<p>A writing question of McGraw hills (I know, not the best, nor most reliable source but it's still something.) </p>
<p>The math team, which included Tom and me, was stuck at the airport overnight because of(choice d) inclement weather.(no err)</p>
<p>the answer was no error. I thought it was d because i thought it shudve been "due to" which I learned modifies a noun... Anyone mind helping me out and distinguish between uses for "because of" and "due to" phrases?
And also, does this type of problem appear alot on the sat?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Not all sources subscribe to the “because of”/“due to” distinction. In any case, this sentence is correct: “because of inclement weather” is not modifying a noun, so it is, correctly, functionally adverbially to modify the previous idea that the math team is stuck. If one were to say, however, “The math team’s being stuck is due to inclement weather,” then the modification would be adjectival. </p>
<p>This is highly unlikely to appear on the SAT.</p>
<p>Thank you silverturtle for taking your time and providing with me such thorough and extensive answer.</p>
<p>Dude, he used “adjectival.” :D</p>