ACT Preparation / Unit 16 ACT 1523 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cause and Effect
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The idea
A cause-and-effect relationship explains why something happened. Words such as because, so, as a result and led to signal it.
In practice
"Because the mill closed, families moved away" makes the closing the cause and the leaving the effect.
Where people slip
Coming earlier does not make an event a cause; the passage must connect them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
Unlocks
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