Cause and Effect

Writing About Cause and Effect

• What is a CAUSE?
– It is what makes something happen
• (Example: The floor was wet...)
• What is an EFFECT?
– It is what happens
• (Example: so, I slipped and fell.)
 Writing Tips
• Look for words such • Use cause and effect
as… in paragraphs to
– Since explain how things
– So work
– Because OR
– Therefore • how something
– Due to the fact happens.
…to join cause
and effect sentences.
 Remember these tips…
• The CAUSE happens FIRST
– Ask yourself, what had to happen first?
• The EFFECT happens SECOND
– Ask yourself, what happened last?
• Also: C before E (In the alphabet)
– Cause before Effect!
• Look for clue words
– Because, since, so, on account of, due to the
fact
 Dialogue exercice
Budi: Hey man, why you come to school almost late?
Andi: Because, my bike had a trouble with tire
Budi: What happen with your bike?
Andi: Due to puctured nails, my bike is flat tire
Budi: Owh, fortunately u can still go to school and follow the test
Andi: Yeah, thanks to Afif, he is helpful
Budi: WHY?
Andi: because of his ride, i am not late to school
Budi: Hey man, how do u think the test was?
Andi: Since i study hard last night, i can finish my test. What if you think?
Budi: As your friend, i think so too
Andi: Man, can u come to my home to night?
Budi: Im sorry i cant, for my duty, i have to study
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 Certain words join cause and
effect sentences.
I bought Dan a present BECAUSE it was
his birthday.
- What is the cause? ________________
It was Dan’s birthday
- What is the effect? I________________
bought him a present
- What is the word that join the cause and
effect? _______
Because
 What other words help to join
cause and effect sentences?
• The ice cream was melting AS A RESULT
OF the hot weather.
– What is the cause?________________
The hot weather
– What is the effect?________________
The ice cream melted
– What is the joining clue word?___________
As a result of
 Text example
Fermented drinking is exceptionally risky for our wellbeing. There are parcel of issues brought o
n by this unsafe liquid. In the first place, it can bring about a swell in our liver. This is on account
of it can trigger the liver to work additional hard separating the liquid in our body, so that, the li
ver gets to be swollen in light of the fact that it contains so much liquid. Besides, fermented drin
king harms the human mind. It will diminish the capacity of liquor junkie’s mind, in this manner
expanding the danger of sadness and disappointment. On the off chance that this happens, ther
e will be an adjustment in conduct on the alcoholic, even they can be distraught. At that point, li
quor additionally diminishes the elements of our faculties. One is our eye is totally can be visuall
y impaired as a result of liquor. Likewise, this beverage can likewise accelerate menopause in lad
ies in light of the fact that it diminishes the capacity of regenerative organs in ladies, with the go
al that they will get menopause sooner than the period by and large. Last, it is likewise ready to
bring about imperfections in the embryo. Liquor that comes into the assemblage of pregnant la
dies likewise has an effect on their child, so they will be conceived with inabilities. In this way, th
e flow of jazzed up drinking is denied in Indonesia in light of the fact that it causes a few unsafe i
nfections to the body.

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