YUNIAR CAUSE AND EFFECT
- 1. Cause and Effect YUNIAR AMANDA PUTRIE
- 2. 2 Writing About Cause and Effect • What is a CAUSE? – It is what makes something happen • (Example: The floor was wet...) • What is an EFFECT? – It is what happens • (Example: so, I slipped and fell.)
- 3. 3 Writing Tips • Look for words such as… – Since – So – Because – Therefore – Due to the fact …to join cause and effect sentences. • Use cause and effect in paragraphs to explain how things work OR • how something happens.
- 4. 4 Two things have to happen in a cause and effect sentence! • A CAUSE is what makes something happen. • An EFFECT is what happens as a result of the cause. • Look at the pictures below. • What is the cause?________________ • What will be the effect?_______________ The needle The balloon will pop
- 5. 5 Remember these tips… • The CAUSE happens FIRST – Ask yourself, what had to happen first? • The EFFECT happens SECOND – Ask yourself, what happened last? • Also: C before E (In the alphabet) – Cause before Effect! • Look for clue words – Because, since, so, on account of, due to the fact
- 6. 6 Certain words join cause and effect sentences. I bought Dan a present BECAUSE it was his birthday. - What is the cause? ________________ - What is the effect? ________________ - What is the word that join the cause and effect? _______ It was Dan’s birthday I bought him a present Because