as a result

Meaning

This transition phrase is used to introduce the consequence, outcome, or effect of something previously mentioned. It is highly common in academic writing, essays, and formal speech to establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship.

Examples

• The company failed to adapt to new technology; as a result, they went bankrupt.

  The company failed to adapt to new technology; as a result, they went bankrupt.

• The temperatures rose significantly, and as a result, the glaciers began to melt.

  The temperatures rose significantly, and as a result, the glaciers began to melt.

• He missed several key lectures and, as a result, failed the final examination.

  He missed several key lectures and, as a result, failed the final examination.

• The government increased funding for education, and test scores improved as a result.

  The government increased funding for education, and test scores improved as a result.

• The study was poorly designed; as a result, the findings were deemed unreliable.

  The study was poorly designed; as a result, the findings were deemed unreliable.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ As the result, the project was delayed.

  ✓ As a result, the project was delayed.

  The idiom uses the indefinite article 'a,' not the definite article 'the.'

• ✗ He didn't study, as a result he failed.

  ✓ He didn't study; as a result, he failed.

  'As a result' is a transitional adverb, not a conjunction. It cannot connect two independent clauses with just a comma. Use a semicolon or start a new sentence.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The region experienced a severe drought. ___, crop yields fell by forty percent.

  💡 consequently

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  As a result

• She trained hard for months and, ___, won the gold medal.

  💡 because of her training / as an outcome of her effort

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  as a result