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Spring Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

because/due to the fact; therefore/consequently; due to/because of

0Could you please check if the following sentences are grammatically correct and if they sound right?02br
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01b00Due to the fact that/Because02b00 he had lost his notes, he decided to present using the information from the internet.02br
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00Prior to the presentation he had lost his notes; 01b00therefore/consequently02b00, he decided to present using the information from the internet.02br
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00Prior to the presentation he had lost his notes; he, 01b00therefore/consequently02b00, decided to present using the information from the internet.02br
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00Prior to the presentation he had lost his notes; he decided to present using the information from the internet, 01b00therefore/consequently02b00.02br
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01b00Due to /because of02b00 his lost notes, he decided to present using the information from the internet.02br
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00Thank you very much for your help02br
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0Hi Spring,02br
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00Yes, they sound OK.02br
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01cite10Spring12cite11b10Due to /because of12b10 11font10his lost notes12font10, he decided to present using the information from the internet.12blockquote
10 Sorry, but I feel it should be rather: "due to /because of 01font00
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0I wrote: 01b00Due to /because of02b00 01font00his lost notes02font00, he decided to present using the information from the internet.02br
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00Paco wrote: "due to /because of 01font00the loss of his notes02font00, he decided to prepare his presentation using
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0Hello Spring02br
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00I find your sentence odd in two points. 02br
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00The first point is you used "present" as an intransitive verb. I suppose you used it to mean "make a presentation at a meeting" or "prepare presentation for a meeting" but the verb "present" itself does not have this sense. The verb "present" is almost always transitive and we hav
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0The second half of your explanation makes sense to me. However, I will have to find out what transitive verbs are in order to understand the first half.02br
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00Would it sound better if I said02br
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00Having lost his notes, he decided to execute (or do) his presentation using the information from the internet.02br
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00Thank yo
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0Hi Spring,02br
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01font00Due to /because of his lost notes 02font00is correct grammar. I think the point raised concerns speaking more precisely, which is another issue. 02br
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00Your original question was whether the sentences were grammatically correct, and whether they sounded OK. They are, and they do. I
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0Hello Spring01blockquote
01cite10Spring12cite10The second half of your explanation makes sense to me. However, I will have to find out what transitive verbs are in order to understand the first half.12blockquote
10A transitive verb is a verb that requires both a subject and one or more objects. For example, the verb "lift" does not
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0Hi Clive,02br
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00Thank you very much for your explanation. You made me think.02br
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00Paco says that "Due to/because of his lost notes.." is not logical. Your post makes me wonder if an english sentence can be grammatically correct, sound OK, and yet be illogical? 02br
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00Also, may lack of precision make our sentences illog
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01cite10Spring12cite10Paco says that "Due to/because of his lost notes.." is not logical. Your post makes me wonder if an english sentence can be grammatically correct, sound OK, and yet be illogical? 12br
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10"The reason I hated Joe was that he had killed me ten years ago"0-
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0Hi Paco,02br
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00Because I have been learing English by reading, I am not familiar with grammar rules or terms. Now that I know what a transitive verb is, the first half of your reply makes perfect sense. 02br
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00I have already visited the MSN dictionary on line and think it is a great resource because in my dictionary nether verbs are classified a
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