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This summer,  emerging from the ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for protecting the environment through cleaner automobiles,  several auto manufacturers have introduced vehicles equipped with zero-emissions electric motors, high-speed internet connections that allow passengers to make video conference calls, and 3D picture navigation systems.

(A) emerging from the ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for protecting the environment through cleaner automobiles, 
(B) because of the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles to protect the environment, 
(C) the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles for protecting the environment have occurred, and 
(D) due to emerging of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for protecting the environment through cleaner vehicles, 
(E) due to the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles to protect the environment,

Anamika1496 · Answer

What is the difference between : because of the emergence and due to the emergence?

Jahnavi2021 · Answer

due to used in case of nouns. Because of is used for others. we say "X is due to Y", wherein both X and Y are nouns. But because of can be used in situations as in this situation. Hope that helps

Anamika1496 · Answer

Thanks Jahnavi2021 !!

Kapil1650 · Answer

When cause and effect is discussed it has to be- due to , I don’t know why E is wrong.

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Soumanti Roy · Answer

Hi experts ( GMATNinja , @KarishmaB),
Please explain what is the difference between "due to" and "because of" in this context?

ReedArnoldMPREP · Answer

I'll be honest--I'm not sure why one would be preferred over the other here.

Mizar18 · Answer

(A) emerging from the ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for protecting the environment through cleaner automobiles,

"emerging" is referring to " auto manufacturers, that is incorrect.

(B) because of the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles to protect the environment, \
 
looks good, keep it.

(C) the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles for protecting the environment have occurred, and

so now, there is no causal connection between "the emergence" and " auto manufacturers". out

(D) due to emerging of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for protecting the environment through cleaner vehicles, 
 
"due to" is used to modify nouns, so here we want something that modify the clause "the manufacturers have introduced", so that includes the verb, so usage "due to" is not proper. In addition, "emerging of" and "the need for protecting" are conveying a different meaning that now is a little bit off.

(E) due to the emergence of ground-breaking technological advancements and the need for cleaner vehicles to protect the environment

same as D)

Answer is B)

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

If you look up the distinction between "due to" and "because of," you'll find a bunch of people asserting that "due to" should refer to nouns. By that reasoning, E would be wrong because the manufacturers themselves are not "due to the emergence." Why wouldn't we also use "because of" to modify nouns, and use "because" + clause to modify actions? No one ever says--they just assert this distinction as a rule.

Now, when was the last time I used this distinction on a real GMAT question? Never. I have never used it.

Now, when was the last time I used this distinction on a real GMAT question? Never. I have never used it.

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