Are these all correct?

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ngoc_lan

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My teacher asked me to rewrite a sentence: They/not find/cause/fire
I wrote: They still haven't found the cause of the fire.
But my teacher said it was incorrect and she gave me the answer:
They still haven't found out what caused the fire.
Which is correct? If my sentence is wrong, please correct it for me.
Thank you very much!
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My teacher asked me to rewrite a sentence: They/not find/cause/fire
I wrote: They still haven't found the cause of the fire.
But my teacher said it was incorrect and she gave me the answer:
They still haven't found out what caused the fire.
Which is correct? If my sentence is wrong, please correct it for me.
Thank you very much!
ngoc_lan

Your sentence is fine, so is your teacher's sentence.
 

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Is "found" different from "found out" in the context of this sentence?
 

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Thanks a lot!
 
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