Nonfiction Cause & Effect

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What is a cause in a cause and effect relationship?

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A cause is the reason why something happens.

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What is an effect in a cause and effect relationship?

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

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In the sentence 'Carlos fell asleep in the car because he went to bed late last night', what is the cause?

Back

He went to bed late last night.

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In the sentence 'Dashiell Hammett worked as a detective, so his stories seem true-to-life', what is the effect?

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His stories seem true-to-life.

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What does it mean to identify the cause of an event?

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It means to find out what made that event happen.

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What does it mean to identify the effect of an event?

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It means to find out what happened because of that event.

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In the sentence 'We turned up the heat because it was getting cold', what is the cause?

Back

It was getting cold.

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In the sentence 'I fell off my bike and scraped my knee', what is the effect?

Back

I scraped my knee.

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What is an example of a cause and effect relationship?

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If it rains (cause), the ground gets wet (effect).

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How can you tell the difference between cause and effect in a sentence?

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The cause explains why something happens, while the effect explains what happens.