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Dependent Upon Clauses
Students say and write simple and compound sentences addressing the clauses that are used. In this sentences lesson plan, students try and speak with simple sentences only to see if they can talk without clauses.
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Compound Competition
In this compound sentences worksheet, 6th graders identify sentences (18 are given) as compound or complex by working in teams, answers included.
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Compound Sentence
In this sentence structure learning exercise, students review a definition and examples of compound sentences prior to responding to 10 questions that require them to label the parts of compound sentences.
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Correcting Compound Sentences
In this compound sentences activity, 7th graders analyze 10 compound sentences for errors in grammar and punctuation, then rewrite each sentence correctly.
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Writing Compound Sentences
In this compound sentence activity, students write 10 compound sentences using an independent clause provided. Students underline subjects and verbs in both clauses.
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Fragments and Run-on Sentences
In this fragments and run-on sentences worksheet, 6th graders rewrite 8 sentences so they are grammatically correct as compound sentences.
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Writing Compound Sentences
In this writing compound sentences activity, 6th graders read the definition, then create 20 compound sentences, using the coordinating conjunctions given, underlining the subjects and circling the predicates.
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Fifth Grade Language
In this language arts worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about parts of speech, subjects in sentences, compound sentences, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Creating Simple and Compound Sentences
In this creating simple and compound sentences online worksheet, student read ten sentences, indicating simple, compound or run-on; each run-on sentence must be re-written as one compound or two simple sentences.
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Compound Sentences
In this compound sentences practice activity, students use coordinating conjunctions to fill in the blanks in 10 compound sentences.
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Simple and compound sentences
In this simple and compound sentences worksheet, students decide whether sentences are simple or compound sentences. Students also identify homophones, and plurals in sentences.
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Making compound sentences
In this combining sentences worksheet, students combine 2 sentences into 1 sentence. Students combine 12 sentences into 6 sentences.
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Putting Sentences Together Worksheet 1
In this putting sentences together activity, students use 1 of 6 conjunctions in each of 12 pairs of sentences to form compound sentences.
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Compound Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, students insert the correct coordinating conjunction in the blank of the each sentence. The conjunctions can be the following: and, or, but, so. There are 10 sentences to complete on this worksheet.
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Punctuation
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in either commas or semicolons to ten compound sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Compound Sentences
In this language arts activity, students read the 20 sets of sentences and they create compound sentences and write the answers in the spaces provided.
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the Connectors
Students recognize and explain meaning of connectors, punctuate a compound sentence using connectors, and compose compound sentences using the correct connectors.
McGraw Hill
Combining Sentences Using Coordination
In this sentence structure worksheet, learners combine two sentences to create a new compound sentence or a simple sentence with compound parts. Students eliminate unnecessary words as they combine and correctly punctuate their new...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: English 4; Loyalty and Betrayal
A learning module asking students to analyze fiction, examine symbolism and cultural context, read a section of The Kite Runner, practice context clues and Greek and Latin roots, and practice sentence variety with compound and complex...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Teaching Simple and Compound Sentences in Context
A teaching resource with lesson plans, handouts, and four videos demonstrating how to teacher sentence structure through mentor sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Semicolon
What is a semicolon and how do you use it in your writing? Check out this tutorial to learn more about this punctuation mark in English sentence structure.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions
An exercise with ten compound sentences. Students are asked to type the commas where they belongs in compound sentences with a coordinating conjunctions. Then students can check their answers to see how they did.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Avoiding Fragments
This entry focuses on forming complete sentences by identifying fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences and learning how to correct them. It provides the rules, examples of errors, and examples of how to correct each type of error.
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Towson University: Ows: Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
This entry explains and provides examples of comma splices and fused sentences and how to fix them.