There are many different linking words you can use to show cause and effect, or why something happened, why someone feels a certain way, etc.

Effect

We can use so in a compound sentence to show effect or result.

  • There were delays at the airport, so we had to travel by train.

We can also express result with transition words like therefore, as a result, or consequently:

  • There were delays at the airport. Therefore, we had to travel by train.
  • There were delays at the airport; as a result, we had to travel by train.

Cause


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