Business Cause Effect Language BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Cause & Effect Language

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

The US imposed tariffs on Chinese electronics in 2018, forcing companies such as Apple to reconsider their supplier base. Rising interest rates caused many retailers to delay store expansion.

Grammar Reference · Cause & Effect Language

Cause → Effect (verb)

Use cause, lead to, prompt, compel, force to connect a cause to its result. The tariffs led to a supplier review.

Effect ← Cause (prep

Use due to, because of, as a result of to introduce the cause after the effect. IKEA changed due to investor pressure.

Connectors between

Use As a result, Consequently, Therefore to link a cause sentence to an effect sentence. GDPR was enacted. As a result, data practices changed.

Common error

The law made companies to restructure. ✗ → made companies restructure ✓ — no infinitive after make (causative).

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Cause & Effect Language

1.The new regulation companies to change their data storage practices immediately.

2.A sharp rise in raw material costs to a 15% increase in retail prices.

3.The company delayed its expansion rising interest rates across the region.

4.Shifting consumer preferences Nestlé to accelerate its plant-based product line.

5.GDPR fines were severe; , most firms restructured their data teams within a year.

6.The technology marketing departments to question tasks previously done by large teams.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Interest rates rose. Retailers delayed expansion.

2.GDPR was introduced. Companies had to change their data practices.

3.Investor pressure increased. IKEA committed to sustainable sourcing.

4.ChatGPT was widely adopted. Marketing teams reviewed their workflows.

5.Tariffs were imposed. Apple reconsidered its supplier base.

6.Consumer demand for plant-based food grew. Nestlé accelerated its Garden Gourmet brand.

7.Political instability grew. Several companies delayed their market entry.

8.Environmental regulations tightened. Manufacturers redesigned their packaging.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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