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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
pose/cause no threat to the government
The demonstration will pose no threat to the government.
The demonstration will cause no threat to the government.
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
The demonstration will cause no threat to the government.
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
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Cause doesn't really collocate with threat.
- Cause doesn't really collocate with threat.
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Nona The BritCause doesn't really collocate with threat.Thanks, Nona.
Then, what are the alternatives of "pose" in the base sentence?
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Pls do your homework/research:
Go to Google and make a search for
"no threat to the government"
(quotation marks are important)
and see what verbs normally precede this construction.
Go to Google and make a search for
"no threat to the government"
(quotation marks are important)
and see what verbs normally precede this construction.
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