ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: causeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvk/post.htm#546288Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:12:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546288New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvk/post.htm#546288http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546288.xmlWow. There&#39;s a stark difference. Thanks, Clive!<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: causeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvw/post.htm#546286Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:10:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546286Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvw/post.htm#546286http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546286.xml<p>Hi,<br /><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">Eating processed meat causes cancer.<br />Eating processed meat increases the risk of getting cancer.<br /><br />What&#39;s the difference between causes and increases the risk? <br /><br /><span style="COLOR:#111111;">Walking across a busy highway <span style="text-decoration:underline;">increases the risk of</span> an accident, but it may not <span style="text-decoration:underline;">cause </span>an accident.</span></span></p> <p><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"><span style="COLOR:#111111;">I&#39;d understand your example to mean this. Scientists have not found a direct link between eating this meat and developing cancer. However, they have found statistically that a lot of people who eat it also get cancer.<br /><br />The same can be&nbsp;said of smoking.<br /><br />Best wishes, Clive</p></span></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>causeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvv/post.htmFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546282New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Causes/gjdvv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-546282.xmlEating processed meat causes cancer.<br />Eating processed meat increases the risk of getting cancer.<br /><br />What&#39;s the difference between causes and increases the risk? <br />Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>