Cause / Effect Essay

Many phenomena, events, situations and trends can be better understood by describing their causes and effects. The cause and effect essay explains what happens and why it happens.

 

Cause / Effect Essay Specific Vocabulary

 

Obesity is a cause of / a reason for premature death.

 

Media coverage affects / influences voting patterns.

 

Media coverage leads to / gives rise to / brings about changes in voting patterns.

 

Voting patterns are affected / are influenced by media coverage.

 

Stress causes / produces / results in low exam scores.

 

Low exam scores are caused by / are produced by / result from stress.

 

Low exam scores are a consequence of / are a result of / are due to / the effect of stress.

 

When / If there is constant economic instability, currency crashes occur.

 

As a result of / As a consequence of constant economic instability, currency crashes occur.

 

There is constant economic instability. As a result, / As a consequence, / Consequently, / Thus, / Therefore, / Hence, / For this reason, currency crashes occur.

 

Because / Since / As some areas face extreme weather conditions, there is damage to property.

 

Owing to / On account of / Because of / Due to the fact that some areas face extreme weather conditions, there is damage to property.

 

Owing to / On account of / Because of / Due to extreme weather conditions, there is damage to property.

 

Owing to / On account of / Because of / Due to extreme weather conditions, damage to property occurs.