[求助]GWD21-Q32 "due to"用法

hujin2000

32. GWD21-Q32:

Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.

 

1. Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging

2. Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply

3. Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply

4. Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply

5. Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging

The answer is A.  can u please explain why E is incorrect, compared with A?  Thanks!!

emilyer720

Due to 不能放句首,且應該是be due to, be動詞不能省

allln123123

with the result that 表因果 太罗嗦

luozhan

哪位NN可以证实一下 3楼 "Due to 不能放句首" 的说法.谢谢 因为D看上去好象没有错的说.

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neo1001

根据我们在中学时学到的英语，due to确实不能放句首，但是现实中，的确有人将due to放在句首。美国这边很多公交广播说由于什么什么原因，服务将被暂停，通常都说Due to..., our service...

你还可以在剑桥字典上看到这样的例句： Due to wet leaves on the line, this train will arrive an hour late.

另外，在正式的文章报道中，也有due to在句首的例子。

还有，传统上认为due是个形容词，所以有人坚持一定要be due to，也就是说，他们认为 The restaurant's success was due largely to its new manager.是对的，而The restaurant succeeded largely due to its new manager.是错的。

neo1001

also find this on the internet:

Using Due To:

Due to means "caused by" It should only be used if it can be substituted with "caused by"
It does 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.

So according to this, D is wrong and A should be the answer.

This does conflict with what I found in the dictionary. And sometimes they do have controversial questions in GMAT, so, you guys pick your own way...and good luck!

sembx

偶觉的这道题不象是考due to的.

不选D,是因为D的表意为 due to xxx prices, the manufacturer cut production, 意思不对!  cut production是因为oversupply,不是因为price.

不选E, 是因为"oversupply, with"多了个多余的逗号。就算D项中没了这个逗号,其表述过于罗嗦, 所以还是要优先选A.

luozhan

谢谢

judy44

建议把neo1001的解释加精，他对Due to的解释非常好。

ambrosecelin

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