SWABIS

SWABIS

and using them appropriately

Fill in the Blank

What does SWABI stand for?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a SWABI correctly (complete sentence)?

• Since it's almost winter break, we went shopping.

• Winter break is soon.

• Because she's excited for the holidays

• Afternoons work best for me.

Multiple Select

Which sentences contain a SWABI? Choose three answers.

• Because it's online

• If you come do your work, you will do well in school.

• She missed the Google Meet because she slept in.

• She did not do well on the test.

• She plays Among Us after her homework.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a SWABI (subordinating conjunction).

Commas and SWABIs

Use a comma when you start your sentence with a dependent/subordinate clause.

a group of words that begins with ONE of the SWABIs or from the list provided.

When I entered her room in 1953, I had been to six schools in five years.

When I entered her room in 1953

Sometimes the dep/subordinate clause occurs in the middle of the thought or at the end.

• The restaurant where we used to eat dinner went out of

  business.

• You will learn to speak Spanish if you practice.

Let's practice using COMMAS with the SWABIs and other conjunctions from the list.

Let's go!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence with a SWABI.

• After the storm cleared, the flight took off.

• The storm cleared the flight took off.

• After the storm cleared the flight took off.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Because the subject was complicated Brad studied very hard.

• Because the subject was complicated, Brad studied very hard.

• Because the subject was complicated

• The subject was complicated Brad studied very hard.

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Emma and I look for the giraffes first, when we visit the zoo.

• Emma and I look for the giraffes first when we visit the zoo.

• When we visit the zoo, Emma and I look for giraffes first.

• When we visit the zoo, Emma and I look for giraffes first

Multiple Choice

Which word is the SWABI (subordinating conjunction)?

Before he sat down, Rick took off his jacket.

• Before

• Rick/he

• sat/took

• down,

• his jacket