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[Anonymous]

Whywe use " causing" instead of " cause" in the sentence below?


1) caulk holes and cracks and other openings that could allow rain water to enter causing rotting of material.


please check this and point out me.



1)we used to sell more beer, but our beer sales have been dropped down eversince the deal system went out.



2) we were used to sell more beer, but our beer sales have been dropped down eversince the deal system went out.



3) people used to go out of town for paying their telephone bills.



4) people were used to go out of town for paying their telephone bills.



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[Pete]

1)we used to sell more beer, but our beer sales have <strike>been</strike> dropped down ever since the deal system went out. [You can say either, "have dropped", "have been down", or "have dropped down" (I prefer the first two to the third option), but you can't say, "have been dropped (down)" in this sentence. Note that "ever since" is 2 words. The phrase "deal system" isn't familiar to me, but it may be ok in a given context.]

2) we were used to sell more beer, but our beer sales have been dropped down eversince the deal system went out. [No. After "were used to", you use a gerund (-ing form), and the meaning is different and not what you want here.]

3) people used to go out of town for paying their telephone bills. [Ok, but "go out of town to pay sounds more natural to me.]

4) people were used to go out of town for paying their telephone bills. [No. See my comment for #2. If you mean "were accustomed to doing it", you could say "People were used to going out of town ...]