CAUSE AND EFFECT MATERIAL

Lerning objective: From this material students are expected, how do distinguish cause and effect
happening around them.

Cause berarti sesuatu yang terjadi, sedangkan effect merupakan konsekuensi atau akibat dari
adanya kejadian tersebut.
Biasanya, kalimat ini bercirikan kata atau frasa penanda yang disebut konektor.
Cause and effect terbagi menjadi dua, yaitu yang diikuti oleh noun, verb atau klausa. Untuk bisa
menguasai, kamu perlu membandingkan dulu antara kalimat cause dan juga effect.
Cause and effect + Noun
Rumus 1: Connector + Cause, + Effect
Konektor: due to, owing to, because of, as a result of, as a consequence of
Contoh:
Due to the storm we cannot go to the beach.
(connector) + (cause) +(effect)
Contoh lainnya:
• Owing to her kindness, Mia gave her a gift. (Karena kebaikannya, Mia memberinya
hadiah.)
• Because of this cooking book, I am able to cook my own meal. (Karena buku masak
ini, aku jadi bisa memasak makananku sendiri.)
Rumus 2: Effect + Connector + Cause
I got sick due to the cold weather.
(effect) + (connector) + (cause)
Contoh lainnya:
• The car was broken as a result of her recklessness. (Mobilnya rusak akibat
kesembronoannya.)
• Alvin got a warning as a consequence of his laziness. (Alvin dapat peringatan
akibat kemalasannya.)
• She was late because of her bad sleeping habit.(Dia terlambat karena jadwal
tidurnya yang buruk.)
Cause and effect + Verb or Clause
Konektor: because, since, for, hence, thus, therefore, thereby, consequently, as a result
Contoh:
• Because her brother lives in Jakarta, she must visit him every month. (Karena
kakak laki-lakinya tinggal di Jakarta, dia harus mengunjunginya setiap bulan.)
• This bag is expensive since the famous brand Chanel made it. (Tas ini sungguh
mahal karena brand terkenal bernama Chanel yang membuatnya.)
• My arms are hurt. Hence, i cannot swim today. (Lenganku sakit. Sehingga, aku tak
dapat berenang hari ini.)
• As our teacher has suggested to stay at home, she gives us a pile of
homework. (Karena guru kami telah menyarankan untuk tetap di rumah, dia
memberikan kami PR.)
• He is invited to the party for he’s one of the funniest guys in school. (Dia diundang
ke pesta karena dia merupakan salah satu orang paling humoris di sekolah.)
• They haven’t turned 17 yet, as a result, they cannot join the international
seminar. (Mereka belum 17 tahun, sehingga, mereka tidak bisa ikut seminar
internasional.)