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The scientist was looking at his radar screen ______________ he suddenly detected a UFO crash landing in the forest.
The scientist was looking at his radar screen when he suddenly detected a UFO crash landing in the forest.
Everyone was sleeping comfortably ______________ a sudden, loud rustling sound came from the backyard.
Everyone was sleeping comfortably while a sudden, loud rustling sound came from the backyard.
The police arrived at the site ______________ the witness was still searching for clues in the cave.
The police arrived at the site when the witness was still searching for clues in the cave.
The detective found the missing keys ______________ he was investigating the dark cave.
The detective found the missing keys when he was investigating the dark cave.
Sam Black takes some secret photos from the computer.
Rewrite:
Sam Black just took some secret photos from the computer.
My friend was reading a classic novel ______________ I was writing a script for our class presentation.
My friend was reading a classic novel while I was writing a script for our class presentation.
Tony picked up the phone ______________ his friend called him to talk about the strange incident.
Tony picked up the phone when his friend called him to talk about the strange incident.
Max finds out that the story is cursed.
Rewrite with JUST:
Max just found out that the story is cursed.
______________ the alien was sneakily hiding inside the delivery box, Eddy was driving his motorcycle to a customer's house.
while the alien was sneakily hiding inside the delivery box, Eddy was driving his motorcycle to a customer's house.
The children were playing an exciting game of Snakes and Ladders ______________ the school bell rang.
The children were playing an exciting game of Snakes and Ladders when the school bell rang.
The old man tells the young boy about a dangerous spy job.
Rewrite:
The old man just told the young boy about a dangerous spy job.
The police arrived at the forest site.
Rewrite:
The police just arrived at the forest site.
______________ my mom was baking chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen, my dad was watering the plants outside.
while my mom was baking chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen, my dad was watering the plants outside.
Kelly's brother turns into a furry hamster.
Rewrite with JUST:
Kelly's brother just turned into a furry hamster.
I finish reading Ian Fletcher's new thriller novel.
Rewrite with JUST:
I just finished reading Ian Fletcher's new thriller novel.
Jack explored the dark forest. He suddenly found a hidden alien.
Rewrite starting with While:
While Jack was exploring the dark forest, he suddenly found a hidden alien.
The police arrived at the forest site. They did not find any trace of the UFO.
Rewrite starting with When:
When the police arrived at the forest site, they did not find any trace of the UFO.
Eddy was sleeping soundly in his bed. He heard a strange rustling sound outside his house.
Rewrite starting with While:
While Eddy was sleeping soundly in his bed, he heard a strange rustling sound outside his house.
Eddy was driving his motorcycle to hand over a pizza. An alien sneaked inside his delivery box.
Rewrite using when in the middle:
Eddy was driving his motorcycle to hand over a pizza when an alien sneaked inside his delivery box.
Kelly's brother turned into a hamster. She immediately ran to tell her mum.
Rewrite starting with When:
When Kelly's brother turned into a hamster, she immediately ran to tell her mum.
Gary was training to become a pilot. Stacy was working hard as a flight attendant.
Combine using while:
Gary was training to become a pilot while Stacy was working hard as a flight attendant.
While Gary was training to become a pilot, Stacy was working hard as a flight attendant.
Julius ran away from the Roman army. He was caught by enemy soldiers.
Rewrite starting with When:
When Julius ran away from the Roman army, he was caught by enemy soldiers.
Julius was caught by enemy soldiers when he ran away from the Roman army.
Sam Black was working at the White House. He took some secret photos from a computer.
Rewrite using while in the middle:
Sam Black took some secret photos from a computer while he was working at the White House.
Max was walking home from school. An old man stopped him to talk about a job.
Rewrite with While: __________________________________________________________________________________________
While Max was walking home from school, an old man stopped him to talk about a job.
An old man stopped Max to talk about a job while he was walking home from school.
Tony detected a UFO landing on Earth. He was looking closely at his radar screen.
Rewrite using when in the middle:
Tony was looking closely at his radar screen when he detected a UFO landing on Earth.