As a warm-up, please record one sentence in your foldable.

Please construct your own sentence with the same conjunction and turn it in for grading.

AAAWWUBBIS

Although; After; As; While; When; Until; Because; Before; If; Since

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AAAWWUBBIS sentences are very mature. They take an ordinary simple sentence, and make it EXTRAORDINARY!

Record examples into your foldable.

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Although

After

As

While

When

Until

Because

Before

If

Since

“AAAWWUBBIS!”

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Surprising Fact or Contrast

Although it rained all day, the coach did not cancel the practice.

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The coach did not cancel the practice although it rained all day.

Although I feel sick, I will go to school to take the test.

Although _____________, _______________.

__________________although____________.

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After

After

• After my father finished the yardwork, he crashed on the sofa.

My father crashed on the sofa after he finished the yardwork.

After

• After Sam finished his homework, he went to ride his bicycle.

After_________________,____________________________.

_____________________ after_______________.

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As

• As the girl blew out the birthday candles, she closed her eyes and made a wish.

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The girl closed her eyes as she blew out the birthday candles.

As

• As the music got louder, more and more people decided to dance.

More and more people decided to dance as the music got louder.

As

• As the girl blew out the birthday candles, she closed her eyes and made a wish.

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As __________________, ______________.

____________________ as _____________.

While

• While the players were stretching, the coaches were talking quietly on the side of the field.

• The coaches were talking quietly on the side of the field while the players stretched.

While

She waited while he poured a cup of coffee.

While she waited, he poured a cup of coffee.

_______________________________while ________________________.

While __________________________, ____________________________.

When

When Grandma comes to visit, we build sandcastles on the beach.

Grandma and I build castles on the beach when she comes to visit.

Until

We did not stop talking until the rising sun warmed the edge of the sky.

Until the rising sun warmed the edge of the sky, we did not stop talking.

Until

The children were not allowed to go outside until they cleaned their room.

Until________________, _________________.

____________________ until______________.

If

• If I spray some blood on you, your vampire look will be complete.

If

If the exterminator does not spray the house, we will have an infestation problem soon.

If _________________________________, ________________________.

__________________________________ if _______________________.

Since=because

• Since the temperature dropped during the day, mom lit the fire to keep the house warm.

Since _________________________________, ________________________.

__________________________________ since ______________________.

Since= from the moment

• Since working as a cook for the last three months, Elain has gained ten pounds.

Since _________________________________, ________________________.

__________________________________ since ______________________.

Since= from the moment

• Since they bought the stove, they roasted chicken almost every week.

Since _________________________________, ________________________.

__________________________________ since ______________________.

Since =because

Since we ran out of mangoes, we decided to add strawberries into our smoothies.

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Since _________________________________, ________________________.

__________________________________ since ______________________.

Your Turn!

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Include some sentences with AAAWWUBIS to write a short story about a vacation you took with your family or friend.

“AAAWWUBBIS!”

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