Question

Which correctly describes a cause-and-effect relationship in this excerpt?

Cause: People had to walk a half mile to catch the bus.
Effect: The bus company refused to extend the bus line.
Cause: People had to walk across a bridge to catch the bus.
Effect: Mr. Nixon protested to the bus company.
Cause: The bus company refused to extend the bus line.
Effect: Mr. Nixon drove his car into town.
Cause: Mr. Nixon asked the bus company to make a new stop.
Effect: The bus company refused to make a new stop.

Answer 1

I don't have the excerpt you're asking about. Could you paste the passage or a few sentences from it?

If you want to decide on your own, here's how to check:
- A cause is why something happened; an effect is what happened as a result.
- Replace the two parts with a single sentence using because (effect because cause). If it makes sense, you have them in the right order.
- Look for signal words: because, so, therefore, as a result, since, consequently.

If the passage says that Mr. Nixon asked the bus company for a new stop and the company then denied the request, pick the last option (Cause: Mr. Nixon asked… Effect: The bus company refused…). If the passage says the refusal led Mr. Nixon to drive into town, pick the third option. Paste the excerpt and I’ll pick the correct choice for you.