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🔗 Words for Time, Place, and Cause

Little words like because, after, then, and under are the glue that holds ideas together. Meet the connecting words that tell your reader WHEN, WHERE, and WHY things happen — and learn to snap two lon

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What you’ll learn

  1. The Little Glue WordsUnderstand that connecting ('glue') words join ideas and do three jobs: telling when, where, and why.Small connecting words act like glue, sticking two ideas into one clear sentence. They do three jobs — telling WHEN, WHERE, and WHY something happens.
  2. Words That Tell WHENUse time words (before, after, then, when, while, during) to show order and WHEN.Time words put events in order and tell the reader WHEN things happen — earlier, later, or at the same time. Examples: before, after, then, while, during.
  3. Words That Tell WHEREUse place words (under, near, inside, beside, above) to show WHERE.Place words tell the reader WHERE something is in one short word — under, near, inside, beside, above. They paint the spot so the listener knows just where to look.
  4. Words That Tell WHYUse 'because' and 'so' to give a reason and show WHY.'Because' points to the reason and 'so' points to the result; together they explain WHY. They flip the same idea from different ends of the sentence.
  5. Joining Two IdeasJoin two ideas with a connecting word, within a sentence and across sentences.A glue word can sit in the middle of a sentence to join two ideas, and can also link one sentence to the next so writing flows. This is what turns lonely sentences into a smooth story.
  6. You're the WriterChoose the right connecting word for its job and apply them in writing.With a sorted toolbox of when/where/why words, a young writer can join any two ideas by picking the word for the job. Glue words make writing flow and tell the reader when, where, and why.

Questions this course answers

In 'We stayed inside because it rained,' what job is the word 'because' doing?

'Because' is a glue word. It joins 'we stayed inside' to its reason, 'it rained,' so it tells you WHY.

What are the three big jobs that glue words do?

Glue (connecting) words tell you WHEN something happens, WHERE it happens, and WHY it happens.

Which word best fills the gap: 'We washed our hands ___ we ate.'

'Before' is a time word — it tells you the hand-washing came earlier, so it shows WHEN.

What does a 'time word' like 'then' or 'while' tell your reader?

Time words line events up in order and tell you WHEN — first, next, or at the same time.

Which sentence uses a WHERE word correctly?

'Under' is a place word telling you WHERE the shoe is. The others are not place words and don't make sense here.

'It started to rain, ___ we ran inside.' Which word fits, and why?

'So' is a why-word that points to the result: the rain was the reason, and running inside was what happened next.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • UK National Curriculum — English, Key Stage 1 (Years 1–2): conjunctions and connectives, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-english-programmes-of-study
  • Oxford Owl for Home — connectives and conjunctions for young writers, https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

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