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    The document discusses cause and effect relationships. It defines cause as why something happens and effect as what happens as a result of a cause. It provides the example of it raining as the cause for getting wet as the effect. It notes signal words used to indicate cause like "because", "due to", and "led to" and signal words to indicate effect like "as a result", "then", and "consequently". The document concludes by providing examples of cause and effect sentence structures and relationships.

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    Chapter 6

    CAUSE & EFFECT


    The reason or motive, for
    an action

    Cause

    Why something happens

    Happens first

    Example :
    It rained
    Result or conclusion of an
    action

    Effect

    What happened

    Happens due to a cause

    Example
    I got wet
    A Led To B Cause Led to Effect

     To find a cause, ask, why did this happen?


     To find an effect, ask, what happened?
     Example :
    It rained, so I got wet
    Signal words
    Signal words
    When we talk about an
    When we talk about cause,
    effect, resulting from a
    we use the following signal
    certain cause, we use the
    words:
    following signal words:

    • Because • As a result
    • The reason for • Then
    • On account of • Hence
    • Bring about • For this reason
    • Give rise to • Therefore
    • Created by • Outcome
    • Contributed to • So
    • Led to • Consequently
    • Due to • Finally
    • For this reason • Therefore
    • Unless • In order to
    Some examples of Cause and Effect relationships
    Sentence Cause & Effect Relationship
    Sumateran tigers are almost extinct Cause – People killed too many of
    because people killed too many of them. them.
    Effect – Sumatran tigers almost
    became extinct.
    Haze is caused by massive forest Cause – massive forest burning
    burning. Effect – haze
    Since they are in love, they forgive each Cause – They are in love
    other’s mistakes. Effect – They forgive each other’s
    mistakes
    Early man learnt to grow food, and as a Cause – Early man learnt to grow
    result, their lives became easier. food.
    Effect – their lives became easier.
    Let's take a look at the sentence structure of cause and effect.

    a. Due to, because of, owing to and thanks to are followed by a noun

    Due to

    Because of
    + Noun
    Owing to

    Thanks to

    b. Because, since, as, for are followed by a verb.

    Because
    Since
    As
    Subject + verb
    For
    As a result of
    Examples :
    1. Owing to her hard work and intelligence, we won the trophy.
    2. Thanks to Siti and John’s effective planning, the event went well.
    3. Because of his hard work, he managed to get the best student award.
    4. I have a stomachache because I ate too much food.
    5. There was a lot of homework and tests, as a result most of the students
    were unhappy and couldn’t go anywhere during the weekend.
    THANK YOU

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