The result of an event or situation that is caused by something else.

• A. Consequence
• B. Effect
• C. Outcome
• D. Result

Answer: (B)

Think of a cause and what it makes happen. The word for what happens as a result of that cause is the effect. It names the change produced by the cause and answers what occurred because of it. In the sentence, the phrase describes that specific result brought about by something else, which is exactly what the effect refers to.

Consequence can also mean a result, especially one with significance or a moral or long-term impact, and outcome is a broader term for the end state of a process. Result is very general. But effect highlights the direct link between the cause and what occurs, making it the best fit here. For example, The medicine had the intended effect.