
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 …
“cause” or “causes”? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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 …
"causes of" or "causes for" - English Language Learners Stack …
Jun 10, 2020 · I want to put a title in a work: causes of/ for this problem . Now, I know that I can put simply: "causes" and no more needed. But I'm asking also for the text itself where I can't …
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 …
A word that means unable to die AND unable to be killed?
Dec 7, 2018 · Also note, "invincible" does not mean "unable to die from natural causes". "Invincible" means "cannot be defeated". A chess grandmaster could be "invincible", but could …
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 …
Word for a person who increases the argument
Jan 7, 2016 · Best suggestion: conflict escalator. Also acceptable: argument escalator. The term for increasing an argument would be to "escalate" the argument. Unfortunately the term …
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:
What is difference between ‘give rise to’ and ‘cause’?
Jul 6, 2018 · ‘give rise to’ means ‘to cause something’ in the Cambridge dictionary. But I think ‘arise’ is more similar to ‘cause’ than ‘rise’ according to this. What is difference between ‘give …
Neither Nor subject agreement - English Language Learners Stack …
Sep 25, 2019 · It seems to depend on the exact context. But unless you're going to claim that I don't think your friends or your wife likes me is actually "correct" (and to me that one isn't even …