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Cause-Effect in AP English Language

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Definition

Cause-effect refers to the relationship between events or actions where one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect). It explains how and why things happen in a sequence.

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Topic 3.6: 3.6 Developing parts of a text with cause-effect and narrative methods

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