Expressing Time, Place and Cause
Use conjunctions (when, before, after, while, so, because), adverbs (then, next, soon, therefore) and prepositions (before, after, during, in, because of) to express time, place and cause within and across sentences
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Use different word classes to connect time, place and cause.
Use different word classes to connect time, place and cause.
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The Lion & the Gnat
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- Use time conjunctions to connect clauses (e.g., 'We went inside because it was raining', 'After the bell rang, we lined up')
- Use adverbs of time and cause within sentences (e.g., 'First, she opened the door. Then, she stepped outside. Therefore, she got wet.')
- Use prepositions of time and cause in phrases (e.g., 'during the lesson', 'before lunch', 'because of the rain')
“When your child writes a story, do they use time words like "after", "while", or "soon" to show the order things happened — rather than starting every sentence with "then"?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 7–12
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