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Teaching Grammar in Context: Using Sentence Combining to Teach Subordination

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Reinforce sentence styles with this instructional activity, which prompts young grammarians to build complex and compound-complex sentence structures. They respond to non-print text and identify subordinators as parts of speech...
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Sentence Combining

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students combine simple sentences into compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.  In this combining sentences lesson, students are given short, choppy sentences and combine them into more mature sentences.  Students must use...
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Complex Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Turning simple sentences into complex sentences is an important skill for young writers to learn. This presentation gives learners many good tips on how to make a simple sentence more complex by using conjunctions and other connective...
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Subordinate Conjunctions and Complex Sentences for SMART Board

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A SMART board is a great way to get kids engaged and excited about grammar. Using this SMART board lesson and worksheet, pupils study the rules of conjunctions, clauses, and complex sentences. After they have worked on the exercises, a...
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ADd IT-- ADjectives and ADverbs

For Teachers 6th
Descriptive writing is a must for students to understand. Using adverbs and adjectives, they turn simple sentences into works of art. Each simple sentence gets a descriptive make-over. This instructional activity suggests using Laptops...
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Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create different types of sentences. In this sentence writing lesson, students use various types of sentences to make writing interesting. Students play online games and use the interactive whiteboard to practice.
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Complex Sentences Made Easy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that a complex sentence combines two ideas. For this complex sentence lesson, students use subordinate conjunctions to combine simple sentences. Students complete a worksheet.
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Complex Sentences Oval Connect

For Students 4th - 6th
In this complex sentences oval connect activity, students connect the ovals to make complete sentences. An example is included.
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Complex Sentences: Oval Connect

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this complex sentences worksheet, students connect three ovals containing partial sentences to create complete sentences. Students draw lines to connect and create six sentences.
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The Clause That Refreshes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners define specialized terminology involving parts of speech. They identify main and subordinate clauses and create complex sentences. They edit and revise writing to incorporate complex sentences and identify parts of speech...
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Language with Linguistic Legos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visualize and manipulate sentences as building blocks, and, given a key, use Legos™ to demonstrate how to construct sentences of variety (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).
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Compound and Complex Sentences

For Students 6th - 7th
Compound and complex sentences are the focus of this language arts worksheet. Learners write a clause or phrase from each of the four sentences, then rewrite each sentence adding another clause to make a compound or complex sentence.
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Compound Competition

For Students 6th
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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Correcting Run-On Sentences

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this combining sentences worksheet, students read information about how to use conjunctions or semicolons to avoid run on sentences. Students write four sentences according to directions.
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Create Complex Sentences

For Students 6th - 7th
For this complex sentences worksheet, students write 10 original complex sentences, underlining subjects and circling predicates.
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Organizer
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Complex Sentences - Sentences Bulls Eye

For Students 4th
In this writing worksheet, students complete a complex sentence bulls eye graphic organizer. They start with a sentence to begin their story, and draw lines to two middle sentences and two endings.
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Complex Sentences - Embedding

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students examine how to embed portions of sentences into others to form complex sentences. They match and embed the adjectives, clauses, and phrases into the given sentences to form new ones.
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Complex Sentences Made Easy (cont.)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, young scholars learn to combine sentences with subordinating conjunctions and adverb clauses. Young scholars complete 12 questions. Note: This page refers young scholars to a list on a page that is not included...
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Complex Oval Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing sentences worksheet, students connect three ovals by drawing lines. Students connect the three ovals that each contain different parts of a sentence in order to form a complete sentence.
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Complex Sentences Oval Connect

For Students 4th - 5th
In this complex sentences activity, students read through the various ovals that contain parts of sentences. Students then connect the ovals to create complex sentences.