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30 Nov 2018, 09:06
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Can anyone plz explain the difference between "due to" and "because of"!?
Thank you so much. These two words have been troubling me since I started studying for Gmat
Thank you so much. These two words have been troubling me since I started studying for Gmat
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Due to is used with a noun entity
whereas Because of is used with a verb phrase
For eg
The meeting was cancelled because of unavailability of the president (Here the action - meeting was cancelled happened )
the cancellation of the meeting was due to unavailability of the president ( Here the cancellation which is a noun , happened)
the easiest way to check is to use caused by
Whenever you encounter Due to replace it with caused by , if the sentence still makes sense then the usage is correct
For eg in the above example
The cancellation of the meeting was Caused BY unavailability of the president- Makes sense
The meeting was cancelled caused by unavailability of the president . ( Doesn't make sense)
Hope it helps
whereas Because of is used with a verb phrase
For eg
The meeting was cancelled because of unavailability of the president (Here the action - meeting was cancelled happened )
the cancellation of the meeting was due to unavailability of the president ( Here the cancellation which is a noun , happened)
the easiest way to check is to use caused by
Whenever you encounter Due to replace it with caused by , if the sentence still makes sense then the usage is correct
For eg in the above example
The cancellation of the meeting was Caused BY unavailability of the president- Makes sense
The meeting was cancelled caused by unavailability of the president . ( Doesn't make sense)
Hope it helps
