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MATERI: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Exercise 1: Analyse these sentences and decides which one is the cause and which one is the effect.

1. The police arrested him because he broke into a bank.

Cause :
Effect :
2. Edward was injured so badly since his car hit a tree near the school.
Cause :
Effect :
3. She can't read the letter as she is uneducated.
Cause :
Effect :
4. He can't run fast for he is too fat.
Cause :
Effect :
5. Owing to his intelligence, he managed to solve the problem.
Cause :
Effect :
6. Due to the bad weather, they aren’t able to go for a picnic.
Cause :
Effect :
7. Thanks to his hard work, he passed the exam.
Cause :
Effect :
8. The baby awakes thanks to your shouting.
Cause :
Effect :
9. She didn’t come to school this morning because of her sickness.
Cause :
Effect :
10. They must be gone out of the town since their car isn’t parked in the garage.
Cause :
Effect :

Exercise 2: Complete these sentences using because, as, since, for, because of, due to, owing to and
thanks to.

1. She was often cold _________________ not having shoes, warm clothes or blankets.
2. _________________ bad weather, the match was cancelled.
3. He was told to vacate the room _________________ he had not paid the rent.
4. He must be asleep _________________ there is no light in his room.
5. We had to cancel the trip _________________ my daughter’s illness.
6. He passed the examination with great scores _________________ he always study hard everyday.
7. Jamie and I can attend the concert tonight _________________ our hard effort.
8. We lost the competition _________________ my partner’s lackness of effort.
9. Mr. Atkinson is able to buy the expensive car _________________ he saved a lot of money to buy it.
10. The plane is unable to land _________________ the heavy rain.

Exercise 3: Make your own 10 (ten) sentences about cause and effect.