Linguistic Issue (7)

Cause Connectives

	Coordinators
for	Internet is indispensable for people, for it is a vital means of communication around the world. *N.B: Although ‘for’ could have a synonymic significance of ‘because’, a comma must not be placed before ‘because’ unlike ‘for’ .
	Subordinators
because Since as	Internet is indispensable for people because it is a vital means of communication around the world.
	Miscellaneous Connectives
to result from to be the result of	The mutational technology within the last decade resulted from/was the result of undeniable human efforts.
due because of	Obesity is a health problem due to/ because of mis-nutritional habits.
the effect of the consequence of	One effect of /consequence of environmental pollution is natural disasters.
as a result of as a consequence of	Earthquakes takes place as a result of /as a consequence of earth’s volcanic action.

Effect Connectives:

as a result as a consequence therefore thus consequently hence	There is a possible life on other planets ; as a result / as a consequence / therefore / thus / consequently/ hence ,astronauts have been conquering the space. *N.B: Make the students realize the difference between ‘as a result’ and as ‘a result of’. ‘As a result’ is followed by a complete sentence that is accompanied with an effect while ‘as a result of’ is followed by a phrase and accompanied with a subordinate clause. Coordinators
so	The percentage of cancer patients is getting higher very day, so physicians will never give up conducting research about this fatal disease.
	Miscellaneous Connectives
to result in to cause	The environmental pollution results in /causes extinction of animal species.
to have an effect on to affect	The environmental pollution has effects on /affects the lives of living organisms.
the cause of the reason for	Persistence is the cause of/the reason for the mutational technology.