Cause and Effect

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What is a cause?

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A cause is an event or action that leads to a result or effect.

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What is an effect?

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An effect is the result or outcome of a cause.

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In the sentence 'Dee was hungry, so her mother made her a cheese sandwich', what is the cause?

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Dee was hungry.

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In the sentence 'We turned up the heat since it was getting cold', what is the effect?

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We turned up the heat.

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What does 'cause and effect' mean?

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Cause and effect refers to the relationship between events where one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

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Identify the cause in this sentence: 'Thomas was feeling sleepy because he stayed up late doing his homework.'

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He stayed up late doing his homework.

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Identify the effect in this sentence: 'Due to peanut allergies, students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.'

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Students aren't permitted to bring in baked goods.

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What is an example of a cause?

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Rain falling is a cause for the ground getting wet.

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What is an example of an effect?

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The ground getting wet is an effect of rain falling.

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In the sentence 'Anna practiced math during summer vacation, therefore, she finds math easy', what is the cause?

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Anna practiced math during summer vacation.