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Silviapham Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

due to

I don't know exactly the word "due to " mean and how to use it, help me out please

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Here's a start: Due to = because of. Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to , but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective. According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concert was canceled due to the rain but acceptable to say The cancellation of the concert was due to the rain , where due continues to function as an adjective modifying cancellation .

— Mister Micawber

  • Here's a start: Due to = because of.
  • Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to , but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective.
  • According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concert was canceled due to the rain but acceptable to say The cancellation of the concert was due to the rain , where due continues to function as an adjective modifying cancellation .
  • This seems a fine point, however, and since due to is widely used and understood, there seems little reason to avoid using it as a preposition.
  • (Am Heritage Dict)
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Here's a start:

Due to = because of.

Due to has been widely used for many years as a compound preposition like owing to, but some critics have insisted that due should be used only as an adjective. According to this view, it is incorrect to say The concert was canceled due to the rain but acceptable to say The cancellation of the conce
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thanks so much to Mister
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