Sentence Variety Basics
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and applying different sentence structures to improve writing.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice using different sentence structures to make your writing more interesting and effective.
Read the following passage and then answer the questions below.
The old house stood on a hill. It looked lonely. Wind whistled through broken windows. Leaves swirled on the porch. A creaky gate hung on one hinge. Nobody lived there. People said it was haunted. Children avoided it. They ran past quickly. They whispered scary stories. The house watched them. It waited. Sometimes a light flickered. Nobody knew why. The mystery continued.
1. Identify three simple sentences from the passage above. Rewrite them as one compound sentence.
2. Find two related simple sentences in the passage and combine them into a complex sentence using an appropriate subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, although, while).
Fill in the blank with the correct sentence structure type (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex).
1. The cat stretched lazily in the sun. This is a sentence.
2. She studied hard for the test, so she earned an A. This is a sentence.
3. Although it was raining, we still went for a walk. This is a sentence.
4. After the bell rang, the students rushed out the door, and they cheered loudly. This is a sentence.
1. Which option best combines the following simple sentences into a more varied sentence? "The dog barked. The mailman arrived. The dog wagged its tail."
The dog barked, and the mailman arrived, and the dog wagged its tail.
The dog barked when the mailman arrived; then it wagged its tail.
The dog barked. The mailman arrived. The dog wagged its tail.
Barking, the dog greeted the mailman with a wagging tail.
Rewrite the following paragraph to include more sentence variety. Aim for a mix of simple, compound, and complex sentences. You can also vary sentence beginnings.
The school day ended. Students packed their bags. They walked to the bus stop. The bus arrived. They got on the bus. They went home.
1. Using only simple sentences makes your writing more engaging.
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2. Varying sentence beginnings is a good way to improve sentence variety.
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