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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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Question 1 of 3

Which sentence correctly shows a cause relationship using a conjunction?

Question 2 of 3

Which sentence correctly uses a cause conjunction to explain why Alex took an umbrella?

Question 3 of 3

Sam brushed his teeth and later he ate breakfast. Which sentence correctly joins these two actions with a time conjunction to show the order they happened?

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What a child can do after this Skill

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')

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

Eng_LKS2_Write_VGP_4 — Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions
Eng.App2.Y3.Sent.1 — Expressing time, place and cause

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