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What is Aaawwubbis?
A dependent clause depends on the rest of the sentence to make sense. A dependent clause usually starts with an AAAWWUBBIS word: As, Although, After, While, When, Unless, Because, Before, If, Since.
What is the acronym for subordinating conjunction?
We usually remember these words using the acronym ‘FANBOYS’. • subordinating conjunctions (e.g. when) introduce a subordinate clause.
Is I saw a Wabub an acronym?
‘I SAW A WABUB!’ is a fun acronym to help children to remember some of the main subordinating conjunctions to use in their writing. (if, since, as, when, although, while, after, before, until and because).
What does THAMOs stand for?
Therefore
THAMOs are conjunctive adverbs that show the relationship between two complete thoughts. The letters stand for “Therefore,” “However,” “Also,” “Meanwhile,” and “Otherwise.”
What is an acronym of the commonly used conjunctions?
The mnemonic acronym FANBOYS can be used to remember the most common coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. For: presents a reason (“They do not gamble or smoke, for they are ascetics.”) And: presents non-contrasting items or ideas (“They gamble, and they smoke.”)
What are thamos SWABIs and fanboys?
FANBOYS: For, And, But, Or, Yet, So represent coordinating conjunctions. SWABI: Since, When, And, Because, and If represent subordinating conjunctions. THAMOS: Therefore, However, As if, Meanwhile, and Otherwise represent conjunctive adverbs. These three popular groups of conjunctions are used to connect clauses.
Is a Wabub real?
A fun acronym to help your KS2 class learn subordinate clauses. ‘I SAW A WABUB!’ is a fun acronym to help KS2 children to remember some of the main subordinating conjunctions to use in their writing (if, since, as, when, although, while, after, before, until and because).
What does SWABIs mean in writing?
SWABIs are subordinating conjunctions that join two complete thoughts into one sentence. The letters stand for “Since,” “When,” “After,” “Because,” and “If.” After John baked the cupcakes, I covered them in frosting.