Cause/Effect

When you discuss errors/differences/problems of your lab experiments, you should

use transition signals to be clear and concise.

Cause/Effect

Block Chain

discuss causes first in paragraph/s causes & effects are linked together
then discuss effects in (a ) separate paragraph/s

Cause Effect

because accordingly
this is because as a result
because of therefore
due to consequently
owing to hence
thus
as a consequence
result in

The errors in the .......................... (occurred) (is) due to ..........

small samples resulted in .....

1
Look at the following sentences.

Discuss the differences among the sentences.

1. An increase in demand is likely to cause a rise in price.

2. Increase in demand usually lead to price increases.
3. Demand increases; as a result, prices tend to rise.
4. Increases in price are often caused by increases in demand.

5. When the cold air from the Pacific Oceans Humboldt current mixes with the
warm coastal air, a thick, wet fog, called camanchaca by the Andes Indians,
forms along with clouds

Lets look at the following sentences. Do you notice any difference?

1. The cold air form the Pacific Oceans Humboldt current mixes with the warm
ari, resulting ......

Language Focus ing clauses

Rewrite the following sentences omitting ing.

2. The magma flows into the pores of the rocks, thereby causing them to rupture.
3. When the piston is drawn upward, the air below rises, thus (thereby) causing
the pressure to fall.
4. A current is sent through the material, polarising the electrons.

2
Rewrite the following sentences using ing clauses of result

1. The databases tend to preselect research published in English, thus, research

published in other languages are underrepresented.
2. The slow vibration of atoms is due to the laser light forms an EM field results
in/causes/leads to slow vibration of atoms.
3. With the advent of the modern heating systems, decrease in humidity level
inside the building has caused wooden furniture to shrink and crack