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A Four-Paragraph Essay about Cause and Effect

A. Introduction (topic):
1) Expressions used to introduce the topic:

No one can deny that ...

We cant deny that

We all agree on the fact that .

Firstly, .... Secondly, .... Thirdly, .

Another effect is that

Besides,

But I think the main effect is that .

On the top of that ..

D. Conclusion (opinion):
1) Expressions to introduce the personal opinion:

2) Expressions to make a transition between the introduction and the body


(development) of the essay:

What are the causes and effects of .?

It is necessary to pinpoint the causes and effects of ?

B. Paragraph 1 (causes):

To sum up, I think that ......


In brief, I think that ....
All in all, I think that ..
For me, ........
In my opinion,

An example to follow :

1) Expressions to introduce the causes:

To begin with .

On the one hand, .

The first cause is that . The second one is .

First of all, Second, Third, ..

Firstly, .. Secondly, ... Thirdly, ...

Another cause is that

Besides,

But I think the main cause is that

On the top of that

C. Paragraph 2 (effects):
1) Expressions to introduce the effects:

On the other hand, ..............

The first effect is that . The second one is that ..

First of all, Second, Third, ..

No one can deny that


. So, what are the causes and effects of
... ?
On the one hand, there are many causes of ..
First of all, ..
.. Second, .
.. The third cause is ..
....................................................................................................................................
..
On the other hand, there are several effects of .
To begin with,
Another effect is
.
The last effect is ..
..
To sum up, the causes of . are .
while the effects are
..
In my opinion, ..

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