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In the term 'cause and effect', the words 'cause' and 'effect' are nouns, joined by the conjunction 'and'; they are singular, common, abstract nouns.

The term 'cause and effect' can be used as a compound subject of a sentence or clause and the compound object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:

The cause and effect are obvious in retrospect.

You must consider the cause and effect before you decide to act.

The word cause is also a verb: cause, causes, causing, caused.

The word effect is also a verb: effect, effects, effecting, effected.

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