
“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 …
'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 (
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 …
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 …
When we read a sentence, how should we pause?
When we read a sentence, how should we pause? Is there any standard? I pause the sentences below with each /, and I wonder whether it is right. Welcome / to the VOA Learning English program. Thi...
Omitting a repeated verb - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The Moon illusion is an optical illusion which causes the Moon to appear larger near the horizon than it does appear higher up in the sky. We can replace appear with does and it sounds fine.
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Oct 28, 2016 · In the past it was inherently bad, but it has undergone the phenomenon of reappropriation, which causes insults to become a "badge of honour" for the insulted group. In my …
grammaticality - "Descent" vs. "descend" in the context - English ...
What causes a nose bleed during the descent? I am not sure that the descent is correct here or not grammatically. If it is correct so what about descend, (the)descending? Please add the reason of c...
Issue vs Problem - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Problem: a situation that causes difficulties Example: a company has 3 departments. All of them has the same problem (lack of human resource, etc..). So we will have 3 issues. Issue 1 for the problem of …
Switch back (to) use (ing) - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Sep 7, 2018 · The first option "which causes him to switch back to using sophisticated verbiage" is the only correct option. In this sentence "using sophisticated verbiage" is a noun that you are switching …