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Grammar
Prepositions
Are there any rules governing the use of:
due to
because of
on account of
due to
because of
on account of
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There is some controversy over the use of "due to" (= attibutable to or caused by) as a compound preposition equivalent to "because of" (= on account of). Some users prefer "because of" or "owing to", at least in formal contexts, and restrict "due to" its adjectival function. g.
- There is some controversy over the use of "due to" (= attibutable to or caused by) as a compound preposition equivalent to "because of" (= on account of).
- Some users prefer "because of" or "owing to", at least in formal contexts, and restrict "due to" its adjectival function.
- g.
- "the error was due to carelessness"), but "owing to" is not ordinarily used in this way.
- In the example "I lost my job because of her" you can't use "due to" because it can't be replaced by "caused by".
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There is some controversy over the use of "due to" (= attibutable to or caused by) as a compound preposition equivalent to "because of" (= on account of).
Some users prefer "because of" or "owing to", at least in formal contexts, and restrict "due to" its adjectival function. There is no dispute about the postpositive adjectival use of "due to" to mean "caused by" (e.g. "the error was d
Some users prefer "because of" or "owing to", at least in formal contexts, and restrict "due to" its adjectival function. There is no dispute about the postpositive adjectival use of "due to" to mean "caused by" (e.g. "the error was d
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