Identifying Cause and Effect in a Compound Sentence

Tom and Matt became good friends for they have many common hobbies.

• cause

• effect

It was a very windy day, so we were able to fly our kite.

• cause

• effect

I helped my mother, so she was able to finish her work quickly.

• cause

• effect

The car was hot so the ice cream melted.

• cause

• effect

Lisa took Bruno to the vet for he hurt his paw.

• cause

• effect

The plates broke for they fell off the table.

• cause

• effect

It was Sunny’s birthday so Estina baked her a cake.

• cause

• effect

The basketball was flat so they pumped it up.

• cause

• effect

The pupils got scolded by the teacher for they skipped their classes.

• cause

• effect

I was late for school for I did not set my alarm.

• cause

• effect