what is dif b/w "because" and "due to" (OG 175)

jjjgggmmm · 发表于 2003-11-14 01:19:00

in the explanation of OG 175, "A and B use due to unidiomatically to mean because; properly used, due to is synonymous with attributable to."

so, what is difference between "because" and "due to" ?

gemj · 发表于 2003-11-14 01:21:00

"because" and "due to"
一个是连词，后面跟句子，一个是介词词组，后面跟名词。

jjjgggmmm · 发表于 2003-11-14 01:32:00

thank you! but it seems that there is some sematics difference as well, as implied by that paragragh I quoted.
following is the question, FYI:

Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating.
(A) due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating
(B) due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much
(C) because their bodies bum calories too slowly than that they are overeaters
(D) because their bodies bum calories too slowly than because they eat too much
(E) because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much

gemj · 发表于 2003-11-14 01:54:00

SBBI问过这问题，和你问的是一模一样，你查一下吧。
总之，原因不在DUE TO和BECAUSE本身。

vickiyan · 发表于 2005-9-11 22:15:00

Due to means"cause by". It shoud only be used if it can be substitued with "caused by".

It doed not mean the same thing as "because of ",

Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain.

Correct: The game was postponed because of rain.

Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.

dormousedzc · 发表于 2007-12-4 18:57:00

我想问的是关于due to的省略问题.请问下面哪些话是对的:

Our declining health is more due to the polluted air than due to the polluted water.

Our declining health is more due to the polluted air than to the polluted water. 省略due

Our declining health is more due to the polluted air than the polluted water. 省略due to

szy733 · 发表于 2008-1-25 11:03:00

小姣龙 · 发表于 2008-1-25 15:29:00

6楼的问题，请教nn，，

shuishui_xp · 发表于 2008-9-29 16:21:00

以下是引用vickiyan在2005-9-11 22:15:00的发言：

Due to means"cause by". It shoud only be used if it can be substitued with "caused by".

It doed not mean the same thing as "because of ",

Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain.

Correct: The game was postponed because of rain.

Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.

很棒~~~~

what is dif b/w "because" and "due to" (OG 175)

what is dif b/w "because" and "due to" (OG 175)

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