The document discusses cause and effect, defining cause as the first event that makes something happen, and effect as the second event or result. It provides examples of cause and effect relationships, such as a wet floor causing someone to slip and fall. Cause is presented as the reason for an occurrence, while effect answers the questions of what happened as a consequence.

3. Nothing happens without a
reason or without some kind of
consequence.

4. When you explain why things happen
and what occurs when they do, the
technique you use is called cause and
effect

6. Causeis what makes something happen
It is why something happened.
It is the first thing that happens.
It makes the second thing
(the effect) happen.
Example:
The floor was wet so, I slipped
and fell.

7. Causeis what makes something happen
It is why something happened.
It is the first thing that happens.
It makes the second thing
(the effect) happen.
Example:
The floor was wet so, I slipped
and fell.

10. Effect is what happens or the result of what
happens
It is the second thing that happens.
The effect answers the questions:
What happened? What was the result?.
Example:
The floor was wet so, I slipped and
fell.

11. Effect is what happens or the result of what
happens
It is the second thing that happens.
The effect answers the questions:
What happened? What was the result?.
Example:
The floor was wet so, I slipped and
fell.

14. cause
effect

16. The balloon will pop

21. It was Dan’s birthday
I bought Dan a present
Because