Match the causes and effects in the following columns, and then join the two sentences with connectors. Cause Siska forgot to tie her shoelaces. Microfibres from synthetic clothingmaterials are polluting rivers and oceans. Many trees in the forests werelogged illegally. Tropical fruits cannot be grown insubtropical countries. This is a holiday week for Rina. My car's tire had a puncture. The refrigerator is empty. Elena forgot to do her homework. The floor was all wet. Many people throw their rubbish into the river. Effect The areas surrounding the forests will be prone to erosion and landslide. I had an accident on my way home. Kiki is starving. She tripped. The river will get clogged. She had to do additional homework. Kiki slipped on it. They have to import them. We are advised to switch to organic clothing materials. She will take a trip to Malang with her family. My car's tire had a puncture.

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Jawaban dari soal ini adalah " Because my car's tire had a puncture, I had an accident on my way home ." Soal ini meminta untuk mencocokkan sebab dengan akibat yang tepat serta menghubungkan kedua kalimat sebab dan akibat tersebut menggunakan kata hubung yang tepat. Untuk dapat menjawab pertanyaan terlebih dahulu, perlu diketahui makna dari tiap kalimat sebab dan akibat. Makna dari kalimat-kalimat akibat tersebut antara lain: a. Area yang mengelilingi hutan menjadi rawan terjadi erosi dan tanah longsor. b. Aku mengalami kecelakaan di jalan pulang. c. Kiki kelaparan. d. Dia tersandung. e. Sungai akan tersumbat. f. Dia harus mengerjakan PR tambahan. g. Kiki terpeleset karena itu. h. Mereka harus mengimpornya. i. Kami dinasihati agar berganti ke bahan pakaian organik. j. Dia akan bepergian ke Malang bersama keluargannya. Sebab nomor 6apabila diterjemahkan akan berbunyi "Ban mobilku bocor." Berdasarkan terjemahan tersebut, kalimat akibat yang tepat untuk kalimat sebab tersebut adalah " I had an accident on my way home ." Dengan demikian, apabila kalimat tersebut digabungkan dengan kata hubung " because " , kalimat lengkap yang terbentuk adalah " Because my car's tire had a puncture,I had an accident on my way home ." Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah " Because my car's tire had a puncture, I had an accident on my way home ."