CAUSE AND EFFECT

RELATIONSHIP
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Definition

Cause and Effect Relationship is a sentence which show that an

activity happened ( effect )as the result of another activity (cause ).
This sentences usually use some connectors, such as :
due to
because
because of
thanks to
as result of
since
for
since

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Social Function

The function of cause and effect is : giving information why something happen.

Study the sentences below !

Because
- Because it is raining, she just stay at home.
(Karena sedang hujan, ia hanya tinggal di rumah saja)
- Momo went to bed because she was sleepy.
(Momo pergi tidur karena mengantuk)
- Momo failed in her test because she didn't study.
(Momo gagal dalam ujiannya karena ia tidak
belajar)

Because of
- Because of you, I’m happy.
(Karena mu, aku bahagia)
- We were bored because of the speech.
(Kami bosan karena pidato itu)
- People can get sick because of
germs. (Orang bisa sakit karena
kuman )
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THE EXAMPLE

Due to

- He was absence due to his illness.

(Ia tidak hadir karena penyakitnya)
- Due to a lot of job, my father comes home late tonight.
(Karena tugas yang menumpuk, ayahku pulang terlambat malam ini)
- The old man was lost his foot, due to car accident.
(Lelaki tua itu kehilangan kakinya, karena kecelakaan mobil)
- Due to the lack of water, my flowers don’t grow well.
(Karena kekurangan air, bunga-bungaku tidak tumbuh dengan baik)

Thanks to

- Thanks to his hard work, he is now a very successful businessman.

(Berkat kerja kerasnya, ia sekarang menjadi wirausahawan yang sangat sukses)
- She was able to go to college thanks to the
scholarship. (Ia bisa kuliah berkat beasiswa)
- Thanks to the win, we soon reached the island.
(Berkat sang angin, kita akan segera sampai di pulau itu)
- Thanks to your mad, now I can grow up.
( Berkat amarahmu, sekarang saya menjadi dewasa )

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THE LANGUAGE FEATURES

The three connectors that we will discuss on this lesson is :

1. Because
a. I come here because I love you.
b. Many children can not go to school because they have
economic problem.
c. The concert is cancelled because it is raining hard.

. Because followed by sentence ( kalimat )

2. Because of
a. I come here because of you.
b. Many children can not go to school because of economic problem.
c. The concert is cancelled because of raining.

Because of is not followed by a sentence. It is followed by noun phrase

( economic problem ) or gerund ( raining )

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THE LANGUAGE FEATURE

3. Due to
a. The cancellation of the game was due to heavy rain.
b. The success on business due to his hardworking.
c. Due to her arrogance, She has a few friends.

Due to is adjectival, it follows a noun ( heavy rain ) or pronoun (

his hardworking, her arrogance )

If you are doubtful as to which of these you can use, here’s a trick:
try to substitute due to with “caused by” and see if it works.

For example :
The cancellation of the game was caused by heavy rain. ( It sounds fine ) .

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THE LANGUAGE FEATURES

3. Thanks to
a. Thanks to my fitness coach, I am now much stronger and healthier.

( This sentence indicates that the speaker’s fitness coach was responsible
for his improvement. It shows that thanks to has a sincere/positive
connotation.)

b. Thanks to my little brother, my phone is broken.

(This sentence indicates that the speaker’s little brother broke the phone and
the speaker blames him for it. It shows that “thanks to" has a negative
connotation )

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