Sentence Variety

What are the AWUBITS?

• words that you can use to make an independent clause dependent.

• Iron Man's catchphrase

• you put them in the middle of two sentences with a comma

Which one of these would be considered an AWUBITS?

• And

• Why

• Because

What are the FANBOYS? Select all that apply.

• used to join two independent clauses

• the boys that follow Cardi B around

• For And Nor But Or Yet So

• makes dependent clauses independent

What kind of sentence is this?

Without a comma, this sentence would be incorrect.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What kind of sentence is this?

Before I was a teacher, I had to go to college, and now I couldn't be happier.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What kind of sentence is this?

Pizza is the best lunch because the cheese and pepperoni are delicious.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What kind of sentence is this?

I wanted to pass the class, yet I didn't do any of my work.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What is the correct way to combine these sentences?

The Texans are nothing without JJ Watt. He is the star of the team.

• Without JJ Watt the Texans are nothing he is the star of the team.

• JJ Watt is the star of the Texans they are nothing without him.

• The Texans without JJ Watt are nothing, because he is a star.

• Without JJ Watt, the Texans are nothing because he is a star.

What is the correct way to combine these sentences?

Softball is way better than baseball. Baseball is trash in comparison.

• In comparison to softball, baseball is trash.

• Baseball is trash in comparison to softball is way better.

• Softball way better. Baseball trash.

• Softball is way better than baseball; Baseball is trash in comparison.

What is the correct way to combine these sentences?

I can't remember where to put the comma. Oh barnacles

• Oh barnacles, I can't remember, where to put the comma.

• Oh barnacles I can't remember where to put the comma.

• I can't remember where to put the comma; oh barnacles.

• Barnacles can't remember where to put the comma.