Text structure refers to the way and manner paragraphs are arranged in a literary piece so as to enable the smooth flow of ideas. The cause and effect text structure tells the reader that a certain effect or result stems from a foregoing event. It can be used in experiments to indicate that a certain result was as a result of a certain process or reaction. To clearly project the idea, words like because, as a result, and consequently can be used.
Other examples of text structures include; Time order/chronology, compare-contrast structure, sequence structure, definition structure, events description structure, etc.
