The shift from traditional dentistry to cosmetic dentistry to cosmetic

Question

The shift from traditional  dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming  more conscious of their looks.

(A) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming

(B) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is happening because fewer adults are getting cavities and they are also becoming

(C) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is because of adults who are getting both fewer cavities and becoming

(D) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting fewer cavities and are also becoming

(E) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry occurs because of adults getting fewer cavities and becomes

aditya111 · Accepted Answer

The shift from traditional  dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming  more conscious of their looks. 
  GMAT Rule tested: Due to modifies a noun; because of modifies verb  
(A) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming  wrong as 'Due to' is modifying a verb- adults getting 
(B) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is happening because fewer adults are getting cavities and they are also becoming
  this says that fewer adults are getting cavities, but the right answer must convey - adults are getting fewer cavities 
(C) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is because of adults who are getting both fewer cavities and becoming
 because of is modifying noun- adults (wrong) 
(D) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting fewer cavities and are also becoming
  every thing is just perfect- answer coveys that adults are getting fewer cavities and because id modifying the right verb  
(E) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry occurs because of adults getting fewer cavities and becomes
  because is rightly in place, but 'becomes' is awkward, it must be replaced with becoming

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sayantanc2k · Answer

The use of noun + present participle (-ing) modifier is tricky. Such usage is correct when the emphasis is required on the noun, but wrong when the emphasis is required on the action, i.e. the -ing modifier..

For example:

I learnt about John getting a promotion... wrong because the emphasis is required on "getting a promotion"-"getting the promotion" is more the more important factor that the sentence wants to convey.

Similarly the shift of dentistry is not due to "adults", but due to the participles "getting" and " becoming". The emphasis is required on "getting" and "becoming", not "adults". Therefore such usage is wrong here.

aditya8062 · Answer

D it is  :   dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting fewer cavities and are also becoming

LucyDang · Answer

Hi aditya8062,

Why did you choose D instead of A?

aditya8062 · Answer

A says :  The shift from traditional dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due  to adults getting  fewer cavities and becoming more conscious of their looks.
 
A is wrong because of the bold construction .  preposition + noun +verbing  is wrong unless the preposition directly refers to the noun. i can elaborate on this (if u want) but the short story is that "this construction" is really a big NO

LucyDang · Answer

Hi Aditya8062,

I still need your elaboration about the "preposition + noun + verb_ing". Btw, there is one rule about gerund that whenever a noun/pronoun precedes a gerund, it must be in the possessive form before a gerund. So if A is written as "adults' getting....", could it be chosen as correct one?

ChiGMAT · Answer

To quote the Manhattan forum:

'because of' answers WHY questions:

sample 1-'Because of his intolerant attitude, that politician always seems to be attacking the poor.'
Why does the politician seem to be attacking the poor?
>> because of his intolerant attitude

sample 2-'The number of acres destroyed by wildfires, which have become an ongoing threat due to drought and booming population density, has increased ....'
Why have the wildfires become an ongoing threat?
>> because of drought and booming population density

'due to' answers WHAT questions:

sample 1-'The team's win today was due to better conditioning'
What was the cause of the team's win today?
OR
What was the team's win today due to?
>> better conditioning (noun)

Another way of looking at it:

Due To:This phrase modifies adjectives/adjectival phrases/nouns.
for example : His failure is due to his laziness.

Because of : This phrase modifies the verb.
for example : He failed because of his laziness.

Hope this helps :-)

EricImasogie · Answer

I dont understand why A is incorrect. Can someone explain why? D is ok to me, but A seems more precise and is completely parallel

sayantanc2k · Answer

You did not clarify why A is wrong

Take a look at this link: the-shift-from-traditional-dentistry-to-cosmetic-dentistry-125544.html#p1673430

Icecream87 · Answer

You did not clarify why A is wrong

Take a look at this link: the-shift-from-traditional-dentistry-to-cosmetic-dentistry-125544.html#p1673430 Because "due to" should always be used with nouns and not strange noun+ING compositions?

sayantanc2k · Answer

Because "due to" should always be used with nouns and not strange noun+ING compositions?

