9. Katie read a book while Lily cooked dinner.
Clause Clause
I went to class after I ate lunch with Joe.
Clause Clause
Conjunctions
10. After I ate lunch with Joe, I went to class.
While Lily cookeddinner, Katie read a book.
11. Before he wentto bed, Chris tooka shower.
Same
Person
Went = past of “go”
-ing form of “go” = going
Before going to bed, Chris tooka shower.
12. Before going to bed, Christooka shower.
I went to class after I ate lunch with Joe.
ate = past of “eat”
-ing form of “eat” = eating
I went to class after eating lunch with Joe.
13. Katie read a book while Lily cooked dinner.
We cannot shorten this sentence.
Not the
Same Person
15. Practice
1. I took a walk after I finished my homework.
2. We went to the restaurant after we watched TV.
3. Before you go to bed, you should clean your room.
4. While I drove to Columbus, I listened to my favorite CD.
5. Claire didn’t text her mother after she arrived safely in New
York City.
6. Josh and Matt could not stop laughing while they ran through
the rain storm.
7. Before you buy that book, you should see if the library has it.
8. After Lisa helped her daughter, she talked to her husband.
9. You should never text while you drive.
10. I couldn’t find my new blue sweater before I left the house.