be replaced with "caused by" where as "because of" is used when we have to modify the entire clause.aspirant2011 wrote:means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?kanwar86 wrote:IMO, the answer is A.aspirant2011 wrote:but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
Try to replace because with because of. Usage of due to, as a result of, and because of is similar. In this case, we are simply suggesting a cause for an effect. Due to looks more suitable here. "As a result of" sounds awkward and wordy to me in this case.
Please clarify on the above.
In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
No, we can't replace "due to" with "because".aspirant2011 wrote:But HSPA replaced due to with because in his explanation. Was he correct in doing that?kanwar86 wrote:"Due to" and "because/because of" cannot replace each other. The rule is "due to" is used to modify only nouns and can be replaced with "caused by" where as "because of" is used when we have to modify the entire clause.aspirant2011 wrote:means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?kanwar86 wrote:IMO, the answer is A.aspirant2011 wrote:but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?HSPA wrote:IMO A
due to can be used as 'because'
Try to replace because with because of. Usage of due to, as a result of, and because of is similar. In this case, we are simply suggesting a cause for an effect. Due to looks more suitable here. "As a result of" sounds awkward and wordy to me in this case.
Please clarify on the above.
In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
Regards
Kanwar
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