CAUSE AND EFFECT

    

CAUSE AND EFFECT

    Cause and effect are the type of compound sentence that has a cause and can cause an effect. Cause means something that happens, while the effect is a consequence of the incident.

CAUSE

(noun) someone or something that makes a situation happen.

The cause of the flood was the massive of amount garbage thrown in the river. (Penyebab dari banjir itu adalah banyaknya sampah yang dibuang ke sungai)

(verb) an activity that makes something happen.

The massive amount of garbage thrown in the river caused the flood. (Banyaknya sampah yang dibuang ke sungai menyebabkan banjir ini)

EFFECT

(noun) a change which is the result of an activity or cause.

The rain had an effect on her mood. (Hujan mempunyai pengaruh pada mood-nya)

a. Affect

**When effect is used as a verb it changes to affect.**

(verb) to produce an effect; cause something to happen.

The rain affected his mood. (Hujan mempengaruhi mood-nya)

Keywords to identify sentences that contain a cause-and-effect relationship is that there are words like:

Due to ; Because of ; Owing to ; Thanks to ; As a consequence of ; As a result of ; Because ; Since ; As ; For ; etc.

Cause : Because ; Since ; Cause ; Reason ; So that ; Unless ; etc.

Effect : If ; Consequently ; Therefore ; Thus ; Effect : etc.

To express cause and effect in English, the above sentence or phrase will usually be followed by a (noun) or (verb).

1.) A CAUSE-and-EFFECT SENTENCE FOLLOWED BY A NOUN

A cause and effect word followed by a noun or noun phrase usually uses a word or phrase (signal word / phase) such as :

Because of ; Thanks to ; As a result of ; Due to ; As a consequence of ; Owing to

Cause or cause is always written after the causal phrase (signal word / phase) as in the example above. Below are common patterns:

Signal word/phrase	+	Cause	+	Effect
atau
Effect	+	Signal word/phrase	+	Cause

Example : [a noun or noun phrase is underlined]

1. Due to Bella’s nervousness, she did not pass the driving test.

Karena kegugupan Bella, dia tidak lulus ujian menyetir.

Signal phrase: due to

Cause: Bella’s nervousness

Effect: She did not pass the driving test

2. As a result of the rain, we canceled the outing.

Karena hujan, kita membatalkan pikinik itu.

Signal phrase: As a result of

Cause: the rain

Effect : we canceled the outing

3. She was dismissed as a consequence of her ignorance

Dia diberhentikan karena ketidak tahuannya

Signal phrase: as a consequence of

Cause: her ignorance

Effect : She was dismissed

2.) A CAUSE-and-EFFECT SENTENCE FOLLOWED BY A VERB

A cause and effect word followed by a subject + verb or verb phrase usually uses a word or phrase (signal word / phase) such as:

Because ; Since ; As ; For

Cause is always written after the causal phrase (signal word / phase) as in the example above. Below are common patterns:

Signal word/phrase	+	Cause	+	Effect
atau
Effect	+	Signal word/phrase	+	Cause

Example : [subject + verb or verb phrase will be underlined]

1.He's always late because he always stay up at night 

Dia selalu telat karena dia selalu begadang.

Signal phrase: because

Cause: he always up at night 

Effect : He's always late

2. The outing was canceled since it's raining

Piknik itu dibatalkan karena hujan.

Signal phrase: since 

Cause: it's raining

Effect : The outing was canceled

3. Because Bella was nervous, she didn't pass the driving test

Karena Bella gugup, dia tidak lulus ujian tes mengemudi

Signal phrase: Because

Cause: Bella was nervous

Effect : she didn't pass the driving test

Exercise Page 79-81

DIALOG 

ISMI            : I’m worried about my friend

NADILA    : What happen with your friend?

ISMI          : My friend was grounded because he cheated on a test

NADILA    : Oh,he deserves to be punished

Conclusion :

 Cause and effect are the type of compound sentence that has a cause and can cause an effect. Cause means something that happens, while the effect is a consequence of the incident.

Sumber :

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