Cause And Effect

Cause And Effect - Transcript

SPI 0601 5 3 Identify stated or implied cause effect relationships
Effect Cause

Mark was grounded because he wasn t at school
Effect Cause

A cause is what m akes som ething happens To find the cause you need to ask yourself What happened first An effect is what happens because of som ething else the cause To find the effect you need to ask yourself What happened second

The boy was grounded because he wasn t at school
What happened first The boy wasn t on at school This is the cause What happened second The boy was grounded This is the effect

There are signal words that will help you to identify the two parts of a cause effect relationship The most common signal words are because if when so then
Mark was grounded because he wasn t at school

In the sentence above the word because signals a cause effect relationship

Now let s try to identify som cause effect e relationships In the following sentences click on either the cause or the effect Rem ber the cause em is the first part of a cause effect relationship and the effect is the second part Click the cause in the following sentence

It got dark because the sun went down

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My sister was scared of the mouse so she yelled for help

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The dog dug a hole so he could bury his bone

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Mark was tired so he fell asleep in class

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If you study hard you will pass the test

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When the light said Walk the man crossed the street

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The boy was surprised when the rocker began to move

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My mom was hot so she turned on the fan

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The player was angry so he jumped on the referee

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When the wolf left the pig popped his head out of the can

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