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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Cause-effect relationship

The yield per acre of coffee berries varies enormously because a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate and altitude, could produce enough berries to make between one and twelve pounds of dried beans a year.

We got "varies"(indicating certainty) in the independent clause and "could produce"(indicating uncertainty) in the dependent clause.I guess it affects the cause-effect relationship. Is such construction all right?..

Perhaps little knowledge is too dangerous...Emotion: smile

Can someone please clarify..
  

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pokh The yield of coffee berries per acre varies enormously ....... This is a sound sentence. If there is any change needed, I would put "per acre" after "berries".

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  • pokh The yield of coffee berries per acre varies enormously .......
  • This is a sound sentence.
  • If there is any change needed, I would put "per acre" after "berries".
  • Simply, the yield of what?
  • ".
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pokhThe yield of coffee berries per acre varies enormously .......
This is a sound sentence. If there is any change needed, I would put "per acre" after "berries".

Simply, the yield of what? "Berries!".
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