Sentence Structure Review
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students understand and identify simple, compound, and complex sentences.
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Sentence Structure Review
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and constructing simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Read each sentence and identify its type (Simple, Compound, or Complex).
1. The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
Simple
Compound
Complex
2. I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.
Simple
Compound
Complex
3. Although it was cold, we still went for a walk.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Complete the following sentences to create the specified sentence type. Use appropriate conjunctions or dependent clauses.
4. Simple Sentence: The cat .
5. Compound Sentence: She studied hard, .
6. Complex Sentence: Because he was tired, .
Write one sentence of each type below.
7. Write a simple sentence.
8. Write a compound sentence.
9. Write a complex sentence.
Determine if the following statements are true or false.
10. A simple sentence always has only one verb.
True
False
11. A compound sentence connects two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
True
False