Cause and Effect Writing

Show relationships with linking words.

Examples

• As a result, ...

Key rules

• Cause and effect writing shows how one event leads to another
• Use linking words such as because, as a result, consequently and therefore
• Keep the cause and the effect clearly separate

Common mistakes

• The rain was heavy and so the match was cancelled. → Because the rain was heavy, the match was cancelled.
• As a result of the rain, the match was cancelled.

Use cases

• Science and history writing
• Explaining economic trends
• Analysing a news story