Cause And Effect

Definition

Cause and effect text is a type of paragraph that contains the author's analysis of cause and effect. This paragraph begins with the causes which are outlined at the beginning of the sentence and is then drawn to a general conclusion which is the result of the described causes.

Generic Structure

The cause and effect paragraph has the following structure or generic structure:

1. Have a main idea on the topic sentence which will be covered in the whole paragraph.

2. Having supporting details or supporting sentences in the form of causes.

3. End with a concluding sentence or a conclusion in the form of a result.

Struktur cause and effect

Struktur Cause and Effect				Struktur Cause and Effect
Because	+	Cause		As a result	+	Effect
Because of				Consequently
As a result of				Hence
On account of				For this reason
Due to				So
Thanks to				Therefore
As				Thus
Since				In order to
So that				If		Cause	, then	+	Effect

Language Form

The cause and effect paragraph has the following style.

1. Using tenses that are dependent on the context of the time in a sentence, in other words, can be the past tense, present tense, or future tense.

2. Many use verbs or verbs in active and passive sentences.

3. Using transitions such as due to, because, consequently, as a result, and causes.

4. Using a third person point of view.

Example Dialog

Salsha : Hi Reta, why are you running on the field?

Reta : I didn’t do my homework, so the teacher punished me.

Salsha: Why didn’t you do your home work?

Reta : Due to my wrong time table, I forgot to do the homework.

Salsha : Oh my God, I didn’t finish my homework either, because last night I over slept.

Reta : Go back to class and finish it right now.