Cause and effect

I love living in Indonesia... the weather.

• as a result

• to

• thanks

• because

• because of

Jake was ill last night, ...... he did not eat anything a whole day.

• above

• sure

• because

• in order to

Sumatran tigers are almost extinct because people killed too many of them.

Which one the effect of the sentence above!

• People killed too many of them.

• Sumatran tigers almost become extinct.

• Tigers are almost extinct.

• Killed too many of them.

Cause: She ate too much.

Effect: She got stomach ache.

A good sentence that using signal words is…

• Because she ate too much, she got stomach ache.

• She got stomach ache because of she ate too much so.

• She got stomach ache so She ate too much.

• She ate too much she got so stomach ache.

Erin's car had a flat tire, so she called a tow truck.

What is the signal word above?

• due to

• so

• because

• therefore

Haze is caused by massive forest burning

Which one the cause of the sentence above !

• Massive

• Burning

• Caused

• Haze

Peter walked quickly down the dark street. It was very quiet. Suddenly, a dog howled. Peter walked even faster after that.

CAUSE: A dog howled.

What was the EFFECT?

• Peter walked quickly down the dark street.

• It was very quiet.

• Peter walked even faster after that.

• Peter run.

I love living in Indonesia …. the weather.

• because

• since

• because of

• But

Here are some characteristic of the cause sentence, except ...

• why something happened

• the reason or motivate for an action

• result or conclusion of an action

• happen first

Read the following and then choose the cause.

Maria overslept this morning. When she arrived at school, she remembered that she had forgotten her computer on her desk at home.

• Maria was tired.

• Maria overslept this morning.

• Maria forgot her computer at school.

• Maria forgot her computer on her desk.