Result / Consequence Link
What happened as a result?
Signification
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Comment le repérer
Ask what came out of the situation.
Exemples
so|therefore|as a result|then
so we left|therefore it failed
It was late, so we went home.
Visual guide
SITUATION → RESULT late → went home It was late, so we went home. Ask: What happened as a result?
One event chain, two views: CAUSE: It was late. RESULT: We went home. We went home because it was late. It was late, so we went home. so points to the outcome.
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue maternelle
Result is expressed with donc, alors, si bien que, de sorte que, and context.
Il était tard, donc nous sommes rentrés.
It was late, so we went home.
Dans votre langue d’apprentissage
En anglais, le résultat se marque avec so, therefore, as a result, which is why et d’autres connecteurs proches.
It was late, so we left.
so = lien de résultat/conséquence : le départ est la conséquence du fait qu’il était tard
Les apprenants peuvent confondre so, qui annonce un résultat, avec because, qui donne une cause, ou mal placer therefore dans la phrase.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.