AAAWWUBBIS
The I in AAAWWUBBIS stands for:
If
What is a synonym for the word inference?
Prediction
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 14 to avoid repeating an idea?
(14) The bus driver instructed and told Colvin to move farther back.
The bus driver instructed Colvin to move farther back.
What change needs to be made?
(2) They are very unhappy with the British government's approach to taxing the colonies.
Change are to were
We use ____ to combine 2 ideas, things, or items.
And
When a sentence starts with an AAAWWUBBIS word, what do we need to add halfway through the sentence?
A comma
What is another word for glanced?
Looked
What is the BEST way to revise sentence 24?
(24) Colvin filed a lawsuit and with some other women.
Colvin and some other women filed a lawsuit.
What change needs to be made?
(5) The tea was worth $1,700,00 in todays' money.
Change todays' to today's
We use these two things to combine two or more sentences.
, and
The U in AAAWWUBBIS stands for:
Until
What is a synonym for paraphrase?
Summary/summarize
Sentence 32 needs to be revised. Write this sentence in a clear and effective way.
(32) She listened and then a hug for me.
She listened and then gave me a hug.
What change needs to be made?
(6) After three hours of dumping tea into the water the colonists fled into the night.
Insert a comma after water
We use ____ to show two things that didn't happen.
Neither/nor
The 3 A's in AAAWWUBBIS stand for:
After, Although, As
Write a synonym for bumfuzzled.
Confused
Combine the sentences in a clear and effective way.
(17) They are certain areas on the sun's surface. (18) These areas are slightly cooler.
They are certain areas on the sun's surface, and they are slightly hotter.
They are certain areas on the sun's surface that are slightly hotter.
What change, if any, needs to be made?
(2) They were headed for the harbor, where three ships were sitting.
No change is needed!
We use these two things to show two or more sentences that present choices.
AAAWWUBBIS: What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
(10) I stood up straight. (11) My backpack knocked Ms. Kessler's coffee mug onto the floor.
As I stood up straight, my backpack knocked Ms. Kessler's coffee mug onto the floor.
(20) My friends chatted away, but I was lost.
The word lost is not the right word for sentence 20. Which word should replace lost in this sentence? Dreamy, fascinated, clueless, or distracted?
Distracted
True or false: if a part of a sentence does not pass the whisper test, it is a complete sentence.
False - we would need more information.
What change needs to be made?
(5) As a result, people use this part of the brain to make decisions, solve problems, and acheive goals.
Change acheive to achieve
True or false: when quoting evidence, the end punctuation goes outside the quotation marks.
False: It looks "like this." It does not look "like this".