CAUSE AND EFFECT

Deal

with reason and result; they are sometimes separately. Like many forms of writing to explain, writing about causes and effect is basic to your thought processes.

PRIMARY OR SECONDARY

PRIMARY CAUSE =MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO BRING ABOUT THE SITUATION.

IMMEDIATE OR REMOTE = CAUSE AND EFFECT OFTEN OCCUR AT A DIATANCE IN TIME FROM THE SITUATION

EXAMPLES
Because It

Bills sister was sad, he tried to cheer her up.

was snowing outside so school was canceled. leaves blew all over the yard so Tom and Sue raked noticed that if he was around dogs, he sneezed a lot. could not see the board so she got glasses.

The

them.
Tom Amber

Mother

was not at home so Sue took a telephone message.

Pat felt sick, she went to the doctor.

Because The

children were late for school because their alarm didnt

work.

CAUSE AND EFFECT CONJUNCTIONS HERE ARE SOME COMMON CONJUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO EXPRESS CAUSE AND EFFECT: *SINCE *AS A RESULT *BECAUSE OF + NOUN PHRASE *BECAUSE *THEREFORE *DUE TO + NOUN PHRASE *CONSEQUENTLY *FOR THIS REASON *SO

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What causes cancer? No one knows for sure, but most doctors and scientists believe there are different causes for the different forms of the diseases. Working conditions may lead to cancer. For example, people who work in close contact with chemical compounds like arsenic, asbestos may develop cancer. People who work for a long period of time with X-ray, or radio-active material may get leukemia or cancer of the skin, bone or lungs. Smoking is another cause of cancer. Many experiments have shown that smoking can produce lung cancer as well as cancer of the mouth , larynx, esophagus, pancreas, and urinary bladder. Finally, viruses may cause cancer. Scientists are now trying to find out if this is true for humans as well. Although we dont have the answer yet, perhaps in the near future we will know what causes this disease.

Causes

Effects

Arsenic or asbestos
X-ray or radio-active material

Cancer
Leukemia or cancer of the skin, bone or lungs Lungs cancer, cancer of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, pancreas and urinary bladder Cancer

Smoking

Viruses

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