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Author:	tkorzhan1995 [ 22 Feb 2022, 06:59 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
GMATNinja, can you please provide examples when it would be appropriate to use due to and because of?

Author:	thangvietnam [ 28 Feb 2022, 03:22 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
[quote="neeshpal"]Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November. (A) because of the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will (B) with the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target (C) because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would (D) due to the economy’s continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target (E) due to the fact of the economy’s continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will in this problem, we do not need to know present perfect to choose correct answer. but present perfect is hard and basic point and is tested frequently on gmat, so, we should learn about it I think we we have to review a good grammar book for this point. I say a sentence now. present perfect is used when we want to connect past events and present time. we need to read more in grammar book on this points. a few lines of explanation of present perfect in postings can not help

Author:	GMATNinja [ 02 Mar 2022, 06:44 ]
Post subject:	Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
tkorzhan1995 wrote: GMATNinja, can you please provide examples when it would be appropriate to use due to and because of? Sure! The bottom line is that "due to" should only modify nouns. Here are a few examples featuring "due to" and/or "because of" to illustrate the point -- the links will take you to our explanations, so you might want to try the questions first on your own, and then read what we have to say about them. https://gmatclub.com/forum/due-to-the-highly-sensitive-nature-of-their-work-all-state-department-240977.html#p1857396 https://gmatclub.com/forum/because-an-oversupply-of-computer-chips-has-sent-prices-plunging-64392.html#p1856333 https://gmatclub.com/forum/due-to-poaching-and-increased-cultivation-in-their-native-habitats-re-96900.html#p2805594 https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-controversial-study-suggests-that-the-violent-behavior-and-poor-judg-249042.html#p1923504 https://gmatclub.com/forum/two-new-studies-indicate-that-many-people-become-obese-more-due-to-the-55425.html#p2734139 https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-california-a-lack-of-genetic-variation-in-the-argentine-ant-has-35018-40.html#p2824133 https://gmatclub.com/forum/over-the-course-of-the-eighteenth-century-the-average-output-of-ironw-34885.html#p2329665 https://gmatclub.com/forum/because-of-the-erratic-pattern-of-sales-increases-this-year-retailers-294487-40.html#p2874379 https://gmatclub.com/forum/like-the-grassy-fields-and-old-pastures-that-the-upland-sandpiper-need-10047.html#p2059577 Enjoy!

Author:	trunghieule [ 24 Nov 2022, 22:49 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
I really appreciate many detailed explanations above, but I have found out one thing which nobody mentioned: the difference between "because of" and "due to" Because of = adv => it modifies Verb & Adjective Due to = adj (= caused by) => it modifies Noun Based on this difference, I can easily eliminate D and choose A ("because of" modifies "to be raised")

Author:	ExpertsGlobal5 [ 25 Nov 2022, 04:19 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
trunghieule wrote: I really appreciate many detailed explanations above, but I have found out one thing which nobody mentioned: the difference between "because of" and "due to" Because of = adv => it modifies Verb & Adjective Due to = adj (= caused by) => it modifies Noun Based on this difference, I can easily eliminate D and choose A ("because of" modifies "to be raised") Hello trunghieule, We hope this finds you well. We would just like to confirm that your reasoning is correct here; "because of" modifies verbs and clauses, and "due to" modifies nouns. Kudos. All the best! Experts' Global Team

Author:	romasharma1998 [ 25 Nov 2022, 05:41 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
eliminate b , c and e on the basis of continuing action till November So have been must be utilized between a and d a makes use of future tense which correctly identifies with the intended meaning

Author:	Jatin16 [ 26 Jan 2023, 20:58 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
Isnt there also an issue of parallelism in B & D options.. continuing and raised. Doesn't find good to me, what do you think?

Author:	EducationAisle [ 26 Jan 2023, 23:33 ]
Post subject:	Re: Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest
Jatin16 wrote: Isnt there also an issue of parallelism in B & D options.. continuing and raised. Doesn't find good to me, what do you think? No Jatin. Parallelism needs a parallelism "indicator" (such as and). B says: With the economy’s strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target be raised again in November. There is no parallelism "indicator" here and hence, no need for continuing and raised to be parallel. On a separate note, it might be a good idea for you to first strengthen the basics and work on concepts. Trying to build concepts merely through solving questions, is not a very efficient strategy, in my opinion.

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