تساؤلات الطلبه +كل ما يخص امتحان 2010

[Huda7]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Essam ABDOU

What was the cause of the accident?

What was the reason for the accident?
Students book Page 132

[Mr Mostafa Goda]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Huda7

What was the reason for the accident?
Students book Page 132

Dear Hoda

the difference is in the use of which preposition. Cause of gets to the heart of the matter whereas reason for merely gives a general explanation. The cause of the accident was the ice on the road but the reason for the accident was that the driver wasn't driving cerfully enough in those weather
conditions


Reason = an explaination or justification of an act., while
Cause = anything producing an effect or result.
Eg : The people protested against the rising fuel cost.
(The people protested ) - reason
( Rising fuel cost ) - cause
Hope my explaination clarifies

BEST REGARDS.

[Huda7]

This is a good explanation, but it means we can use reason for and cause of with all sentences
I think we can't ask about the reasons for someone's death, butwe ask about the causes of their death
I think reason asks about purposes or motivations
But cause asks about the things that lead to the result

[Mr Mostafa Goda]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Huda7

This is a good explanation, but it means we can use reason for and cause of with all sentences
I think we can't ask about the reasons for someone's death, butwe ask about the causes of their death
I think reason asks about purposes or motivations
But cause asks about the things that lead to the result

It depends on the sentence itself my dear

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