explanatory frame · academic

This can be attributed to + Noun/Gerund

Band 5-6task2speaking

Use to explain that something is caused by a particular factor or situation.

Examples

“This can be attributed to higher consumer confidence and increased spending.”

“The decline in wildlife populations can be attributed to habitat loss.”

“This can be attributed to the rapid spread of misinformation online.”

Band 8 sentence

“This can be attributed to a combination of policy failures and inadequate long-term investment.”

Collocations

  • This can be attributed to + economic factors
  • be attributed to + climate change

Word family

attribute verbattribution noun

Common mistakes

This can attribute to the lack of funding.→This can be attributed to the lack of funding.

This can be attribute to poor planning.→This can be attributed to poor planning.

Say it for a higher band

5This is because of + Noun→6This is due to + Noun/Gerund→7+This can be attributed to + Noun/Gerund

Synonyms

This is due to + Noun/Gerund

Easily confused

This is due to + Noun/Gerund

“This is due to a shortage of qualified teachers.”

Related words

It is imperative that + clauseOn the other hand, + clauseThere is a strong case to be made for + V-ingIn my opinion, + clauseThese findings have important implications for + NPTo sum up, + clauseIt took + somebody + [time] + to + VOne advantage of + Noun/Gerund + is + ...

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