I. Meaning of Cause and Effect Cause: the reason why something happened Effect: the result of what happened II. Structures of Cause and Effect - Topic sentence - Supporting details - Concluding sentence III. Social Function To explain reasons why something happened and the result of what happened logically IV. Language Features and Example They bully him because they want to show their dominance REASON: They want to show their dominance RESULT: They bully him Mike is the new kid at the school, so they want to show who the boss is. REASON : Mike is the new kid at the school RESULT : They want to show who the boss is 2. The use of 'because' and 'because of' We will be closed tomorrow because it is the starting day of social distancing period. 3. The use of 'due to' We will study from home tomorrow due to a wider spread of Corona virus. 4. The use of 'as' The agency has ...