Self-Test Quiz: Cause and Effect Linking Words

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1. Link the following two sentences using "because":

 

Hemp is related to the marijuana plant.

It is illegal.

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2. Link the following sentences using "as a result":

 

In the last ten years, many BC valleys have been clearcut.

142 species of salmon have become extinct.

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3. Link the following sentences using "since":

 

Forestry is important to Canada.

It generates a lot of export income.

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4. Link the following sentences using "therefore":

 

Some people believe marijuana should be legal.

Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol or tobacco.

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5. Link the following sentences using "due to" (you will have to change one of the sentences into a noun phrase):

 

Many species in BC are threatened.

Logging is taking place.

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