Writing Academic English 4th Edition

RRA.CT1CE 5

UsingCause/
EffectSignal
Words

Chapter 6 ICause/EffectEssal's 103

1.Theperformanceofelectriccarsis inferiortotheperformanceofcars

withconventionalinternalcombustionengines;consequently,some

improvementsmustbemadeinthemiftheyaretobecomepopular.

2. However,electriccarsarereliable,economical,andnonpolluting;therefore,
   thegovernmentisspendingmillionsofdollarstoimprovetheirtechnology.


3. Electriccarsuserelativelyinexpensiveelectricityforpower;thus,they
   costlesstooperatethancarsthatusegasoline.


4. Thecostofgasolineisrising;asa result,someautomobilemanufacturers
   havebeguntoproduceelectricmodels.


5. Hispatientdiplomacyresultedinthesuccessfulnegotiationofa peacetreaty.


6. It hasbeendocumentedthatlackofsleepaffectsa person'sabilityto
   thinkclearly.


7. Coldwaterisdenserthanwarmwaterandwillthereforesink.


8. Freshwaterislessdensethansaltwater,soit tendstofloatonthesurface
   ofa bodyofsaltwater.


9. Airpollutioncreatesholesintheprotectiveozonelayerofthestratosphere,
   therebyallowingharmfulultravioletradiationtoreachEarth'ssurface.
   10.Thecauseofthepatient'srapidrecoverywastheexcellentcarehe
   receivedfromhisdoctor.

Step 1 Decidewhichsentenceineachitemisa causeandwhichisaneffect.

WriteC forcauseorEforeffectnexttoeachsentence.

Step 2 Combinethesentencesineachitemintoa newsentencethatshows

a cause/effectrelationship.Usethecauseoreffectsignalwordor

phrasegiventoformyournewsentence,andcircletheword.Youwill

havetoadd,delete,orchangewordsinmostsentences.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

1._E_Therearefewerhoursofdaylight.

_c_Inwinter,thesunis lowerinthesky.

(thus) Inwinter,thesunislowerinthesKy;et6i2therearefewerhoursof

daylight.

2.__Somebreedsofdogshavea strongerdesiretoperforma service

thanotherbreeds.

__Theyaremoresuitableassearch-and-rescueanimals.

(since) _

3.__Sealsandotheraquaticmammalscanseewhentheyarehuntingfor

foodinthedarkoceandepthsatnight.

__Theyhaveverylargeeyes.

(dueto) _