Read the excerpt and select the signal word or phrase that indicates it is part of a cause and effect essay.

She spent the day before playing with her friends. When her teacher started passing out the exam, her heart sank. WHAT was she going to do?
She quickly DECIDED to cheat off her neighbor. Her teacher looked over and saw her looking at her neighbor's test. CONSEQUENTLY, her teacher
TOOK HER TEST, put a big red zero across the top, and sent her to the principal's office UNTILL the test was over.

Let's work through this together. "Consequently" is a linking word used to show consequences or effects. In the case of the paragraph presented, this is used to show the action "her teacher took her test, put a big red zero across the top..." was a consequence or effect of "her looking at her neighbor's test". Additionally, the use of this linking word shows the text has a cause and effect because the author is explaining the effects of cheating and by using this linking word the author explicitly shows one action was the effect of another. Hope this helps!