Causal Signal

Definition

Causal Signal in plain English

Words like because, therefore, prevents, and results from reveal the direction of explanation. Mark which event is proposed as cause and which as effect before evaluating the sentence.

Learn these first

• Inference (RC)
• Main Idea (RC)

Practice Causal Signal

Because the mountain pass was covered in thick ice and heavy snow, the journey became quite ________.

Related GRE terms

• Adaptive, section-level
• Argument Structure (Critical Reasoning)
• Charge (connotation)
• Complement
• Front-loading
• Inference (RC)
• Main Idea (RC)
• Mark–Skip–Sweep
• Permutation
• Pivot word