on the grounds that vs because

[It s me]

Hi,
First, thank you very much for such a forum.
And next, here comes my question. According to the answer key, the answer is E. Is it the only possible choice or some others would also be considered as the correct answer? Thanks in advance

He says that he is going to sue his former company .... they fired him without giving any reason at all.

A.until
B.because
C.since
D.in that
E.on the grounds that

 

[Jamis]

Hi,

Also "B"

Jamis.

 

[secre]

I concur with Jamis, in the context of the sentence, I reckon is B.

 

[Revontuli]

In my opinion, ''on the grounds that'' emphasizes and justifies his reason to sue the company. It sounds much better.

But, don't the options B, C and D have the same meaning anyway?

 

[FromPA]

To sue "on the grounds that" implies that what follows constitutes a legal basis for a lawsuit. But I would expect to see that kind of logic in a law exam rather than in a grammar exam.

 

[secre]

I that case, I think the best choice is on the ground of...

 

[It s me]

Thank you all, with my special thanks to

Hi,

Also "B"

Jamis.

To sue "on the grounds that" implies that what follows constitutes a legal basis for a lawsuit. But I would expect to see that kind of logic in a law exam rather than in a grammar exam.

 

[kalamazoo]

I think B and E are both okay, but they don't mean exactly the same thing. B gives his personal reason for suing the company. You could equally say "He is going to sue his former company because he thinks he can win a law suit" or "He is going to sue his former company because he's angry with them". However E describes what his proposed lawsuit is about. You could equally say "He is going to sue his former company on the grounds of age discrimination." So these two sentences don't mean the same thing.

 

[panjandrum]

Thank you kalamazoo - that's the point I would have made if you hadn't