Cause and effect Cause (noun) someone or something that makes things happen. Example : The cause of the flood was the massive of amount garbage thrown in the river. (verb) an activity that makes things happen. Example : The massive amount of garbage thrown in the river caused the flood. Effect (noun) a change that is the result of an activity or cause. Example : The rain had an effect on her mood. Affect When effect is used as a verb, it changes to affect. (verb) to produce an effect; cause something to happen. Example : The rain affected his mood. Signal word/phrase + Cause + Effect Effect + Signal word/phrase + Cause Noun signal word : Due to, Because of, Owing to, Thanks to. Verb signal word : Because, Since, As, For, As a result of. Dialogue: Yoga : Helo Rizqi, what's up ? Rizqi : Hey... Not bad. How are you ? Yoga : I'm fine. But usually you are so excited. What's wrong ? Rizqi : Maybe I fe...