[Grammar] because and cause in the same sentence.

[finix33]

I cam across this particular question : ----------------cause extensive damage to Pacific Islands nations each year.

fill in the blank with one of these answers:

1-because of the high Tides and Winds during hurricanes
2-the high tides and winds of hurricanes
3-the high hurricane tides and winds which
4-that the high tides and winds of hurricanes

and the answer is 1, but i couldn't find out why can you please a grammatical explanation for that

thanks in advance

 

[tedmc]

The high tides and winds of hurricanes cause extensive damage to Pacific Islands nations each year.

Only No.2 completes the sentence.

not a teacher

 

[Matthew Wai]

Only No.2 completes the sentence.

Because only No.2 is the subject which the verb 'cause' needs.

Not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

If the textbook said that 1 is the correct answer, the book is wrong.

 

[Rover_KE]

...and the textbook should have capitalised the first word of every option.

 

[emsr2d2]

I came across this [strike]particular[/strike] question:

____________ cause extensive damage to Pacific Islands nations each year.

Fill in the blank with one of these answers:

1 - Because of the high Tides and Winds during hurricanes
2 - The high tides and winds of hurricanes
3 - The high hurricane tides and winds which
4 - That the high tides and winds of hurricanes

[strike]and[/strike] The given answer is 1, but I couldn't [strike]find[/strike] work out why. Can you please give me a grammatical explanation for [strike]that[/strike] it?

Thanks in advance.

Note all my corrections above, in red. There are corrections to the parts you wrote and I have shown how the question should have appeared in the textbook.

 

[finix33]

thanks!!, Yes actually it was a software, and it seems to be wrong

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks![STRIKE]!,[/STRIKE] Yes, actually it was [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] software (no comma here) and it seems to be wrong.

Note my corrections above. Remember these rules of written English:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I".
- Do not put a space before a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Capitalize "Thanks" and use only one exclamation point. I would use a comma after "Yes" and I would use one after "software". The second comma separates two independent clauses.