Grades K–2 · Language
How does because connect an event with a reason?
Because can connect something that happened with a reason for it. The story gives both parts, so the reason is not something we have to guess.
In the diagramBecause connects an event to its reasonThe story supplies both parts.rainumbrellareason → eventThe left picture shows the supplied reason.Nia opened it because rain was falling.
Here the story says that rain was falling and Nia opened an umbrella for that reason. Nia opened an umbrella because rain was falling joins the event with the supplied reason. The pictures show those two parts.
Another story can give a different event and reason. The word because tells us which reason is being offered. The word alone does not prove that every offered reason is true.
About this explanation
Starting knowledge: Follow a short event and a supplied reason in an adult-read story.
Sources
- Common Core State Standards Initiative — English Language Arts Standards: Language, Grade 1 (L.1.6)