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  1. 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. …

  2. “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 …

  3. "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 …

  4. word choice - What causes X or What does cause X? - English …

    Jun 14, 2022 · What causes coral bleaching ? What does cause coral bleaching ? What is the difference?? Which is grammatically correct?

  5. '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 (

  6. what is the meaning of "advance the cause" in this context?

    means that Tom went toward the light However, "advance" also has a transitive sense, with the general meaning that the subject causes the object to move forward or toward a goal. Joe of course …

  7. 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 …

  8. When we use 'to cause to be'? - English Language Learners Stack …

    As your link says, "to cause to be" is a definition of the word "make". As such, the phrase and the word can be fairly interchangeable when used that way. "The jalapenos caused my salsa to be too spicy." …

  9. Participle clauses - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 11, 2024 · What causes you concern about the clauses’ having different subjects? Consider I thought she liked ice cream.

  10. How to use the phrase "rule out"? - English Language Learners Stack ...

    May 23, 2015 · You could say: We don’t know what causes the problem. I think it would be better to rule out the computer first. Or: I think it would be better to rule out the possibility that the computer is the …