Cause and Effect

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What is a cause?

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A cause is an event or action that makes something happen.

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What is an effect?

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An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

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In the sentence 'The teacher started to talk', what is the cause?

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The cause is 'The teacher started to talk'.

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In the sentence 'The students stopped and paid attention', what is the effect?

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The effect is 'The students stopped and paid attention'.

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What is an example of a cause?

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An example of a cause is 'It rained all night'.

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What is an example of an effect?

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An example of an effect is 'The ground was wet in the morning'.

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In the sentence 'Jessica played in the mud and she got very dirty', what is the cause?

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The cause is 'Jessica played in the mud'.

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In the sentence 'Dark clouds appeared in the sky', what is a possible effect?

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A possible effect is 'Rain began to pour down from the sky'.

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What can you say about the relationship between cause and effect?

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The relationship is that a cause leads to an effect.

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If you lie to your mom, what could be a possible effect?

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A possible effect is that you might get in trouble.