Cause and Effect
Alexis broke his foot. (c)
Alexis can't play soccer. (e)
Coralie dials 911.(c)
An ambulance arrives. (e)
Alexander felt very hungry. (c)
As a consequence, he ate double portions at dinner. (e)
Ayman studied hard. (c)
As a consequence, he did well on the test. (e)
There was too much water in the pot....
As a consequence, it boiled over. (e)
It rained.
As a result, Theo got wet.(e)
The police killed George Floyd.
As a result, many people demonstrated. (e)
Fantine stayed up late. (c)
Fantine was sleepy at school. (e)
I was out in the rain without my umbrella. (c)
For this reason, I got wet. (e)
Snow fell all night. (c)
For this reason, the next day, everything was covered in snow! (e)
Mehdi hurt his hand. (c)
He needed a bandaid. (e)
Matteo did not study for his spelling test.
Matteo didn't know how to spell the words. (e)
Melissa ate nine pieces of pizza. (c)
Melissa felt full. (e)
I turned off the light switch. (c)
So, the lights went out. (e)
The dog jumped out of the soapy washtub. (c)
Suds splashed all over! (e)
I went to bed very late. (c)
Therefore, I was tired the next day. (e)
Helena was afraid. (c)
Therefore, she screamed! (e)
Jules woke up late. (c)
Thus, he was late to school. (e)
The temperature dropped to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. (c)
We could see our breath in the air. (e)
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They weren't allowed to have a seat on the bus....
as a result, they boycotted the bus company. (e)
They protested...
as they weren't allowed to vote. (c)
I could not finish painting the wall ...
because I ran out of paint. (c)
The plant did not grow ..
because Marie forgot to water it. (c) on account of dryness.
Lucas really missed his family...
because he left last week for summer camp. (c)
William watched Spiderman ...
because he really liked Spiderman.(c)
He was so happy he started dancing ...
because it was Christmas. (c)
The dog hid ...
because of the thunder and lightning. (c)
Maeva won the chess game ...
because she practiced playing with her dad every day. (c) due to her perseverence. ( c )
The baby was laughing ...
because the cat was licking her toes. (c)
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In the last century, black Americans weren't allowed to go to school...
consequently they couldn't get good jobs.(e)
Before the 1920's, women were considered too emotional...
consequently, they couldn't vote.(e)
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Since Robin's shoes weren't tied, ... ( c )
he fell down.
Since the boat had a leak,...(c)
it sank.
There were many arrests...
since some demonstrators vandalised shops. (c)
The girl was so scared ...
so her body started shaking.(e)
Nicolas was exhausted ...
so, he could not finish his homework. (e)
Michael stayed up late...
that's why he was sleepy the next day. (e)
As he hit the ball very far,...(c)
the baseball team won the game.
He was running too fast ...
therefore he fell through the basketball hoop. (e)
Tom skipped breakfast ...
therefore he was hungry at lunch. (e)
The students were quiet in class ...
therefore the teacher gave them a reward. (e)
Back then, black Americans had no rights
therefore, they weren't allowed to vote.(e)
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