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As I was writing a sentence, it struck me that I am not all that quite sure about the noun 'threat', and how a sentence using the words 'threat' and 'cause' can be constructed. For instance:
"Considering the threat that the A is causing on/to/for the B..."
Firstly, what would be the right preposition to use in that context? Secondly, how would you reconstruct the sentence above using the words 'threat' and 'cause' in the same context?
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As I was writing a sentence, it struck me that I am not all that quite sure about the noun 'threat', and how a sentence using the words 'threat' and 'cause' can be constructed. For instance:
"Considering the threat that the A is causing on/to/for the B..."
Firstly, what would be the right preposition to use in that context? Secondly, how would you reconstruct the sentence above using the words 'threat' and 'cause' in the same context?
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Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
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As I was writing a sentence, it struck me that I am not all that quite sure about the noun 'threat', and how a sentence using the words 'threat' and 'cause' can be constructed. For instance:
"Considering the threat that the A is causing on/to/for the B..."
Firstly, what would be the right preposition to use in that context? Secondly, how would you reconstruct the sentence above using the words 'threat' and 'cause' in the same context?
prepositions sentence-structure grammatical-structure construction
asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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As I was writing a sentence, it struck me that I am not all that quite sure about the noun 'threat', and how a sentence using the words 'threat' and 'cause' can be constructed. For instance:
"Considering the threat that the A is causing on/to/for the B..."
Firstly, what would be the right preposition to use in that context? Secondly, how would you reconstruct the sentence above using the words 'threat' and 'cause' in the same context?
prepositions sentence-structure grammatical-structure construction
prepositions sentence-structure grammatical-structure construction
asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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asked Nov 14 at 10:48
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Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 14 at 12:45
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Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 14 at 12:45
Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 14 at 12:45
Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 14 at 12:45
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Threats are typically "posed". A threat is the potential for some outcome, not an outcome itself. Also, it's a noun so you wouldn't say that a threat is "caused":
"Considering the threat that A poses to the B..."
...or if the threat isn't very specific you could say:
"Considering the threat that A represents to B..."
Either way, there is a threat to B. A either poses the threat, or the existence of A represents a threat.
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
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This was very insightful.
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1 Answer
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Threats are typically "posed". A threat is the potential for some outcome, not an outcome itself. Also, it's a noun so you wouldn't say that a threat is "caused":
"Considering the threat that A poses to the B..."
...or if the threat isn't very specific you could say:
"Considering the threat that A represents to B..."
Either way, there is a threat to B. A either poses the threat, or the existence of A represents a threat.
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
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This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
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Threats are typically "posed". A threat is the potential for some outcome, not an outcome itself. Also, it's a noun so you wouldn't say that a threat is "caused":
"Considering the threat that A poses to the B..."
...or if the threat isn't very specific you could say:
"Considering the threat that A represents to B..."
Either way, there is a threat to B. A either poses the threat, or the existence of A represents a threat.
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
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Threats are typically "posed". A threat is the potential for some outcome, not an outcome itself. Also, it's a noun so you wouldn't say that a threat is "caused":
"Considering the threat that A poses to the B..."
...or if the threat isn't very specific you could say:
"Considering the threat that A represents to B..."
Either way, there is a threat to B. A either poses the threat, or the existence of A represents a threat.
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
Threats are typically "posed". A threat is the potential for some outcome, not an outcome itself. Also, it's a noun so you wouldn't say that a threat is "caused":
"Considering the threat that A poses to the B..."
...or if the threat isn't very specific you could say:
"Considering the threat that A represents to B..."
Either way, there is a threat to B. A either poses the threat, or the existence of A represents a threat.
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
answered Nov 14 at 18:58
mRotten
31017
31017
This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
add a comment |
This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
This was very insightful.
– Özgür Akyıldız
Nov 15 at 6:56
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Something is a threat to something else. You don't need to say 'causing a threat'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 14 at 12:45