Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Signification
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Comment le repérer
Ask what came out of the situation.
Exemples
Mots
so|therefore|as a result|then
Expressions
so we left|therefore it failed
Phrase
It was late, so we went home.
Visual guide
Basic shape
SITUATION → RESULT late → went home It was late, so we went home. Ask: What happened as a result?
Compare shape
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
French (standard)
Présence
strong
Importance
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 la langue d’apprentissage
Japanese
Présence
strong
Difficulté
Result and consequence often use causal connectors and sentence linkers like それで or だから.
遅かったので、帰った。
It was late, so we went home.
Difficulté fréquente
Learners may blur cause, reason and result linkers.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.