雖然說(shuō)因果關(guān)系題總的特征是沒(méi)有信號(hào)詞，但仍然列出一些表示因果關(guān)系的詞匯，以便大家聽(tīng)到這些詞時(shí)可以較敏感地反應(yīng)出這是因果關(guān)系的題。
(1).表示因果關(guān)系的詞：because, so, for, since, that, cause (v.), produce, consider；
(2).表示因果關(guān)系的詞組：now that, so… that, such… that, so that, in order that, due to, owing to, because of, thanks to, on account for, as a result, be attributable to, give rise to, result from, result in, be responsible for, occur from, be brought about.
因果關(guān)系題常用的提問(wèn)方式有：
Why…?
What is the reason for…?
What is the cause of…?
What happened to…?
What do we learn from the conversation?
