Unit 04: Functions- Expressing Cause & Effect
- Pollution is caused by fossil fuels
- Drought is an effect of pollution
- The cause of rural emigration is poverty in rural areas.
- One of the effects of poverty in rural areas is rural emigration.
Cause ==> poverty in rural areas.
Effect ==> rural emigration
- She had good grades because of her hard work
- The result of her hard work is that she got good grades.
Effect ==> good grades.
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cause (Y) |
effect (X) |
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The cause of …(x)…. Is …(y)…. The reason for …(x)…. Is …(y)…. Example: The cause of Ahmed’s failure is his laziness. |
The result of…(y)… is…(x)… The effect of …(y)… is …(x)… The consequence of …(y)… is …(x)… Example: The result of Ahmed’s laziness is his failure. |
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…(x)… is caused by …(y)…. …(x)… is due to …(y)…. …(x)… is because of …(y)…. Example: Ahmed’s failure is caused by his laziness. |
….(sentence).... |
•Consequently,
•Because of this,
•As a result,
•As a consequence,
•So,
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…..(sentence)…… |
Example:
Ahmed was lazy. Consequently, he failed to pass the exam.
…(x)… because …(y)….
Example:
Ahmed failed to pass the exam because he was lazy.
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