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Are the sentences below natural?
1. He didn't go to the city due to blocking the road. (To me, this implies that if he went to the city, he would cause a blockade??)
2. He didn't go to the city due to the road being blocked.
3. He didn't go to the city due to the blocked road.
4. He didn't go to the city due to the blockade of the road.
To me, #2 and #4 are natural??.
Top answer
#1 is incorrect. The others are all possible, provided we discard the traditional rule that "due to" should mean "caused by" and not "because of", as most people now do. Nevertheless, in my opinion these (especially #2) are not the greatest English sentences ever written.
- #1 is incorrect.
- The others are all possible, provided we discard the traditional rule that "due to" should mean "caused by" and not "because of", as most people now do.
- Nevertheless, in my opinion these (especially #2) are not the greatest English sentences ever written.
- "blockade" has additional connotations beyond "blocked": it implies that someone has deliberately blocked the road in order to obstruct movement.
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#1 is incorrect. The others are all possible, provided we discard the traditional rule that "due to" should mean "caused by" and not "because of", as most people now do. Nevertheless, in my opinion these (especially #2) are not the greatest English sentences ever written. "blockade" has additional connotations beyond "blocked": it implies that someone has deliberately blocked the road in order
0Joseph Ablockade
This is not the best word for your sentences. It's normally used in a siege sense as you can see here https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/blockade
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