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    I woke up late one morning because my alarm clock did not go off. As a result, I had to rush to get ready for school and ended up making a huge mess in my room. Since I was in a hurry, I forgot my cellphone and had to go back home to get it. Consequently, I missed the school bus and was late for my first class. My teacher was not happy that I was late and gave me a warning. Due to the stressful start to my morning, I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day. My friends could tell I was upset and decided not to hang out with me after school. All in all, it was a frustrating day that could have been avoided if my alarm clock had

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    I woke up late one morning because my alarm clock did not go off. As a result, I had to rush to get ready for school and ended up making a huge mess in my room. Since I was in a hurry, I forgot my cellphone and had to go back home to get it. Consequently, I missed the school bus and was late for my first class. My teacher was not happy that I was late and gave me a warning. Due to the stressful start to my morning, I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day. My friends could tell I was upset and decided not to hang out with me after school. All in all, it was a frustrating day that could have been avoided if my alarm clock had

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    Exerc I Se: C Ause A N de F Fect

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    Exercise : Cause and Effect

    (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.

    (b) Complete the sentence by filling in a cause or an effect as required. Circle


    what was needed to complete each sentence: cause or effect.

    1. Melanie did not go to school because


    .
    cause/effect
    wa
    2. Due to
    s
    cause/effect
    late for work again.
    , Jason

    cause/effect
    3. Since Zinzi bought all the chocolate in the shop, Sarah
    .
    cause/effect
    4. If , there
    won’t be enough space in the car.
    cause/effect
    5. Khulani works late every Friday so that
    .
    cause/effect
    6. Since Jamie’s parents found out about the party he hosted without their
    permission,
    .
    cause/effect
    7. Owing to , the
    tickets were all sold out.
    cause/effect
    8. In view of Mandisa’s fear of heights,
    .
    cause/effect
    9. As a result of Thabo’s silence,
    .
    cause/effect
    10. Jenny shouted at Mark first
    .
    (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.

    Now, tabulate your causes and the related effects using a table similar to the
    one below:

    Cause Effec
    eg. My alarm clock did not ring. I woke up late.
    t
    (d) You have been given a cause and its effects. Link the cause and its effects
    using a few sentences. Remember to use your linking words.

    1. CAUSE: terrorist attack; bomb explosion


    EFFECT: people killed; families grieving; multiple funerals

    2. CAUSE: global warming


    EFFECT: heat waves in summer; people fainting; overcrowding in hospitals

    (e) Write a short paragraph in which you explain something that happened to
    you in terms of its causes and effects.

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