Regarding your question:
Why is d (Since) the best option?
Look at
'since' in these two groups of sentences. First group: 'since' = in the period
between A and B:
- Since we last met,
important things have happened.
- Roz has adopted one or two funny
mannerisms since she's been away.
- I've been chewing
the problem over since last week.
- Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws
came into effect.
- Your piano
playing has really come on since I last heard
you play.
Second
group: 'since' = for the reason that, because:
- Since you have no
money, you can’t come.
- I’m afraid I’m not
a very good advertisement for the diet since I’ve actually put on weight!
- She stands a good
chance, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate
is very unpopular.
- There’s no point
hypothesizing about how the accident happened since we’ll never really know.
- I presume that
they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitation.
Besides,
even though the meaning of 'Due to the fact' (= caused by) is close to
'because', there are two reasons why it can't be used here: register (due to
the fact would be too wordy, then too formal) and, as some of you suggested
'that' would be necessary to introduce the second idea. Hope this proves
useful!
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