{"id":13143,"date":"2026-09-13T15:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-says.com\/?page_id=13143"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:37:17","slug":"connecting-words","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research-says.com\/tr\/connecting-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"connector-sorting-game\">\n  <style>\n    #connector-sorting-game {\n      max-width: 1200px;\n      margin: 30px auto;\n      padding: 20px;\n      font-family: \"Ada Pear Light\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n      color: #24303f;\n      line-height: 1.5;\n    }\n\n    #connector-sorting-game * {\n      box-sizing: border-box;\n    }\n\n    #connector-sorting-game .game-card {\n      width: 100%;\n      padding: 24px;\n      background: #f7f9fc;\n      border: 1px solid #d7e0e8;\n      border-radius: 14px;\n    }\n\n    #connector-sorting-game h2 {\n      margin-top: 0;\n      color: 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Activity 4: Choose the Correct Time Connector\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"instructions\">\n      Choose the connector that shows the correct relationship between the\n      actions.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tip-box\">\n      <strong>Remember:<\/strong><br>\n      <em>Before<\/em> introduces an action that happens earlier.<br>\n      <em>After<\/em> introduces an action that happens later.<br>\n      <em>Later<\/em> refers to a subsequent time.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"question\">\n      <label for=\"s2q1\">\n        <span class=\"question-number\">1.<\/span>\n        Put your phone away\n      <\/label>\n\n      <select id=\"s2q1\" data-answer=\"before\">\n        <option value=\"\">Choose an answer<\/option>\n        <option value=\"after\">after<\/option>\n        <option value=\"before\">before<\/option>\n        <option value=\"finally\">finally<\/option>\n      <\/select>\n\n      you go to bed.\n\n      <div class=\"feedback\" id=\"s2f1\" 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