Cause and Effect

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What is a cause?

Back

A cause is something that makes something else happen. For example, if it rains, the cause is the rain.

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What is an effect?

Back

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause. For example, if it rains, the effect is that the ground gets wet.

Front

In the sentence 'Vicky got a music stereo because she wanted to listen to pop music', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'she wanted to listen to pop music'.

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In the sentence 'Amanda was tired because she was working all day', what is the effect?

Back

The effect is 'Amanda was tired'.

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What does it mean to identify cause and effect?

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Identifying cause and effect means figuring out what made something happen (the cause) and what happened as a result (the effect).

Front

In the sentence 'My dad forgot his sweater, so he was cold', what is the cause?

Back

The cause is 'He forgot his sweater'.

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In the sentence 'Paul raised his hand because he had a question', what is the effect?

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The effect is 'Paul raised his hand'.

Front

In the sentence 'Rick was very quiet because the baby was sleeping', what is the cause?

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The cause is 'the baby was sleeping'.

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What is an example of a cause and effect relationship?

Back

If you water a plant (cause), it grows (effect).

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

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Look for words like 'because' to find the cause and 'so' or 'therefore' to find the effect.