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Cat desk Posted 3 years ago
Grammar
"reason" vs "cause"
Are the following sentences grammatical?
1- What is the reason for his death.
2- What is the cause of his death.
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I'd add a question mark to the end of the questions, and I'd change "is" to "was". 1- What was the reason for his death ? 2- What was the cause of his death?
- I'd add a question mark to the end of the questions, and I'd change "is" to "was".
- 1- What was the reason for his death ?
- 2- What was the cause of his death?
- The second question sounds better to my ear.
- I prefer using it, but don't depend on my answer.
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I'd add a question mark to the end of the questions, and I'd change "is" to "was".
1- What was the reason for his death?
2- What was the cause of his death?
The second question sounds better to my ear. I prefer using it, but don't depend on my answer. Wait for the teachers' correction.
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