Cause Link
Why did it happen? What caused it?
Signification
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
Comment le repérer
Ask what made the event happen.
Exemples
because|since|due to|therefore
because of the rain|since I was tired
We stayed home because it was raining.
Visual guide
CAUSE → EVENT/STATE rain → stayed home We stayed home because it rained. Ask: Why did it happen?
Same cause link, different grammar: EVENT because CAUSE because CAUSE, EVENT EVENT due to CAUSE CAUSE-marker → EVENT All answer: Why?
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Cause is marked by parce que, car, comme, à cause de, grâce à, and related frames.
Nous sommes restés à la maison parce qu’il pleuvait.
We stayed at home because it was raining.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, la cause se marque avec because, since, as, due to, because of et d’autres connecteurs. Because introduit souvent une phrase complète ; because of et due to introduisent plutôt un nom ou un groupe nominal.
I stayed home because it rained.
'because it rained' = cause : cela explique pourquoi la personne est restée à la maison.
Les apprenants utilisent parfois because trop souvent, ou confondent because, because of et due to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.