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    The document discusses cause and effect relationships, defining a cause as the reason or motive for an action that happens first, and an effect as the result or conclusion of an action that happens due to a cause. Examples are provided of cause-effect sentence structures using signal words like "because", "as a result", and "owing to". The last example given is "I have a stomachache because I ate too much food" to illustrate identifying the cause and effect.

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    The document discusses cause and effect relationships, defining a cause as the reason or motive for an action that happens first, and an effect as the result or conclusion of an action that happens due to a cause. Examples are provided of cause-effect sentence structures using signal words like "because", "as a result", and "owing to". The last example given is "I have a stomachache because I ate too much food" to illustrate identifying the cause and effect.

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    Cause and Effect: Cause - The Reason or Motive, For An Action. - Why Something Happens - Happens First

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    The document discusses cause and effect relationships, defining a cause as the reason or motive for an action that happens first, and an effect as the result or conclusion of an action that happens due to a cause. Examples are provided of cause-effect sentence structures using signal words like "because", "as a result", and "owing to". The last example given is "I have a stomachache because I ate too much food" to illustrate identifying the cause and effect.

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    Cause and Effect

    Cause
    -The reason or motive, for an action.
    -Why something happens
    -Happens first
    Continued
    • Effect
    • Result or conclusion of an action
    • What happened
    • Happens due to a cause
    Example
    I got wet because it rained.
    Effect Cause
    Signal Words (Cause)
    -Because
    -The reason for
    -On account of
    -Bring about
    -Give rise to
    -Created by
    -Contributed to
    -Led to
    -Due to
    -For this reason
    -Unless
    Signal words (Effects)
    -As a result
    -Then
    -Hence
    -For this reason
    -Therefore
    -Outcome
    -So
    -Consequently
    -Finally
    -Therefore
    -In order to
    Look at the sentence
    structure of cause and
    effect
    -Due to
    -Because of
    -Owing to + Noun
    -Thanks to
    Because
    Since
    As + Subject + Verb
    For
    As a result of
    Examples
    • Owing to her hard work and
    intelligence, we won the trophy.
    • Thanks to Siti and John’s
    effective planning, the event
    went well.
    • Because of his hard work, he
    managed to get the best student
    award.
    • I have a stomachache because I
    ate too much food.

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