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Nader75 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

due to

0 What is the difference between 01b00because of02b00 and 01b00due to.02b00 0-
  

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0Hi Nader,02br 02br 00Not much difference. I think in most cases, "because of" will sound more natural, and "due to" will sound more formal. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Hi Nader,02br 02br 00Not much difference.
  • I think in most cases, "because of" will sound more natural, and "due to" will sound more formal.
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0Hi Nader,02br
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00Not much difference. I think in most cases, "because of" will sound more natural, and "due to" will sound more formal. But that's a generalization.0-
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01cite10Nader7512cite10What is the difference between 11b10because of12b10 and 11b10due to.12b12blockquote
10'Due to' is used in relation to a noun. 02br
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00The accident was due to reckless driving.02br
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00'Because of' refers to
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Really?12blockquote
10Yes, since "due to" modifies nouns, and not verbs.0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite12br
11i10The accident happened 11b10due to12b10 reckless driving12i10 is, according to grammarians, wrong.12br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite12br
10Yes, sin
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00 Function: 01i00preposition02br
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02i00 01b00:02b00 01font00because of02font00<the number and influence of investors are increasing, 01i00due to 02i00
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1font00Tanit wrote: "Not all the grammarians agree on that, see the excerpts below. Language evolves...". 02font02br
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01b002. OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNERS' DICTIONARY02br
02b00[not before noun] due to sth/sb caused by sb/sth; because of sb/sth:01i02br
01b00Most of the problems were02b
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