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Industrious100 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Reason/purpose/cause
The words "reason" , "cause" and "purpose" have different shades of meaning. I get confuse at times. Can someone explain them to me. Thanks.
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"Reason" implies the need of justification: a father asks for the reason for his son's disobedience, a person gives the reason for his preference, one offers reasons in explanation or defense. "Cause" refers to an agent that produces or forces an effect or result: water and soil pollution are the root causes of mortality in the tropics (Heiser). "Purpose" denotes determination or resolution to achieve by doing something: have a purpose in life.
- "Reason" implies the need of justification: a father asks for the reason for his son's disobedience, a person gives the reason for his preference, one offers reasons in explanation or defense.
- "Cause" refers to an agent that produces or forces an effect or result: water and soil pollution are the root causes of mortality in the tropics (Heiser).
- "Purpose" denotes determination or resolution to achieve by doing something: have a purpose in life.
- From Merrian-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms.
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"Reason" implies the need of justification: a father asks for the reason for his son's disobedience, a person gives the reason for his preference, one offers reasons in explanation or defense.
"Cause" refers to an agent that produces or forces an effect or result: water and soil pollution are the root causes of mortality in the tropics (Heiser).
"Purpose" denotes determinatio
"Cause" refers to an agent that produces or forces an effect or result: water and soil pollution are the root causes of mortality in the tropics (Heiser).
"Purpose" denotes determinatio
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