5. Cause: After the car accident.
Effect: The road was closed.Sentence: There was a car accident; therefore, the road was closed.
C. Read the sentences and find the cause and effect. The first one has been done for you.
1. The milk spilled all over the floor, so Jane got a mop and cleaned it up.
Cause: milk spilledEffect: Jane mopped
2. Siti has planned a trip to her uncle’s house because she loves her cousins.
Cause: Siti loves her cousinsEffect: Siti has planned a trip to her uncle’s house
3. The green house gases trap the heat in the air, so the Earth becomes warmer.
Cause: The green house gases trap the heat in the air.Effect: The Earth becomes warmer.
4. Because the Sumatran tigers were almost extinct, the Indonesian government declared them as endangered species.
Cause: The Sumatran tigers were almost extinct.Effect : The Indonesian government declared them as endangered species.
5. Animals are becoming extinct because humans are moving into their habitats.