A cause is why something happens. An effect or result is what happens. Cause Effect

When you read, sometimes clue words such as because and since signal a cause and effect relationship.

Examples: Jose grabbed his baseball and glove because he wanted to play baseball. In this sentence, the word because is the signal for a cause. What caused Joe to grab his ball and glove?

Examples: Jose grabbed his baseball and glove because he wanted to play baseball. In this sentence, the word because is the signal for a cause. What caused Joe to grab his ball and glove? Correct! He wanted to play baseball. Since it was snowing, we built a snowman.

Examples: Since it was snowing, we built a snowman. In this sentence, the word since is the signal for a cause. What caused us to build a snowman?

Examples: Since it was snowing, we built a snowman. In this sentence, the word since is the signal for a cause. What caused us to build a snowman? Correct! He wanted to play baseball.

Sometime the author does not tell a cause, and you need to think about why something happened.

A cause may have more than one effect. Cause Effect Effect

An effect may have more than one cause. Cause Cause Effect