HOW TO EXPRESS CAUSE – EFFECT PDF

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27/07/2015 HO W TO EXPRESS C AUSE – EFFEC T IELTS STARTER Exa mp le s  The p o lic e a rre ste d him be c ause he b ro ke into a b a nk.  The p o lic e a rre ste d him sinc e he b ro ke into a b a nk.  She c a n't re a d the le tte r as she is illite ra te .  He c a n't run fa st for he ...

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27/07/2015

HOW TO EXPRESS CAUSE – EFFECT IELTS STARTER

Examples  The

police arrested him because he broke into a bank.  The police arrested him since he broke into a bank.  She can't read the letter as she is illiterate.  He can't run fast for he is too fat.  Owing to his intelligence, he managed to solve the problem.  Due to the bad weather, they didn't go for a picnic.

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Other ways to express cause and effect:  The

cause of …is…  …is caused by / is due to …  Thanks to ...

Examples  The

cause of global warming is pollution.  Global warming is caused by pollution.  Thanks to his hard work, he passed the exams.

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Due to, owing to, thanks to  The

flight was cancelled due to the storm.

 The

flight was cancelled owing to the storm.

 Thanks

to his intelligence he managed to find

the solution to that math problem

A leads to B  Using

computer for a long time may lead to eye problems.

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