justify

CAUSE + noun phrase + TO infinitive

B2, causative, infinitive, justify, reason, VERBS

The verb ’cause’ can be followed by a noun phrase and a to-infinitive to express the idea that the noun phrase is the reason why the to-infinitive action happens. For example:

The storm caused the power to go out.
The accident caused him to lose his job.
Her illness caused her to miss work.

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might * but *

C1, console, justify, MODALITY

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 point 195 in MODALITY is defined as: ‘might’ followed by ‘but’ to console or justify The usage requirements seem a little too restrictive because there are other uses that show a high level of complexity. Here are Google definitions for ‘console‘ and ‘justify‘ in order: comfort (someone) at a

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