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- Outcome
- So
- Consenquently
- Finally
- In order to
- Upshot
- In consequence
- Reaction
- Accordingly
- Thus

Sentence Structure or Sentence Formulas Cause and Effect

A. Cause and Effect Followed by a Noun
In this type, a signal word will be followed by a noun or noun phrase. Do you still remember
what a noun phrase is? A noun phrase is a phrase consisting of a noun and all its modifiers
(usually determiners and modifiers).
The following are examples of signal words that are commonly used in this type of sentence:
 because of
 Thanks
 As a result of
 Due to
 As a consequence of
 Owing to

What you need to underline is, the clause that states the cause will always be stored after the
signal words. The sentence structure that is commonly used is as follows:
 Signal words + Cause + Effect
 Effect + Signal words + Cause

The example sentence is as follows, see the cause and effect in the underlined part!
 Due to Alfy's cheating, he got a D from the lecturer.
 He always gets punished because of his waking up late habits.
 As a result of heavy rain, we canceled the camping event.

B. Cause and Effect Followed by Subject + Verb

Furthermore, cause and effect sentences can be formed using the signal words formula
followed by a subject and a verb. Signal words that are commonly used are:
 because
 since
 US

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