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  1. “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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. grammar - When should I use "cause" and "causes"? - English …

    Apr 3, 2020 · I dont understand when to use the "cause" and the "causes". what is the difference? I am writing this book review, and really need some help with this. The sentence im struggling …

  4. '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 (

  5. phrase request - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    I wrote the following sentence, but I am not sure it is correct. All the moderators asking for blacklisting a tag would not probably cause the tag being blacklisted. Is it correct to use the tag ...

  6. phrase usage - " 'Low' back pain" vs. " 'Lower' back pain" - English ...

    As an native english speaker with pain in my back, i commonly use lower back pain as the lower back indicates the area of the back close to the hips or the bottom of the spine. In my …

  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 …

  8. 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 …

  9. Omitting a repeated verb - English Language Learners Stack …

    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.

  10. 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 …