Read the following sentences. Decide if the words in bold are the cause or the effect. Write cause or effect on the line. Then, underline the "signal" word or phrase.
1. Early man used weapons becauce they needed to find food.
2. The glaciers began to melt; therefore, the land bridge between Asia and North America became flooded. 3. Because they wanted to learn about different civilizaons that existed, archaeologists studied arfacts. 4. Early man slowly started to grow food, and as a result , their lives became easier. 5. My sister was very red because she stayed up past midnight.
Verified answer
Cause is the reason or motive for an action and effect is the result or conclusion of an action.
Pembahasan
1. Early man used weapons because they needed to find food.
Cause: Early man needed to find food.
Effect: They used weapons
Signal: because
2. The glaciers began to melt; therefore, the and bridge between Asia and North America became flooded.
Cause: The glaciers began to melt.
Effect: The land bridge between Asia and North American became flooded.
Signal: therefore
3. Because they wanted to learn about different civilizations that existed, archaeologist studied artifacts.
Cause: Archaeologists wanted to learnabout different civilizations that existed.
Effect: They studied artifacts.
Signal: because
4. Early man slowly started to grow food, and as result, their lives became easier.
Cause: Early man slowly started to grow food.
Effect: Their lives became much easier.
Signal: as a result
5. My sister was verytired because she stayed up past midnight.
Cause: My sister stayed up past midnight.
Effect: She was very tired.
Signal: because
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Detil tambahan
Kelas: XI
Pelajaran: Bahasa Inggris
Bab: Cause and Effect (Chapter 6)
Kode: 11.5.6
Kata kunci: cause and effect, signal word