1. Fix these sentences:
After chasing the ice cream truck two blocks Priscilla and I realized we didn’t have any money.
Although I fed the cats they still seemed hungry.
When I was little I loved to play outside.
Because he failed his English class his parents won’t let him go to the movies this weekend.
If I don’t turn in my paper I will fail the class.

2. The Subordinating Conjunction
AAAWWUBBIS
The Subordinating Conjunction

3. AAAWWUBBIS Since Although Because Before If Until As While After When
Comma Causers
Since
Although
Because
Before If
Until As
While
After
When

4. AAAWWUBBIS
After Although As When While Until Because Before If Since

5. If you start a sentence with an AAAWWUBBIS, you are almost guaranteed to have a comma in the sentence.
The comma does not immediately follow the AAAWWWUBBIS. You will feel or hear the pause when you read the sentence – that is where the comma goes.
After an AAAWWUBBIS phrase or clause, there must be a comma followed by an independent clause.

6. AAAWWUBBIS

7. Fragments When I went to the football game After I got home
Unless he decides to ride with me
Because of the rain
Since I am sick

8. Complex Sentences
When I got to the football game, I found my friend Joseph.
After I got home, I took a nap.
Unless he decides to ride with me, I will be going alone.
Because of the rain, we could not practice outside.
Since I am sick, I won’t be going to school tomorrow.

9. Complex Sentences without commas
I found my friend Joseph when I got to the football game.
I took a nap after I got home.
I will be going alone unless he decides to ride with me.
We could not practice outside because of the rain.
I won’t be going to school tomorrow since I am sick.

10. In your journal, write 3 sentences of your own using a comma causer in each in each sentence.

11. Use subordinate clauses for…
Thesis statements
Thematic statements
Embedding quotes