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Grade 7 Sentence Construction Worksheet

This worksheet helps 7th-grade students practice identifying and constructing various sentence types, focusing on simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

Grade 7 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsSentence Construction
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.3.A

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ELAGrammarSentence ConstructionGrade 7
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Sentence Construction Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of different sentence structures.

1. Identify the type of sentence: "The cat stretched lazily on the warm windowsill."

a

Simple

b

Compound

c

Complex

d

Compound-Complex

2. Which sentence is a compound sentence?

a

Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

b

He studied hard, so he passed the exam.

c

The dog barked loudly at the mailman.

d

When she arrived, everyone cheered.

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate coordinating or subordinating conjunction.

1. I wanted to go to the park,   it started raining.

2. She reads a book   her brother plays video games.

3.   he finished his homework, he watched television.

4. They arrived late,   they missed the beginning of the movie.

Combine the following simple sentences into one compound or complex sentence. Be sure to use appropriate conjunctions and punctuation.

1. The sun was setting. The sky turned orange and pink.

2. He studied for hours. He still found the test difficult.

1. A simple sentence always contains only one subject and one verb.

T

True

F

False

2. A complex sentence has two or more independent clauses.

T

True

F

False

Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing your favorite season. In your paragraph, include at least one simple sentence, one compound sentence, and one complex sentence. Underline each different sentence type.