Business Cause Effect Language BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Cause & Effect Language

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Because a car sitting unsold overnight generates zero revenue yet still incurs depreciation, insurance, and cleaning costs, operators like Europcar adjust rates in real time.

Grammar Reference · Cause & Effect Language

Cause: lead to /

Use lead to or result in before a noun phrase to show that one thing produces another. Poor fleet planning led to idle vehicles.

Effect: as a result /

Place as a result or therefore at the start of the consequence clause, after a semicolon or full stop. Demand fell; therefore, rates dropped.

Due to + noun phrase

Use due to before a noun phrase only — never before a clause. Due to poor weather, bookings fell.

Common error

Because of and due to both precede noun phrases. Because / since / as precede clauses. Mixing these is the most common error at this level.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Cause & Effect Language

1.The sharp fall in used-car prices a direct hit to Europcar's balance sheet.

2.Yield management allows companies to adjust rates; , idle vehicles are minimised.

3. the high volume of passengers at Dublin Airport, Europcar operates one of its busiest hubs there.

4.Add-on products such as GPS units significant extra revenue for each branch.

5.Electric vehicles depreciate faster than petrol models; , EV profitability remains uncertain.

6.The restructuring in 2021 the collapse of travel demand the previous year.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Because demand was high, Europcar raised its prices.

2.The drop in used-car value caused a drop in profits.

3.Europcar adjusted rates in real time, so idle vehicles were reduced.

4.Because the fleet was electrified, depreciation costs rose.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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