Create
It is downpouring. But it does not create any flood.
Despite the downpour, it does not create any flood.
Please check them.
Is "create" a suitable verb or make?
Top answer
Both of those are incorrect. "downpour" is not a verb. We can say "pouring down" instead, but another problem afflicting both sentences is that "it" in the second part has no referent.
- Both of those are incorrect.
- "downpour" is not a verb.
- We can say "pouring down" instead, but another problem afflicting both sentences is that "it" in the second part has no referent.
- This is possible: Despite the downpour, there is no flooding.
- The verb "cause" seems easier to incorporate than "create" or "make": The heavy rain has not caused any flooding.
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Both of those are incorrect. "downpour" is not a verb. We can say "pouring down" instead, but another problem afflicting both sentences is that "it" in the second part has no referent. This is possible:
Despite the downpour, there is no flooding.
The verb "cause" seems easier to incorporate than "create" or "make":
The heavy rain has not caused any flooding.
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