A. Decide if the following pairs of sentences are CAUSE and EFFECT or only CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
1.Mary has a vitamin С deficiency. Mary has a skin disease.
2.John cut his finger with a sharp knife. John's finger bled.
3.The Jones family went to the movies last Saturday. The Jones children ate popcorn at the movies.
4.Peter's car ran out of gas. Peter had to walk to the nearest gas station.
5.Peter's girl friend hit him on the head with her handbag. Peter's car ran out of gas on the way to the beach.
B. Join each of the pairs of sentences to form one sentence which clearly indicates the relationship between the two parts. Use the following expressions.
Structure Vocabulary
so hence
thus because
consequently because of
therefore owing to
accordingly since
for this reason due to
as a result
Exercise 28. Cause and Effect (Education – Government).
Consider the following information which is out of order.
1.The U.S. constitution makes no provisions about education.
2.The states delegate much of the financial responsibility for education to the towns and cities.
3.The federal government gives some financial aid to the states for education.
4.Schools are run by school boards.
5.Education is the responsibility of the separate states of the U.S.
6.Each state has its own school system.
Write a paragraph of CAUSE and EFFECT about Unated States education, based on the data.