Due to和Because of的区别（附OG原题）

Doris707

due to VS because of

复习GMAT以来的第一篇帖子献给小语法点SC重点考察的是逻辑和语意，但是却脱离不了句子结构和成分，毕竟结构承载含意，所以有些逻辑上会造成影响的词也要注意。
做题时遇到表达因果关系的问题，虽然答对，但是心里还是疑惑，所以来论坛搜集整理，并分享给大家。

原文出自gmatclub，先从情境中看它们的用法：
下面是一段对话：
A：.......meeting was canceled due to heavy storm that hit the coast yeasterday.....
B：.......really...but I thought that the meeting was canselled because of that heavy storm...
问题是：这两个词组可以互换吗？
答案是：No. ‘due to’ is used to modify nouns only. ‘Because of’ is used to modify verbs. Thus, these two expressions cannot be used interchangeably.

使用原则：
RULE 1: The expression ‘due to’ can only be used to modify nouns. Thus, you cannot use this expression to present reason for an action in the clause.
RULE 2: ‘Due to’ is correct if the sentence makes sense when you replace ‘due to’ with ’caused by’. If, it does not, then use of ‘due to’ is not correct.
Rule 3: The expression ‘because of’ is used to modify entire clauses. Thus, you can use this expression to present reason for an action in the clause.

注意：这里不是简单的due to后面能加什么不能加什么的问题，而是，due to修饰什么不修饰什么的问题。
The parent-teacher meeting was canceled due to heavy rains. – INCORRECT
The cancellation of parent-teacher meeting was due to heavy rains. – CORRECT
The parent-teacher meeting was canceled because of heavy rains. – CORRECT


In late 1997, the chambers inside the pyramid of the Pharaoh Menkaure at Giza were closed to visitors for cleaning and repairing due to moisture exhaled by tourists, which raised its humidity to such levels so that salt from the stone was crystallizing and fungus was growing in the walls.

A. due to moisture exhaled by tourists, which raised its humidity to such levels so that salt from the stone was crystallizing
B. due to moisture that tourists had exhaled, thereby raising its humidity to such levels that salt from the stone would crystallize
C. because tourists were exhaling moisture, which had raised the humidity within then to levels such that salt from the stone would crystallize
D. because of moisture that was exhaled by tourists raising the humidity within them to levels so high as to make the salt from the stone crystallize
E. because moisture exhaled by tourists had raised the humidity within them to such levels that salt from the stone was crystallizing


GMATPrep

It seems likely that a number of astronomical phenomena, such as the formation of planetary nebulas, may be caused by the interaction where two stars orbit each other at close range.

A. may be caused by the interaction where two stars orbit each other
B. may be caused by the interaction between two stars that each orbit the other
C. are because of the interaction between two stars that orbit each other
D. are caused by the interaction of two stars where each is orbiting the other
E. are caused by the interaction of two stars orbiting each other

j1imy

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Doris707

j1imy 发表于 2018-1-27 17:44
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客气了~一起杀G

Gege0W

谢谢楼主。一起加油~

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能问一下后面两道题的答案吗 谢谢~

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梦季

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梦季

楼主那个due to heavy rains 答案没错？
我觉得第一个due to heavy rains 没什么错啊，而且按照楼主的说法也是due to 修饰名词不是吗

Doris707

梦季 发表于 2018-6-7 22:09
楼主那个due to heavy rains 答案没错？
我觉得第一个due to heavy rains 没什么错啊，而且按照楼主的说法 ...

RULE 1: The expression ‘due to’ can only be used to modify nouns. Thus, you cannot use this expression to present reason for an action in the clause.

请参考rule 1