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    CONNECTING

    words
    expressing cause effect, contrast,
    etc...
    What is a cause and effect transition?

    1 CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION WORDS LIKE 'BECAUSE' AND 'THEREFORE' DESCRIBE
    CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TWO IDEAS.
    THEY ARE ALSO CALLED OR CONSEQUENCE TRANSITION WORDS. AN EXAMPLE IS:

    SHE QUIT HER JOB BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED OF BEING PASSED OVER FOR A PROMOTION.
    What are transition words and
    examples of them?
    2 TRANSITION WORDS ARE WORDS OR PHRASES THAT CREATE SMOOTH CONNECTIONS
    BETWEEN IDEAS AND CLAUSES. 'BECAUSE' IS A CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION
    WORD THAT SIGNALS THE REASON FOR SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS STATED.
    'ALTHOUGH' IS A CONTRADICTORY TRANSITION WORD THAT STATES A CONTRAST
    OR CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO IDEAS. 'SIMILARLY' IS A REINFORCEMENT TRANSITION
    WORD THAT INTRODUCES NEW INFORMATION TO SUPPORT A PREVIOUSLY STATED
    IDEA. 'NEXT' IS A CHRONOLOGICAL OR SEQUENTIAL TRANSITION WORD THAT SHOWS
    THAT ONE THING OCCURRED AFTER ANOTHER.
    What are cause and effect words?
    3 CAUSE AND EFFECT WORDS ARE WORDS THAT ARE USED TO CREATE A SMOOTH
    TRANSITION OR CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO IDEAS BY INDICATING THAT ONE
    CAUSED THE OTHER. COMMON CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION WORDS INCLUDE
    'BECAUSE,' 'THEREFORE,' AND 'SO.' THEY ARE ALSO CALLED OR CONSEQUENCE
    TRANSITION WORDS. AN EXAMPLE IS:
    THE STUDENTS DID NOT DO WELL ON THE QUIZ, SO THE TEACHER GAVE THEM MORE
    PRACTICE ACTIVITIES.
    Cause and Effect Transition Words
    "BECAUSE" & "SINCE"
    THE CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION WORDS 'BECAUSE' AND 'SINCE' ARE USED TO
    INTRODUCE A CAUSE OR REASON FOR ANOTHER IDEA.
    SHE QUIT HER JOB BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED OF BEING PASSED OVER FOR A
    PROMOTION.
    SINCE NO CUSTOMERS WERE IN THE STORE, THE CASHIER READ A BOOK.
    Cause and Effect Transition Words
    "DUE TO" & "BECAUSE OF"
    DUE TO SEVERAL OF THE RESTAURANT'S EMPLOYEES BEING OUT SICK,
    CUSTOMERS HAD TO WAIT LONGER TO GET THEIR MEALS.
    BECAUSE OF THE RESTAURANT BEING UNDERSTAFFED, CUSTOMERS HAD TO
    WAIT LONGER TO GET THEIR MEALS.
    Cause and Effect Transition Words
    "SO" & "THEREFORE"
    THE CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION WORDS 'SO' AND 'THEREFORE' ARE USED TO
    INTRODUCE AN EFFECT OR RESULT OF ANOTHER IDEA.
    THE STUDENTS DID NOT DO WELL ON THE QUIZ, SO THE TEACHER GAVE
    THEM MORE PRACTICE ACTIVITIES.
    THE STUDENTS DID NOT DO WELL ON THE QUIZ. THEREFORE, THE TEACHER
    GAVE THEM MORE PRACTICE ACTIVITIES.
    Cause and Effect Transition Words
    "THUS" & "HENCE"
    THE CAUSE AND EFFECT TRANSITION WORDS 'THUS' AND 'HENCE' ARE USED TO
    INTRODUCE AN EFFECT AND REASON.
    THE SCHOOL'S POLICY IS THAT NO CHEATING IS TOLERATED. THUS, THE
    PRINCIPAL WILL DETERMINE YOUR PUNISHMENT FOR CHEATING ON THE
    EXAM.
    YOU HAVE ALREADY USED ALL OF YOUR VACATION DAYS. HENCE, YOU
    CANNOT TAKE TOMORROW OFF FROM WORK.
    Cause and Effect Transition Words
    "AS A RESULT OF"
    AS A RESULT OF THE FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT, THE GYM WAS CLOSED TO
    STUDENTS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

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