I
• cause (reasons or problems)
• effect (results, consequences, or solutions)
• Cause answers to “ W hy did smth. happen?”
• Effect answers to “ What happened because o f
smth.?”
• Cause: The storm damaged the city. Effect:
All the schools were closed
• As the storm damaged the city, all the schools
were closed.
• All the schools were closed because the storm
damaged the city.
II Read the linking
words in the box and sort
them out into “cause” and “effect” columns.
Because,
one result is, on a cause is,
since,
for,
reason for,
as a
consequence, because of,
the consequence
of,
reason,
outcomes,
explanation,
so,
thus,
one reason why,
as,
one o f the most important reasons w h y ...,
the
main reasons why,
owing to,
cause,
lead to,
result in,
to be caused by,
the
cause of,
bring about,
therefore,
consequently,
due to,
as a result,
thanks to,
likely that,
the result
of
Cause
Effect
12 In each sentence, separate the cause from
the effect. Remember that the cause is not
necessarily given first.
Separate the Cause from the Effect
1. More than half o f the mothers with children under
a
year o f age work, which has resulted in the
unprecedented need for daycare in this country.
Cause
________________
Effect
2. Today, more than two-thirds o f all preschool
children have mothers who work, and four out o f
five school-age children have working mothers,
which has led to increased strains on the daycare
system.
Cause
____________________________________
Effect
3.
In one national survey, more than half o f the
working mothers reported that they had either
changed jobs or cut back on their hours to be more
available for their children.
Problem
_________________
Solution
4. Because they feel their children need the
supervision o f a parent, many mothers work only
when their children are in school and other mothers
work only occasionally during the school year.
Cause
_____
Effect
5. Many mothers experience
deep emotional crises
as a result o f the conflict between the financial
obligations at home and their own emotional needs
as parents.
Problem
________
Result
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