Describe Cause and Effect Relationships
3rd Grade English practice: What is the effect in this sentence: 'The alarm clock rang, so the boy woke up.'. Part of features & structure (Features & Structure).
~11 min
A cause is *why* something happens. An effect is *what* happens as a result. Look for signal words like 'because', 'so', 'as a result', 'since'.
Defining Cause and Effect
It rained, so the ground got wet.
A cause is why something happens, and an effect is what happens as a result. Think of it as a domino effect where one event leads to another.
💡 Ask yourself 'Why did this happen?' to find the cause.