In simple terms, yes. But following is a bit more detailed analysis (from the link above):

The use of noun + present participle (-ing) modifier is tricky. Such usage is correct when the emphasis is required on the noun, but wrong when the emphasis is required on the action, i.e. the -ing modifier..

For example:

I learnt about John getting a promotion... wrong because the emphasis is required on "getting a promotion"-"getting the promotion" is more the more important factor that the sentence wants to convey.

Similarly the shift of dentistry is not due to "adults", but due to the participles "getting" and " becoming". The emphasis is required on "getting" and "becoming", not "adults". Therefore such usage is wrong here.

gmatexam439 · Answer

The shift from traditional  dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming  more conscious of their looks.

(A) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming - wrong usage of due to 
(B) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is happening because fewer adults are getting cavities and they are also becoming - adults get fewer cavities 
(C) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is because of adults who are getting both fewer cavities and becoming - awkward 
(D) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting fewer cavities and are also becoming - Correct 
(E) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry occurs because of adults getting fewer cavities and becomes - Awkward

sobby · Answer

hi ,
i don't think the usage of "due to " is wrong in A ..it is correctly modifying "The shift"...

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Expert please confirm ..
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gmatexam439 · Answer

I am no expert, but let me give it a try.

The shift is not "caused by" the adults, in fact, the shift is caused because of the reducing # of cases of cavities and the growing knowledge of personal care.
The causation has to be logical.

For example:
The accident due to pothole in the road was horrifying. -->  This makes sense, since the accident was caused by the pothole .
The fashion trends are not static due to celebrities changing style. -->  This is nonsensical, since the fashion trends are not static not because of the "celebrities" themselves, but because of the changing style of celebrities.

Hope that helps.

dcummins · Answer

A lot of really over complicated responses in this thread, so here's my 2 cents:

The shift from traditional dentistry to cosmetic  dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and becoming more conscious of their looks.

Due to vs because of (Meaning) - neither are used correctly but both answer choices that contain the issue could also be eliminated for parallelism errors 
 (A) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is  due to   caused by  adults getting fewer cavities and  (caused by ) becoming 
(C) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is  because of  adults who are getting both fewer cavities and becoming

Parallelism Error - becomes does not agree with plural subject "adults"
(E) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry occurs because of  adults  getting fewer cavities and  becomes

(B) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is happening because adults are getting   less   cavities and also becoming
Cavaties is a count noun = you use Fewer with count nouns, not less

(D) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting fewer cavities and are also becoming

Shift is taking place is the correct meaning. A shift generally happens or takes place. There are reasons why the shift occurred, so saying the shift is because of something doesn't make sense (according to official answer anyway).

generis · Answer

dcummins , it is possible that Aristotle changed (B). A few different posts of this question are identical — and they were merged from other topic threads. That is, four or five people posted the question as it is at the top of the thread and did so in all likelihood without having seen the original (else they would not have posted separately, forcing us to merge the questions). Is it possible that you have a newer or incorrect version of the question bank? Thanks for the heads up via the report button.

dcummins · Answer

Hey mate, yep I thought about that but I didn't see other topics when I initially searched for this question (both via google and search function here).

I've got the 2018 SC Grail.

generis · Answer

dcummins  , I might not have been clear.

No, you would not find duplicate topics because mods and administrators have merged all the separate topic threads into this one (duplicate questions that have been bookmarked are left on the thread).

Those other questions that were in separate topic threads before we merged them 
are identical to the question posted at the top. 
From that situation I infer that the posters were all looking at the same book.

You have a  new version  of the question.

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation:

Answer: D

A shift always  takes place  or  happens  so saying that  the shift  is  because of something  does not make sense. Thus, eliminate A and C.

E gets the parallel construction wrong and also the singular verb  becomes  does not agree with the plural subject  adults .

The use of  less  in B to modify cavities is incorrect because cavities can be counted. So, we should use  fewer  instead. Hence, D is the correct answer.

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