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A Cause Is The Reason Something Happened. It Answers The Question: Why Did This Happen?

The document discusses cause and effect relationships. It provides examples of causes and effects using linking words and phrases like "because," "therefore," and "as a result." It also includes exercises to practice identifying causes and effects in sentences and rewriting sentences to express the cause-effect relationship. The key points are that a cause answers "why" something happened while an effect answers "what" happened, and words like "because," "so," and "as a result" can signal this relationship between a cause and an effect.

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A Cause Is The Reason Something Happened. It Answers The Question: Why Did This Happen?

The document discusses cause and effect relationships. It provides examples of causes and effects using linking words and phrases like "because," "therefore," and "as a result." It also includes exercises to practice identifying causes and effects in sentences and rewriting sentences to express the cause-effect relationship. The key points are that a cause answers "why" something happened while an effect answers "what" happened, and words like "because," "so," and "as a result" can signal this relationship between a cause and an effect.

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A cause is the reason something happened. It answers the question: Why did this happen?

An effect is the result. It answers the question: What happened? Words like because of, so,
consequently, since, and as a result often signal a cause-and effect relationship.
A. Examples
1. The police arrested him because he broke into a bank.
2. He missed the early train; therefore, he was too late for the job interview.
3. She can't read the letter as she is illiterate.
4. He didn’t pay his taxes in time; as a result, he was given a penalty.
5. He can't run fast for he is too fat.
6. Due to the bad weather, they didn't go for a picnic.
7. She didn't do what she had promised; as a consequence, she disappointed everyone
around her.
8. The plane was delayed, so I had to wait for five hours.
9. Thanks to his intelligence, he attracted the attention of all the guests.
B. Complete the following chart with the appropriate expressions from the examples above.
Cause Effect
1. Because 1. Therefore
2. For 2. So
3. Due 3. As a consequence
4. Thanks to his intelligence 4. As a result
5. As

C. Complete the following rules


1. Due to, because of; thanks to + noun
2. Because ; since ; as ; for + verb
D. Choose the correct word or phrase in brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. We stayed inside because the storm. (because / because of).


2. I wanted to stay longer since I was really enjoying the party. (since / because of)
3. Tom stayed at home due to his illness. (as / due to)
4. Her lateness was due to a terrible traffic jam. (due to / because)
5. Since flights are cheaper in the winter, we decided to travel then. (since / owning to)
6. As she hated cats, she wasn’t happy when her husband bought three. (as / because of)
7. Ali didn’t go to work owing to his illness. (owing to / as)
8. Because Sara was very tired, she went to bed early. (because / due to)
9. Owing to his late night, John missed his train. (because / owing to)
10. We were late for the plane because of the traffic. (because of / because)
E. Rewrite the following sentences using the expressions of cause and effect.

1. The girl fell off her bike / she cried


The girl fell off her bike so that she cried
2. watching too much television / Sara did not finish her homework
Sara did not finish her homework because of watching too much television.
3. she could not see very well /Fatima got glasses
Fatima got glasses such that she could not see very well
4. he did not go to school / Tom was sick
Tom was sick so he did not go to school.
5. I did my homework early / I could watch television at 8:00pm
I did my homework early, so I could watch television at 8:00 pm
6. Ali worked all night / he was tired
Ali worked all night, as a consequence, he was tired.

F. Complete the following sentences.

1. She cried because she fell of her bike.

2. He forgot to do his homework last night so is going to do it at night.

3. They were late for school as he missed the bus.

4. I went to the bank because I need so money.

5. Since it was raining, I need to go out with an umbrella.

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