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If Winter Comes Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between "as a result" and "as a result of..."

0Can anyone tell me the difference between "as a result" and "as a result of..." in terms of usage?02br
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00Can we say; "What happened to the house as a result?", meaning "What happened to the house in the end?"0-
  

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" 01font 00Means what happened to it as a result of the previously mentioned stuff/things. 02font 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • " 01font 00Means what happened to it as a result of the previously mentioned stuff/things.
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0 "as a result": 01font00the reason has been mentioned previously, you don't need to repeat it in the current sentence02font02br
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00 "as a result of...":01font00 you need to be explicit about the reason in the current sentence02br
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0Welcome, IWC! 05002br
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00When you use "as a result", the cause has to be mentioned earlier in the conversation or the paragraph.02br
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00It rained for 2 days, and, as a result, the house was flooded.010id1
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10When you use "as a result", the cause has to be mentioned earlier in the conversation or the paragraph.12br
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10It rained for 2 days, and, as a result, the house was flooded.12br
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