Cause-Effect Transition Signals

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LAW: Ch 7
A. Sort the transition signals according to cause or effect.as as a result as a result of because because of consequently due to for since so therefore thus
SIGNALS TO SHOW CAUSES SIGNALS TO SHOW EFFECTSAs a result of Because of Due to Because As Since
As a result Consequently Therefore Thus So
B. Review the explanations, and sort the transition signals according to the pattern they follow.SENTENCE TYPES, TRANSITION SIGNALS, PUNCTUATION• Once you’ve identified the cause sentence and the effect sentence, you can easily join them by following any of the patterns below. You can join the sentences by EITHER matching a “signal to show cause” to the “cause” sentence OR by matching a “signal to show effect” to the “effect” sentence.Model Sentences:• (Cause) Sunlight damages human skin. • (Effect) Too much sunlight is not good. 1. Sentence Connectors a. (IC. Sntnc cnctr, IC.)• Sunlight damages human skin. Therefore, too much sunlight is not good.
b. (IC; sntnc cnctr, IC.)• Sunlight damages human skin; therefore, too much sunlight is not good.
Transition Signals:a. Signal to show effectb. Signal to show effect
2. Coordinating Conjunctions a. (IC, coord IC.)• Sunlight damages human skin, so too much sunlight is not good.
Transition Signals:a. Signal to show effect
3. Subordinating Conjunctions a. (IC DC.)• Too much sunlight is not good because sunlight damages human skin.
b. (DC, IC.)• Because sunlight damages human skin, too much sunlight is not good.
Transition Signals:a. Signal to show causeb. Signal to show cause
4. Others a. (Trans + noun/noun phrase, IC.)• Because of the damage caused to human skin, too much sunlight is not good.
b. (IC trans + noun/noun phrase.)• Too much sunlight is not good because of the damage caused to human skin.
Transition Signals:a. Signal to show causeb. Signal to show effect
C. Complete the following exercise to practice cause/effect transition signals. 1. Review the context paragraph about the topic.2. Compare the two sentence given and label the cause sentence (C) and the effect sentence (E). 3. Add a connector to join the two sentences in a logical manner. Use a different connector each time.4. Add punctuation as needed.
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