What's the difference between cause and effect?

Question 9 options:

A)

The effect is what happens, and the cause is the result of the effect.

B)

In nonfiction writing, the cause is much more important than the effect.

C)

In nonfiction writing, cause and effect are essentially the same things.

D)

The cause is what happens, and the effect is the result of the cause.

1 answer

The correct answer is:

D) The cause is what happens, and the effect is the result of the cause.

In a cause-and-effect relationship, the cause is the event or action that leads to a result, while the effect is the outcome or consequence of that cause.