Before a star is a star, it is an enormous cloud of gases. At the start, wisps of gas and drifts of dust collect, their gravity
drawing them together. As more stuff gathers, its combined gravitation grows stronger. Eventually, the cloud pulls itself into a massive ball of material. —A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
Describe the cause-and-effect relationships in this passage that lead to the formation of a star.
Gravity causes gas and dust to come together. More gas and dust combining causes the gravitation to strengthen. The stronger gravitation causes a massive ball of material that eventually becomes a star.
Dear diary, today I saw an athlete help one of their competitors by helping them finish the game fairly. That act of kindness brought me joy. It was a very heart-warming act to witness. Mostly because you rarely ever see anyone do something like that when it comes to serious competition.
Two sentences become a sentence, using transitions words or phrases that link sentences and paragraphs together smoothly so that there are no abrupt jumps or breaks between ideas.