The Adirondack mountains, unlike other mountain ranges that lie on fau

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The Adirondack mountains, unlike other mountain ranges that lie on fault lines, are in the shape of a dome, largely  in due course from a deep uplift under the Earth’s crust  about a billion years ago.

A. in due course from a deep uplift under the Earth’s crust

B. because of a deep uplifting of the crust of the Earth, which occurred

C. because of a deep uplift, which occurred under the crust of the Earth

D. due to the course from a deep uplift under the Earth’s crust

E. being caused by a deep uplift under the crust of the Earth, occurring

Mahmud6 · Answer

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The correct response is (C). The main issue with the sentence as written is that it is wordy and has an unclear meaning. There is a cause-and-effect meaning here that needs to be elucidated. Answer choice (C) does that using the word “because.” Answer choice (C) also makes it clear that the uplift occurred under the crust of the Earth about a billion years ago.

Answer choice (B) is incorrect. “Which” generally refers to the immediately preceding noun. Answer choice (B) illogically suggests that the earth occurred about a billion years ago.

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kumarparitosh123 · Answer

Is it C .
In B the which after Earth is wrong.
In E being is wrong
In D due to is wrong.

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rocko911 · Answer

A) in due is wrong because we need to provide evidence
B) which refers to Earth
c) Correct
D) change in meaning
E) being is problematic

ksharayu · Answer

Can someone please explain why option D is incorrect?
Isn't due to synonymous with caused by?

ravigupta2912 · Answer

Experts can correct me. AndrewN IanStewart Imo “due to” is only used when preceded by a noun. Eg - “traffic jam is due to heavy rains”. “Due to “ provides the causality for that noun / noun phrase In the above sentence, we have a whole clause preceding “due to” ie “mountains <> are..” and as such usage of due to would be incorrect. Because of is usually used when preceded by a verb or clause and is the appropriate usage here. Posted from my mobile device

AndrewN · Answer

I am more fond of applying rules and conventions than I am doling them out. I typically refer readers to  this excellent e-GMAT  article on the topic. In short,  due to  is used to modify a noun, while  because of  is used to modify verbs or comment on/explain an entire clause. Here, we are looking for a grammatically correct way to explain why the Adirondacks are in the shape of a dome, so  because of  is appropriate.

I hope that helps. Happy reading.

- Andrew

IanStewart · Answer

You don't need to consider the difference between "because of" and "due to" (which are different parts of speech, as Andrew points out above) to rule out D. Answer D is just random words strung together; I have no idea what the word "course" could mean in the phrase "due to the course from a deep uplift". It seems the question is partly testing the idiom "in due course", an informal cliché I'd never expect to see in an official question (even in a wrong answer), and because that phrase appears in answer A, the question writer decided to nonsensically throw the word "course" into another answer choice.

Even the "right" answer here isn't right. For the "which occurred" at the end to refer correctly to the "uplift" there should not be a comma separating the two. With the comma there, "which occurred..." describes "The Adirondack mountains", which makes no sense. I'm not sure of the source, but I'd just ignore this question.

ravigupta2912 · Answer

A. in due course from a deep uplift under the Earth’s crust -- "in due course from". Keep this because I don't know how to eliminate this. But prima facie, "in due course from" just looks wordy and poor. Eliminate after review of C, which is much better.

B. because of a deep uplifting of the crust of the Earth, which occurred -- "which" incorrectly modifies Earth. Eliminate.

C. because of a deep uplift, which occurred under the crust of the Earth -- Keep for now. Correct after review of C and A.

D. due to the course from a deep uplift under the Earth’s crust -- "course from a". Worst. Eliminate.

E. being caused by a deep uplift under the crust of the Earth, occurring -- "being". It is done. Its not a process in motion. Eliminate.

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