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I. Since Amna's baby died at birth, she wanted another immediately.II. Amna abducted an infant and took it out of the hospital.

Correct answer: A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

  • A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
  • B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
  • C. Both statements I and II are independent causes
  • D. Both statements I and II are the effects of independent cause.

Explanation

The best way to tackle cause and effect questions is to try to merge the two sectences into one using the format: "sentence 1...As a result,...sentence 2. If the new sentence makes sense, then sentence one is the cause and sentence 2 is the effect. So in this case, we could rewrite the two sentences as: "Since Amna's baby died at birth, she wanted another immediately. As a result, Amna abducted an infant and took it out of the hospital." This makes sense. Amna's own child died and as a result she stole another from the hospital. Hence we can say that sentence 1 is the cause, and sentence 2 is the effect.

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