English Grammar & Punctuation Procedural 7–8 yrs

Expressing Time, Place and Cause

表达时间、地点与原因

Description

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

Mastery Evidence
  • 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')
Assessment Prompt

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"?