Exercise to practice using time and cause and effect connectives in sentences.

The task involves adding suitable time or cause and effect connectives to each sentence. Let's analyze each sentence and determine the appropriate connective.

Key Concepts:

- Time Connectives: These show the sequence of events (e.g., after, before, when, as soon as).
- Cause and Effect Connectives: These show a reason or consequence (e.g., because, so, therefore, since).

Solution:

1. Jenny went to sleep _______ she was very tired.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. Jenny went to sleep because she was tired.
- Connective: because
- Completed Sentence: Jenny went to sleep because she was very tired.

2. It is past midnight _______ I must go to bed.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. The fact that it is past midnight leads to the conclusion that you must go to bed.
- Connective: so
- Completed Sentence: It is past midnight so I must go to bed.

3. _______ you have tidied your bedroom you can go out to play.
- This is a condition where one action (tidying the bedroom) must be completed before another action (going out to play) can occur.
- Connective: after
- Completed Sentence: After you have tidied your bedroom, you can go out to play.

4. The teacher was cross _______ the boy had lied to her.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. The teacher was cross because the boy lied.
- Connective: because
- Completed Sentence: The teacher was cross because the boy had lied to her.

5. The weather was scorching _______ we played on the beach.
- This is a time relationship. The fact that the weather was scorching occurred while they were playing on the beach.
- Connective: when
- Completed Sentence: The weather was scorching when we played on the beach.

6. We arrived home twenty minutes late _______ we were sent straight to bed.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. Being late led to the consequence of being sent to bed.
- Connective: so
- Completed Sentence: We arrived home twenty minutes late so we were sent straight to bed.

7. You should not talk to strangers _______ you do not know what they are like.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. The reason for not talking to strangers is that you don't know them.
- Connective: because
- Completed Sentence: You should not talk to strangers because you do not know what they are like.

8. The café was closed _______ we were too late to get any supper.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. The café being closed resulted in not being able to get supper.
- Connective: so
- Completed Sentence: The café was closed so we were too late to get any supper.

9. It is raining heavily _______ we could not go out at playtime.
- This is a cause-and-effect relationship. The heavy rain prevented going out.
- Connective: so
- Completed Sentence: It is raining heavily so we could not go out at playtime.

Final Answer:

1. Jenny went to sleep because she was very tired.
2. It is past midnight so I must go to bed.
3. After you have tidied your bedroom, you can go out to play.
4. The teacher was cross because the boy had lied to her.
5. The weather was scorching when we played on the beach.
6. We arrived home twenty minutes late so we were sent straight to bed.
7. You should not talk to strangers because you do not know what they are like.
8. The café was closed so we were too late to get any supper.
9. It is raining heavily so we could not go out at playtime.

Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ because} \\
2. & \text{ so} \\
3. & \text{ After} \\
4. & \text{ because} \\
5. & \text{ when} \\
6. & \text{ so} \\
7. & \text{ because} \\
8. & \text{ so} \\
9. & \text{ so}
\end{aligned}
}