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by 786 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:49 am
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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by aspirant2011 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:43 am
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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by HSPA » Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:17 am
IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:51 am
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
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by kanwar86 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:18 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
IMO, the answer is A.
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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by gunjan1208 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:39 am
IMO A too...What is the OA?
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by jumsumtak » Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:48 pm
IMO D..

use of due to is incorrect here.. due to should be replaced with "caused by" and verified.
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by chufus » Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:19 pm
I think it is between A & D. I would select D since it seems idiomatically correct.
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by 786 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:41 pm
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.
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by aspirant2011 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:03 am
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
IMO, the answer is A.
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.
means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?

Please clarify on the above.
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by kanwar86 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:00 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
IMO, the answer is A.
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.
means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?

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.

In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
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by aspirant2011 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:49 am
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
IMO, the answer is A.
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.
means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?

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.

In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
But HSPA replaced due to with because in his explanation. Was he correct in doing that?
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by kanwar86 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:54 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
kanwar86 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
HSPA wrote:IMO A

due to can be used as 'because'
but don't you feel that because not having the relevant technical knowledge needed to compare products is somewhat awkward?
IMO, the answer is A.
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.
means we can replace due to with because of ? I was aware that due to can be replaced with caused by or by because?

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.

In our question, "confusion" is a noun and thus we modified it using "due to".
But HSPA replaced due to with because in his explanation. Was he correct in doing that?
No, we can't replace "due to" with "because".
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