Awwubis

Although the settlers planted corn and wheat, the bad weather and insects destroyed their crops before the harvest.

• Compound

• AWUBIS Front Branching

• Non-AWUBIS Front Branching

As we sat on the bus headed on our field trip, we sang Disney songs.

• Compound

• AWUBIS Front Branching

• Non-AWBUIS Front Branching

If they are late for the play, the theatre will not let them in until intermission.

• Compound

• AWUBIS Front Branching

• Non-AWUBIS Front Branching

What is the formula for a complex sentence?

• Independent clause.!?

• Independent clause, FANBOYS independnet clause.!?

• AWUBIS independent clause, independent clause.!?

Determine which statement is incorrect about complex sentences:

• A complex sentence contains a subordinating conjunction.

• A complex sentence contains 1 dependent and 1 independent clause.

• Complex sentences contain 2 simple sentences.

• Complex sentences contain 2 independent clauses.

Answer explanation

A complex sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause.

The dependent clause contains a subordinate conjunction.

An acronym for subordinating conjunctions is __________.

Answer explanation

An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.

Which statement about simple sentences is incorrect?

• They are dependent clauses.

• They contain 1 or more subjects

• They are independent clauses.

• They contain 1 or more predicates.

Answer explanation

Simple sentences also known as Independent Clauses (IC) can have compound subjects:

John and Sally love school.

Independent clauses can have compound predicates:

John loves and adores Sally.

Which statement is incorrect about compound sentences?

• A compound sentences contains 1 dependent and 1 independent clause.

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to join 2 independent clauses.

• A compound sentence contains 2 dependent clauses.

• A comma is ALWAYS used before a coordinating conjunction.

Answer explanation

A compound sentence contains 2 independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

I love school, for I make friends.

I love school, and I make friends.

I don't love school, nor do I love friends.

I don't love school, but I love friends.

I can love school, or I can love friends.

I don't love school, yet I love friends.

I love friends, so I go to school.

What does the acronym AWUBIS stand for in English grammar?

• A) After, While, Until, Because, If, Since

• B) And, With, Under, Before, In, So

• C) As, When, Unless, Before, If, Since

• D) Although, When, Unless, Because, If, Since

Identify the AWUBIS word in the following sentence: 'Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.'

• A) Although

• B) Raining

• C) Decided

• D) Walk