Grade 11 ELA: Sentence Construction
This worksheet focuses on advanced sentence construction for Grade 11 ELA students, covering topics like sentence types, clauses, phrases, and common errors.
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Sentence Construction Mastery
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet assesses your understanding of various sentence structures and common grammatical errors.
1. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
The rain fell, and the wind howled.
Although it was late, she continued to study.
He ran quickly.
The sun sets in the west.
2. Identify whether the underlined part of each sentence is an independent clause (IC) or a dependent clause (DC).
a. she finished her homework, she watched television.
b. The student, , aced the exam.
c. He decided to go home he was tired.
3. Combine the following short sentences into one grammatically correct and coherent sentence, using appropriate conjunctions and punctuation.
The cat jumped. The cat landed on the counter. The cat knocked over a vase. The vase broke.
4. Indicate whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
a. A run-on sentence incorrectly joins two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
True
False
5. Match each type of sentence error with its definition.
a. Fragment
i. Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction.
b. Run-on Sentence
ii. A group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
c. Comma Splice
iii. Two independent clauses joined only by a comma.
6. Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing a memorable event. In your paragraph, ensure you include at least one simple sentence, one compound sentence, and one complex sentence. Underline each of these sentence types.