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    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 contains exercises asking the reader to identify causes and effects in sentences, complete rules about cause and effect language, and rewrite sentences to explicitly express the cause and effect.

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    Name: Dismari Santos

    4-815-40
    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
    The police arrested him because he broke into a bank.
    He missed the early train Therefore, he was too late for the
    She can't read the letter job interview.
    He didn’t pay his taxes in time as she is illiterate.
    He can't run fast as a result, he was given a
    penalty for he is too fat.
    they didn't go for a picnic. Due to the bad weather
    She didn't do what she had as a consequence, she disappointed everyone
    around her.
    promised The plane was delayed
    , he attracted the attention of all so I had to wait for five hours
    the guests Thanks to his intelligence

    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 of 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 because 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. due to 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 8:00pm
    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 he is going to do it now.

    3. They were late for school as they missed their taxi

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

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

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