
“cause” or “causes”? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Or: Is this the only factor that causes such tragedies? In that form, the singular factor matches with the verb causes. Your sentence mixes the plural rooms with the singular factor, making it hard for you to …
grammar - When should I use "cause" and "causes"? - English …
Apr 3, 2020 · In both situations there is a lack of resources which causes people to die. This sentence should be read as follows: there's a lack of some resources, and it is this lack that's causing deaths. …
"causes of" or "causes for" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jun 10, 2020 · If you simply want to say the person or thing that makes something happen, you say 'cause of'; but if you want to say a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular …
'is cause' vs. 'it causes' - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In the grammar test below, Why option 3 is not correct? Only where market failure occurs ------ to worry, and even such failure may tend to excessive conservation. 1)is there perhaps cause (
Using makes or causes - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The drug causes an adverse reaction in patients with a history of heart disease. So why "make" not "cause"? As Robusto says in the above comment, "make" just sounds less forceful and somewhat …
prepositions - Difference between "As For" and "As To" - English ...
Jan 9, 2015 · There is disagreement as to the causes of the fire. I remained uncertain as to the value of his suggestions. (2. meaning) according to, by. Example - The eggs are graded as to size and color. …
How to explain when one event affects something else, and then ...
ripple effect: a situation in which one thing causes a series of other things to happen So you could word your sentence like this: A mismatch has a ripple effect: the current edge should be fixed with respect …
modal verbs - Is "which may causes" the correct phrase? - English ...
Jun 19, 2017 · There are too many errors in the sentence you wrote to be addressed in a single question. The correct form of the phrase in bold is "which may cause." The modal verb may takes the …
passive voice - "is said to" causes ambiguity - English Language ...
Passive 1: She is said to work 16 hours a day. Passive 2: It is said that she works 16 hours a day. The message is the same in both phrases: Apparently, she works 16 hours a day. The speaker does not …
What do you think are the causes? - English Language Learners Stack ...
What do you think are the causes? What do you think the causes are? These two questions have the same fundamental content, because they derive from canonical declarative forms which have the …