Cause and Effect Relationship

A. We postponed our trip. The weather was bad.

1. We postponed our trip because the weather was bad.
2. The weather was bad; therefore, we postponed our trip.
3. We postponed our trip since the weather was bad.
4. The weather was bad, so we postponed our trip.
5. We postponed our trip because of the bad weather.
6. The weather was bad; consequently, we postponed our trip.
7. Our postponing our trip was due to the fact that the weather was bad.

B. She missed class. She was ill.

1. She missed class because of her illness.
2. She missed class because she was ill.
3. She was ill; consequently, she missed class.
4. She was ill, so she missed class.
5. Her missing class was due to the fact that she was ill.
6. She was ill; therefore, she missed class.

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Explication

Cause and effect relationship atau hubungan sebab akibat adalah hubungan antara dua hal, di mana satu hal adalah hasil atau akibat dari hal yang lainnya. Suatu hal menjadi penyebab dan mangakibatan hal satunya lagi terjadi.

Contoh:

• Cause: It rained heavily.
• Effect: The underpass was flooded.

Kedua hal tersebut dihubungkan menggunakan connective (kata penghubung).

Connectivesyang menyatakancause antara lain:

• because
• because of
• as
• since
• due to
• as a result of

Sedangkan connectivesyang menyatakaneffect antara lain:

• so
• therefore
• consequently

Because it rained heavily, the underpass was flooded.

• Becauseadalahsubordinating conjunction, harus diikuti klausa

Because of the heavy rain, the underpass was flooded.

• Ofadalahpreposition, harus diikuti nomina
• Because ofadalahadverb, harus menerangkan verba (kata kerja)

As it rained heavily, the underpass was flooded.

Since it rained heavily, the underpass was flooded.

The underpass flood was due to the heavy rain.

• Toadalahpreposition, harus diikuti nomina
• Due toadalahadjective, harus menjelaskan nomina (kata benda) dan diletakkan sesudah linking verb (be)

As a result of the heavy rain, the underpass was flooded.

It rained heavily, so the underpass was flooded.

It rained heavily; therefore, the underpass was flooded.

It rained heavily; consequently, the underpass was flooded.

• Thereforedanconsequentlyadalahconjuctive adverbyang berfungsi menghubungkan duaindependent clause, maka sebelum thereforedanconsequentlyharus adasemicolon (;)

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Details

Year: 8

Subject: English

Category: Structure and Written Expression

Sub-category: Cause and Effect

Code: 8.5.6

Keywords: cause and effect, because, because of, due to, therefore