Sentence Variety

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What does AAAWWWUBBIS stand for?

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AAAWWWUBBIS stands for 'Although, After, As, When, While, Until, Because, Before, If, Since' - words that can make an independent clause dependent.

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What is the purpose of using AAAWWWUBBIS in a sentence?

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To create complex sentences by making an independent clause dependent.

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What punctuation is used when an AAAWWWUBBIS word starts a sentence?

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A comma is always used after the dependent clause.

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How do you correctly combine the sentences: 'Softball is way better than baseball.' and 'Baseball is trash in comparison.'?

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In comparison to softball, baseball is trash.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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How do you correctly combine the sentences: 'Lil Pump is a ridiculous name.' and 'Lil Wayne is much cooler.'?

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Although Lil Pump is a ridiculous name, Lil Wayne is much cooler.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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How do you correctly combine the sentences: 'Jose Altuve is a beast.' and 'He never lets the Astros down.'?

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Jose Altuve is a beast; he never lets the Astros down.

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What is the function of a semicolon in a sentence?

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A semicolon connects closely related independent clauses.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.