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
Typical age: 7–8 years
“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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- Fronted Adverbials and CommasREQUIRED
Fronted adverbials build on understanding conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions to express time and cause
- Expanded noun phrases (age 9+)
Prepositional phrase use is enriched by experience using conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions together to express time, place, and cause
- Conjunctions, Prepositions and InterjectionsREQUIRED
Explaining the function of prepositions in general and in context builds on practical experience using prepositions and adverbs for time, place, and cause