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Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern California was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths.

A) was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

B) were closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

C) was closed because of the flooding from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

D) were closed because of the flooding caused from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

E) was closed due to the flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasting five days and causing puddles to form on the paths.
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   04 Oct 2017, 21:53
Can anyone explain the use of 'due to' in OA. Replace 'due to' with 'caused by' and check for logical construction rule is not satisfying OA. Please help.
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   04 Oct 2017, 23:25
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BeckyRobinsonTPR wrote:
Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern California was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths.

A) was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

B) were closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

C) was closed because of the flooding from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

D) were closed because of the flooding caused from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

E) was closed due to the flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasting five days and causing puddles to form on the paths.



Since the subject of the sentence is "Sections", the verb associated with it should be "were" and not was. This removes options A, C & E.
Option D makes the sentence illogical by saying " Several sections were closed.....days and caused puddles to.....paths". It was not the sections that caused the puddles but the massive rainstorm.
Hence option B is the right choice!

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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2017, 00:30
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craveyourave wrote:
BeckyRobinsonTPR wrote:
Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern California was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths.

A) was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

B) were closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

C) was closed because of the flooding from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

D) were closed because of the flooding caused from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

E) was closed due to the flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasting five days and causing puddles to form on the paths.



Since the subject of the sentence is "Sections", the verb associated with it should be "were" and not was. This removes options A, C & E.
Option D makes the sentence illogical by saying " Several sections were closed.....days and caused puddles to.....paths". It was not the sections that caused the puddles but the massive rainstorm.
Hence option B is the right choice!

+1 if you like my explanation!



BY POE if u go,, the answer is B... but usage of DUE TO is not fit IMO
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2017, 00:34
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IMO ,
Due to is not apt here ...it can't modify verb...
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2017, 03:54
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mohshu wrote:
craveyourave wrote:
BeckyRobinsonTPR wrote:
Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern California was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths.

A) was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

B) were closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

C) was closed because of the flooding from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

D) were closed because of the flooding caused from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

E) was closed due to the flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasting five days and causing puddles to form on the paths.



Since the subject of the sentence is "Sections", the verb associated with it should be "were" and not was. This removes options A, C & E.
Option D makes the sentence illogical by saying " Several sections were closed.....days and caused puddles to.....paths". It was not the sections that caused the puddles but the massive rainstorm.
Hence option B is the right choice!

+1 if you like my explanation!



BY POE if u go,, the answer is B... but usage of DUE TO is not fit IMO


There is a lot of ambiguity around the usage of due to.
I try to stay away from such rules that are not very clearly defined.

A better approach is to look for more solid reasons of eliminating.


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Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2017, 22:08
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BeckyRobinsonTPR wrote:
Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern California was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths.

A) was closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

B) were closed due to flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasted five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

C) was closed because of the flooding from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

D) were closed because of the flooding caused from a massive rainstorm lasting five days and caused puddles to form on the paths

E) was closed due to the flooding from a massive rainstorm, which lasting five days and causing puddles to form on the paths.
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   31 Oct 2017, 23:44
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2017, 02:29
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Subject verb agreement:


The subject is Sections(not forest) which is plural so the verb should be in plural form i.e were(not was)
So options A and C and E are wrong

In option D "lasting" and "caused" are not parallel so option D is out.
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2020, 09:01
may someone please explain the proper usage of due to.
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Re: Several sections of the Great Sequoia forest in Northern [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2020, 09:32
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oshaar wrote:
may someone please explain the proper usage of due to.

Hello, oshaar. This e-GMAT article does a better job explaining the difference than any short answer might provide. I hope it helps.

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