CAUSE EFFECT EXPRESSIONS

1. Doctors spend more years in training than lawyers but lawyers often make more money.
________________________________________________________________________
(even though)
2. Watching too much TV causes children to withdraw from real life experiences.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
(be a consequence of)
b) _______________________________________________________________________
(because of the fact that)
3. Another result of TV violence is that children have begun to regard it as an everyday thing.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
( so /such …….that)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
Therefore)
4. Loss of creativity is a result of watching too much TV.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
(due to)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
(as a result of)
5. Children are so interested in TV that they miss real life experiences.
_____________________________________________________________________
(because)
6. One of the effects of drug use on teenagers is a change in attitude toward the family.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
(because of)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
(cause someone to do something)
7. Strenuous exercise before bedtime can drive your pulse too high. This may lead to a restless
night.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
(causing)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
(if)
8. Accidents ae mainly caused by the carelessness of the driver.
a) _____________________________________________________________________
(be the main cause of)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
(result from)
9. Air pollution is brought about by fumes from cars, factories. As a result, of this our atmosphere
suffers from the greenhouse effect.
a) The greenhouse effect _______________________________________________________
(be caused by)
b) _____________________________________________________________________
(consequently)
c) _____________________________________________________________________
(causing)