Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
A cause is an event or action that causes something else to happen. An effect is an eve
nt or action that happened as a result of another event or action
Cause Effect
We can identify the cause with ‘because’. It answers the question “What happened?”
It answers question “why”
Cause and Effect
Social Function
Language Features
a. Cause-and-Effect Market
b. Cause-and-Effect Connectors
a. Cause-and-Ef
Noun
fect Markets
- Cause (influence) - Factor (reason)
- Consequences (origin) - Impact (result)
- Effect (outcome)
- As
- Because
- Since
- So that
- Consequently
- As a result of
- For this reason
- Hence
- Because of
- Therefore
- Due to
- An account of
- Thanks to
- In order to
Cause and Effect
The structure of Cause and Effect
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Structure : Structure :
So + (adjective/adverb) + that + result Such + Noun (adjective+noun) + that + (resu
lt)
Example :
I was so hungry that I couldn’t stand anymo Example :
re It was such a beautiful song that I have liste
ned to it many times.
Explanation :
Cause : I was hungry Explanation :
Effect : I couldn’t stand anymore Cause : It was a beautiful song
Effect : I have listened to it many times
Cause and Effect
The following are the similarities and differences of “so.. that…” and “such… that…”
Similarities Differences
Function : Structure :
• To show a fact (usually with a r • So with adjective and adverb
esult or consequence ) Example :
• To show extreme feelings or an Randy knocked the door so
opinion about something loudly that everyone came
out of their room
• Such with nouns (put adjective
s before the noun)
Example :
Mr. Ihsan had such a long
speech that the audience
were sleepy
exercise
Decide if the word in bold are the cause or the effect. Mentioned cause,
effect and connector from the text.