I.

Read the following sentences, and see whether you can identify the cause and the effect. 
Write cause on the line under the part of the sentence that is the cause.  Write effect on the
line under the part of the sentence that is the effect. 

1.      The river rose four feet because of the heavy rainfall.
             

2.      The rainfall was heavy; therefore, the river rose four feet.
                

3.      Julie fell because she did not see the hole in the sidewalk.
                  

4.      Because he thought the salt was really sugar, Carlos’ cake tasted horrible.
               

5.      He had a flat tire because he had run over a sharp nail.
               

II.

How did you do on that?  Now try putting the following signal words in the
blanks.       

Signal Words
because therefore
since so
for

                                 

1.    snakes are cold-blooded creatures and move with a

crawling motion, many people find snakes unattractive.

2.      Snakes are useful creatures  they eat mice and other small
animals.
3.      Some people get over their dislike of snakes;  , they may
adopt them as pets.

4.       snakes are very clean; they can be kept in apartments.

5.      You shouldn’t make a pet of a rattlesnake,  its bite is very

deadly.

6.      Grant lived next door, , I often saw him with his pet boa
constrictor.

7.      Boa constrictors do not eat daily,  Grant found that feeding his
pet was cheap.

8.       boas need sunshine and fresh air, Grant often took his boa
outside.

9.      Grant and his boa always attracted much attention,  boas are a
rare sight in the city.

10.  Grant’s landlady was terrified of snakes,  Grant finally had to

give his boa constrictor to the zoo.

III.

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