Toefl exam Essentials

Words Showing Difference
but
on the other hand
yet
however
on the contrary
in contrast
conversely
while
unlike
Cause and effect arranges ideas so that readers can see why
something took place (cause) and what changes happened as a
result (effect). For example, a historian may write about the causes
of the stock market crash of 1929 in the United States (investors
borrowing money on easy credit to buy stock) and the effects of
the crash (lost fortunes, business and bank closings, unemploy-
ment). The following are key words that give clues about when
a writer is describing cause and effect.