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Finding Cause and Effect

Jane never brushed her hair, so she got dreadlocks. John didn’t do the laundry, so he wore dirty clothes. The fish grew lungs and drowned. These sentences describe examples of cause and effect relationships, with the underlined parts indicating the cause and the remainder being the effect.

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Finding Cause and Effect

Jane never brushed her hair, so she got dreadlocks. John didn’t do the laundry, so he wore dirty clothes. The fish grew lungs and drowned. These sentences describe examples of cause and effect relationships, with the underlined parts indicating the cause and the remainder being the effect.

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Finding Cause and Effect

DIRECTIONS: Determine which is the cause and which is the effect in


each sentence. Underline the cause.
1. Jane never brushed her hair, so she got dreadlocks.
2. John didn’t do the laundry, so he wore dirty clothes.
3. The fish grew lungs and drowned.
4. Phoebe told a joke, and Mom laughed.
5. Kyle used paperclips because he was out of staples.
6. Alison dislikes hot dogs, so she only eats French fries.
7. The weather is getting cooler, and the leaves changed colors.
8. Mark sneezed because he is allergic to cats.
9. The cat never scratches because he is declawed.
10. George orders in a lot, because he can’t cook.
11. Linda was late for school because she overslept.

Exercise: Cause and Effect Essays


(a) Underline the cause and highlight its effect in each of the following sentences.
1. After the dog bit her, we had to take her to the hospital.
2. Her computer stopped working due to a virus.
3. The police arrested him because he committed a crime.
4. She set fire to the curtain first before the whole house burnt down.
5. If she gets accepted to university, she will become a doctor.
6. Unless she finds a replacement, she will be fired.
7. Owing to the lack of customers, the restaurant closed down this week.
8. Since she is scared of clowns, she never goes to the circus.
9. He passed his first year at university; as a result, his parents bought him a car.
10. She is lazy; therefore, she has failed all of her subjects.
(c) Read through the following passage, underlining causes and highlighting
effects.
I woke up late this morning because my alarm clock did not ring. As a result, I
had to rush to get ready for school and I made a huge mess all over the house. I
missed the bus because I had to go back home to fetch my cellphone.
Consequently, I was late for school, and my lecturer was not pleased with me at
all. Due to the fact that my day had been going so badly, I was in a bad mood and
I shouted at my friends. Since I was in such a bad mood, they didn’t want to hang
out with me and they left. After they left, my day only got worse. In view of all
that happened today, I’ve decided that I need two alarm clocks instead of one, to
make sure I wake up on time in the mornings.

Cause Effect
my alarm clock did not ring I woke up late

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