Work with your partner.

Put the following words and phrases in their right place in a

sentence:

lead(s) to, result(s) in, result(s) from, As a result of, cause(s), is caused by, Because of, give(s)
rise to, contribute(s) to, Thus, stem from, is produced by, Owing to, Due to, As a consequence,
is triggered by, Consequently, As a result

Cause Language (verbs) Effect

Heavy smoking VD: leads to lung cancer

(noun phrase) …………. (noun phrase)

Effect Language (verbs) Cause

Lung cancer VD: is caused by heavy smoking

(noun phrase) …………. (noun phrase)

Language (connectors) Cause Effect

VD: owing to constant exposure to second- more and more people are at
…………. hand cigarette smoking, risk of getting lung cancer
(noun phrase) (clause)

Cause Language (connectors) Effect

More and more people are VD: Consequently, they are at risk of getting lung
exposed to second-hand …………. cancer at some point in their
cigarette smoke. lives.
(clause) (clause)