Cause and Effect

Understanding Expressing Cause and Effect

Expressing Cause and Effect describes a causal relationship and can take the form of clauses or sentences. If it is a clause, it is usually contained in the same sentence and separated by commas. Meanwhile, if it is in the form of a sentence, it usually consists of two related sentences.

Cause is something, someone, or action that causes something else to happen.While the effect is another thing caused by that cause.To connect the cause and effect, a linking word is needed.

Linking Word untuk Expressing Cause and Effect

1. Conjunction

A conjunction is a word or group of words used to connect phrases and clauses.

Several commonly used conjunctions:

• Because
• Since
• As
• So

2. Transition

Transition is a transition word. The transition connects two separate sentences and makes the two sentences connected.

Some of the most frequently used transition words: 

• Therefore
• As a result
• Consequently
• Thus
• For this reason

3. Preposition

Preposition is a preposition that is used to indicate the relationship of one part to another in a sentence. Position is used to describe cause (sebab) which refers to the phrase noun (benda).

Here are some of the most commonly used prepositions: 

• Due to
• Because of
• Thanks to
• Caused by

Cause and Effect Conversation

Salsha : Hi Reta, why are you running on the field?

Reta     : I didn’t do my homework, so the teacher punished me.

Salsha : Why didn’t you do your home work?

Reta     : Due to my wrong time table, I forgot to do the homework.

Salsha : Oh my God, I didn’t finish my homework either, because last night I over slept.

Reta    : Go back to class and finish it right now.

Conclusion

So in this cause and effect material we can draw the conclusion that cause is why that thing or something happens, and effect is what happens.