Cause and Effect

Cause: the reason for an action, event, or decision
Effect: what happened as a result of the cause

Cause & Effect Key Words
as a result of
on account of
so
because
owing to
thanks to
because of
resulting in
the reason for
consequently
seeing that
therefore
due to
since
whereas

Sometimes, the cause comes first in a sentence.
My cat hurt his leg so we had to take him to the vet.
We ran out of money early therefore we had to shorten our trip.

Sometimes, the effect comes first in a sentence.
His little sister put on a jacket because it started to rain.
All of the recycling boxes were put together thanks to Room 36.

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