1. Box the cause and underline the effect in the
sentence.
1. Because the weather outside was cold, Sally
closed the window.
2. Because he was tired, he scored poorly on the
exam.
3. Halle Berry faces legal problems because she
was involved in a car accident and left the
scene without exchanging information with the
injured driver.
4. There was flooding because of the heavy rain.
5. Because the server crashed, the web site was
unavailable and the company lost a lot of
money.
6. Because Bill’s sister was sad, he tried to cheer
her up.
7. Because of the rain, I stayed at home.
8. We sounded great at the performance, as a
result our parents were proud of us
9. Ruben’s sandwich bar received glowing
reviews consequently, more people wanted to
try his famous cucumber and apricot jam
sandwich.
10. The newlyweds misplaced their passports as a
result, they had to cancel their honeymoon in
Iceland.
11. Since the movie “The Same Old Story” was not
very successful, the producers decided not to
make a sequel.
12. Because the soup was very hot, I burned my
tongue
13. The plane was delayed as a result, I had to wait
for five hours.
14. Since she’s a very popular singer, she is
recognized by everyone in her city.
15. Because of a heavy traffic, Mary was late to
work.
Box the cause and underline the effect in the
sentence.
1. Because the weather outside was cold, Sally
closed the window.
2. Because he was tired, he scored poorly on the
exam.
3. Halle Berry faces legal problems because she
was involved in a car accident and left the
scene without exchanging information with the
injured driver.
4. There was flooding because of the heavy rain.
5. Because the server crashed, the web site was
unavailable and the company lost a lot of
money.
6. Because Bill’s sister was sad, he tried to cheer
her up.
7. Because of the rain, I stayed at home.
8. We sounded great at the performance, as a
result our parents were proud of us
9. Ruben’s sandwich bar received glowing
reviews consequently, more people wanted to
try his famous cucumber and apricot jam
sandwich.
10. The newlyweds misplaced their passports as a
result, they had to cancel their honeymoon in
Iceland.
11. Since the movie “The Same Old Story” was not
very successful, the producers decided not to
make a sequel.
12. Because the soup was very hot, I burned my
tongue
13. The plane was delayed as a result, I had to wait
for five hours.
14. Since she’s a very popular singer, she is
recognized by everyone in her city.
15. Because of a heavy traffic, Mary was late to
work.
