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[junchoi777]

Hi,

I have a question on the following sentence.
"Case was referred due to derogatory information."
Is "due to" a correct usage?

Thanks

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

[TheParser]

Hi,

I have a question on the following sentence.
"Case was referred due to derogatory information."
Is "due to" a correct usage?

Thanks

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Junchoi,


(1) Teacher Rover has given you an excellent answer. That is

how 99% (?) of native speakers would speak and write.

(2) BUT there a few super strict teachers who say that

your sentence should read:

The case was referred because of derogatory information.

(a) Those super strict teachers (maybe there are two

or three left in the world) say that due is an adjective.

Therefore, your sentence should read something like:

The referral of the case (subject) + was (linking verb) +

due (adjective) + to derogatory information (prepositional

phrase that modifies "due").

(3) As I said, "everyone" in 2011 uses "due to" as a preposition,

so do not worry. But if you ever have a super strict teacher ...

[ostap77]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Junchoi,


(1) Teacher Rover has given you an excellent answer. That is

how 99% (?) of native speakers would speak and write.

(2) BUT there a few super strict teachers who say that

your sentence should read:

The case was referred because of derogatory information.

(a) Those super strict teachers (maybe there are two

or three left in the world) say that due is an adjective.

Therefore, your sentence should read something like:

The referral of the case (subject) + was (linking verb) +

due (adjective) + to derogatory information (prepositional

phrase that modifies "due").

(3) As I said, "everyone" in 2011 uses "due to" as a preposition,

so do not worry. But if you ever have a super strict teacher ...

Would you consider "owing to" synonymous with/to ?????"due to" in the following context "Conversaly,bonds issued by a company with a poor history of making its interest payments on time and which is in poor financial health would be considered much riskier owing to/ due to???? the higher probability of the investor not receiving interest and principal mpayments when due."

[TheParser]

Would you consider "owing to" synonymous with/to ?????"due to" in the following context "Conversaly,bonds issued by a company with a poor history of making its interest payments on time and which is in poor financial health would be considered much riskier owing to/ due to???? the higher probability of the investor not receiving interest and principal mpayments when due."

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Ostap,


(1) I do not feel qualified to answer your question.

(2) Hopefully, a teacher will do so.

(3) I can, however, tell you what A Dictionary of Modern American

Usage (by Mr. Bryan A. Garner) says. I hear that many people

consider it as a reliable guide.

"Despite the traditional view that the adjective use is best, ... [due

to] is commonly used as a preposition or conjunctive adverb for

because of, owing to, caused by, or on grounds of.