Oraciones de Causa y Efecto

Fondo

Aunque es posible que una de las causas para dar lugar a un efecto, las materias académicas rara vez son tan simples. Una causa puede dar lugar a más de un efecto, por ejemplo, las fuertes lluvias pueden causar deslizamientos de tierra e inundaciones. Además, más de una causa pueden llevar a uno o más efectos, por ejemplo, la pizza demasiado de comer y beber demasiado de coque para la comida puede causar a engordar y llegar tarde a clase!

Vocabulario y Gramática

Cause-effect	Example Sentences
...because of... ...caused by ...cause of ...reason for ...attributed to ...on account of ...owing to	There was flooding because of the heavy rain. The flooding was caused by the heavy rain. The heavy rain was the cause of the flooding. The heavy rain was the reason for the flooding. The flooding was attributed to the heavy rain. There was flooding on account of the heavy rain. Owing to the heavy rain there was flooding. (These cause-effect phrases are all followed by noun phrases; i.e. 'the heavy rain'.)
... because	There was flooding because heavy rain fell all night. ('Because' is followed by a verb phrase, 'heavy rain fell all night'.)

Nota Gramática: No utilizamos "Because" como la primera palabra en una frase: es de mal gusto.
Hay una serie de alternativas. Usted puede utilizar:
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- 'Due to...'; e.g. 'Due to the heavy rain there was flooding.'
- 'Owing to ...'; e.g. 'Owing to the heavy rain there was flooding.'
- 'As...'; e.g. 'As there was heavy rain, there was flooding.'

Verbs	Example Sentences
may could might can	The heavy rain may have caused the flooding. The heavy rain could have caused the flooding. The heavy rain might have caused the flooding. Flooding can be caused by heavy rain.

Nota Gramática: verbos modales como 'may', 'could' y 'might' debe ser seguido por los verbos infinitivo, tales como «Have» y «Be».

Time & Certainty	Example Sentences
Always true Present Less certain present Past Less certain past	Flooding is caused by heavy rain. The flooding is caused by the heavy rain. The flooding may be caused by the heavy rain. The flooding was caused by the heavy rain. The flooding may have been caused by the heavy rain.

 

Adverbs	Example Sentences
possibly certainly perhaps definitely probably undoubtedly	The rain may possibly cause flooding. The rain will certainly cause flooding. Perhaps the rain will cause flooding. The rain will definitely cause flooding. The rain will probably cause flooding. The rain will undoubtedly cause flooding.

Nota Gramática: usarán 'con adverbios que muestran una alta probabilidad, tales como 'undoubtedly', 'definitely' and 'probably'. Para otros adverbios, que muestran una menor posibilidad, utilice 'may', 'could' or 'might'; e.g. The rain could, perhaps, cause flooding.' o 'The rain may possibly cause flooding'.

Además, la posición del adverbio generalmente justo delante del verbo para los adverbios de posibilidad y probabilidad. Esto es porque el adverbio da más información sobre el verbo. Esto es diferente de adverbios como 'Unfortunately', que dan información acerca de toda la frase, por ejemplo, 'Unfortunately, the heavy rain caused flooding.'


Otros Causa y Efecto Frases:

Causes

* There are several reasons for this. Firstly, ...
* Other causes played a part. Firstly,
* A key factor was... ('key' means 'important')
* This is due to ...
* This is a reflection of...

Effects

* As a result, ...
* Consequently, ...
* This meant that...
* One consequence of this is that ...

Ejercicio de Causa y Efecto