'was Due largely to' OR 'was largely due to'?

Question

is there a difference

Answer 1

"Largely due to" is the more common way to say it. I'm not sure if the other way is "wrong" but it sounds like a split infinitive, so it sounds worse. (A split infinitive is a grammar violation.)

Answer 2

I don't really think there's a difference in most cases, but I do think that 'was largely due to..." sounds better.
Example:
It was due largely to the fact that she lost the slipper.
It was largely due to the fact that she lost the slipper.

You would probably just say it out loud different.

Answer 3

Without a completed sentence it is difficult to know the subject and predicate. But maybe this will help. J/S

Sentence elements are the groups of words that combine together to comprise the ‘building units’ of a well-formed sentence. A sentence element approach to grammar assumes a top-down methodology. In other words, it starts with the sentence as a whole and then divides it into its functional components.

There are five types of sentence element:

subject
verb
object
predicative (aka complement)
adverbial
In the sentence below every type of sentence element is present and is represented in this example by a single word.

They elected him president yesterday.
They (=subject), elected (=verb), him (=object), president (=predicative), yesterday (=adverbial)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_element

A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two clauses. Conjunctive adverbs show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships. They usually appear between independent clauses or sentences, but may join a dependent clause to a main (independent) clause.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunctive_adverb#Examples

Answer 4

There is no difference except the capatil letter. But if you are choosing one to write i would say largely due to.

Answer 5

It depends but, 'was largely due to' is more descriptive and is an easier read.

Answer 6

Both are OK, grammatically, but the correct syntax depends on the full context.

Answer 7

The first is wrong.