Linking cause and effect Read the sentences. Link each pair of sentences using a suitable cause and effect phrase. Use a different phrase each time.
The first one is done for you.
1. It rains hard. The roads flood.
If it rains hard, then the roads flood.
Before the roads flood, it rains hard.
2. The thunderstorm struck. There was no power.
3. Mary heard about the hurricane warning in her area. She looked for a safe place.
4. The weather was bad. She had to stay inside.
5. They saw lightning in the sky. The soccer team stopped playing.
