Five worksheets that take turns through the activities. Pages 1 and 4: students circle whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex. Pages 2 and 5: students join two simple sentences into a compound sentence with a comma and the conjunction in the box. Page 3: students circle the part of each complex sentence that starts with while, when, after, or before. Every answer is worked out from the sentences themselves, and the answer keys mark each one.
Build sentences with cards: a sentence card, a joining word card, and another sentence card. Swap the joining word and talk about which kind of sentence you made.
Read a page together and count the simple, compound, and complex sentences. Which kind does the author use most?
Simple sentences, compound sentences joined with a comma and and, and complex sentences with a part that starts with while, when, after, or before. Students name each kind, make compound sentences, and find the dependent part.
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