circkit wrote:
Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating.
Important point to note here:
due to can never modify a verb, as it is an adjective. To modify a verb, we need to use
because ofWhile "bodies" is a noun, "bodies burning fat" is a verb. Therefore, if we talk about "bodies burning fat", we cannot use "due to"
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(A) due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating
use of "due to" is justified since it modifies "fact". However, fact doesn't make people obese, the meaning inferred from (A). Drop (A)
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(B) due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much
Use of "due to" infers that "people get obese due to their bodies", as "due to" cannot modify the clause
"bodies burning calories too slowly". Incorrect. Drop (B)
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(C) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters
"because" modifies "their bodies burn calories too slowly", which is correct. Good for the first split. Keep (C)
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(D) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much
Correct use of modifiers, as in (C). Keep it for now.
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(E) because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much
Correct use of modifiers. Keep it for now.
Now, to find out the best out of (C), (D) & (E), let us observe the part not underlined: "Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more". It wants us to compare two clauses
(C) (i)
their bodies burn calories too slowly (ii)
that they are overeaters Clearly, they are not parallel. Reject (C)
(D) (i)
because their bodies burn calories too slowly (ii)
because they eat too much "because" used in both. They are parallel. Keep (D) for now
(E) (i)
because of their bodies burning calories too slowly (ii)
because of their eating too much "burning" is a verb, while "eating", as can be inferred from the structure, is used as a participle. We cannot compare a verb with a participle. Reject (E)
Therefore, the correct answer is (D)