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Functions Cause and Effect

This document discusses cause and effect language structures in English. It provides examples of common cause and effect phrases like "because," "since," "due to," and "thanks to" followed by examples of their use. It notes that "due to," "because of," "owing to," and "thanks to" are followed by nouns, while "because," "since," "as," and "for" are followed by verbs. The document concludes by reminding readers of the rules for using these cause and effect phrases and providing additional examples.

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Functions Cause and Effect

This document discusses cause and effect language structures in English. It provides examples of common cause and effect phrases like "because," "since," "due to," and "thanks to" followed by examples of their use. It notes that "due to," "because of," "owing to," and "thanks to" are followed by nouns, while "because," "since," "as," and "for" are followed by verbs. The document concludes by reminding readers of the rules for using these cause and effect phrases and providing additional examples.

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Functions : Cause and Effect


Cause and effect

Examples

 The police arrested him because he broke into a bank.


 The police arrested him since he broke into a bank.
 She can't read the letter as she is illiterate.
 He can't run fast for he is too fat.
 Owing to his intelligence, he managed to solve the problem.
 Due to the bad weather, they didn't go for a picnic.

Other ways to express cause and effect:

You can also express cause and effect as follows:

 The cause of …is…


 …is caused by / is due to …
 Thanks to ...

Examples:

global
The cause of is pollution.
warming

is caused by
Global warming pollution.
is due to

his hard work, he passed the exam


Thanks to

Use of thanks to

People tend to use thanks to in positive situations.

Example:

"Thanks to his intelligence he managed to find the solution to that math problem."

Sometimes thanks to is used ironically in a negative way

Example:

"Did she lose the election?"


"Yeah, thanks to you and to all the others who didn't bother to vote."

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"The baby is awake thanks to your shouting."

Things to remember about cause and effect:

a. Due to, because of, owing to and thanks to are followed by a noun.
b. Because, since, as, for are followed by a verb.

Due to

Because of
+ Noun
Owing to

Thanks to

because

since

as Subject + Verb

for

Examples:

 Due to his laziness, he didn't pass the exam.


 Thanks to her beauty, she attracted the attention of all the guests.
 Because / since /as / they are in love, they forgive each other's mistakes.

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