In this task your given two statements. You must judge whether the second sentence is the cause or effect of the first one. Label the instances as "cause" or "effect" based on your judgment. The sentences are separated by a newline character.

[Q]: I put rubber gloves on.
I was preparing to clean the bathroom.
[A]: cause


[Q]: The steak was difficult to cut.
The knife was dull.
[A]: cause


[Q]: The boy wore braces.
His teeth became straight.
[A]:
effect