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Cause & Effect — Three Words Greek Philosophers Gave Advertising

Grammar: cause & effect language

Free ESL grammar exercise on cause & effect themed around three words greek philosophers gave advertising. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.

What's on this worksheet

A Business English ESL grammar exercise on media, practising cause & effect language. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

The campaign worked because it used a toolkit that is more than two thousand years old. Nike's shares dropped, but as a result of the buzz, online sales jumped.

Grammar: Cause and Effect Language

Because / so
Sales rose because the ad felt honest. — reason and result
As a result
The ad went viral. As a result, sales rose. — result linker

Sample items

  1. Sales rose ______ the ad felt honest.
  2. The ad went viral. ______, orders doubled.
  3. Sales fell ______ the weak slogan.

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