Understanding Cause and Effect Synthesis
Combining sentences to show a cause-and-effect relationship means clearly linking an action or event (the cause) to its result (the effect). This helps make the connection between the two ideas explicit and easy to understand.
Analyzing Sentence Synthesis Options
Let's look at how each option combines the two original sentences:
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Option (a): "The company decreased its product prices, which caused sales to increase gradually."
This option uses "which caused" to link the price decrease to the sales increase. It clearly shows a cause-effect link.
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Option (b): "The company decreased its product prices, so sales increased gradually."
The word "so" indicates a result or consequence. This is a common way to show cause and effect, although it might be slightly less formal or explicit than other options.
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Option (c): "The company decreased its product prices and sales increased gradually."
Using "and" simply connects the two events as occurring together. It does not explicitly state that the price decrease *led* to the sales increase, weakening the cause-effect relationship.
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Option (d): "Sales increased gradually as a result of the company decreasing its product prices."
This option uses the phrase "as a result of" to explicitly connect the effect (sales increase) back to the cause (price decrease). This structure strongly emphasizes the cause-effect relationship, clearly stating that the change in prices is the reason for the change in sales.
Choosing the Best Synthesis
When the goal is to best highlight a cause-and-effect relationship between two events – a company lowering prices and sales going up – using specific phrasing that points directly to causality is most effective. Phrases like "as a result of" make this connection very clear and are often preferred for emphasizing the direct link between the cause and its consequence.
Important Questions from Grammar
Directions: In this question, a sentence has been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.
Too often, picnic (A)/ preparation consists (B)/ of throwing together some sandwiches (C)/ and grabbing a apple. (D)/ No error (E)
Directions: In this question, a sentence has been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.
The conference will (A)/ give us an opportunity (B)/ to exchange informations (C)/ with other researchers. (D)/ No error (E)
Directions: In this question, a sentence has been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.
One of the (A)/ aim of Ethnography is (B)/ to contribute to an understanding (C)/ of the human race. (D)/ No error (E)
Directions: In this question, a sentence has been divided into five parts (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E). Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is 'No error'. Ignore the error of punctuation if any.
If you will eat (A)/ your breakfast, you (B)/ will be allowed (C)/ to watch television. (D)/ No error (E)
Direction: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are given to the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.
No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police's appeal.
