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Grade 3 Grammar Worksheet - Building Confidence
Write simple, compound, or complex.
The dog barked, and the cat ran.
We can walk, or we can ride the bus.
It was raining, so we stayed inside.
If it rains, we will stay home.
The dog barked because the cat ran.
We ate lunch outside.
The class sang a song for the principal.
Ana swept the porch, and Sam watered the plants.
Ana drew a picture of the beach.
My sister and I walked to school.
Sentences are built in different ways. A simple sentence has one complete idea, such as The dog barked. A compound sentence joins two complete ideas with a comma and a word such as and, but, or or so: The dog barked, and the cat ran. A complex sentence has one complete idea and one idea that cannot stand alone, usually begun by a word such as because, when, if or after: The dog barked because the cat ran.
On this worksheet your child reads ten sentences and writes simple, compound or complex for each one; the three words are in the instruction. Building Confidence uses clear one-idea and two-idea sentences, On Level adds the complex words, and Challenge Me uses longer sentences and words such as although and unless. Ask your child to count the ideas and to look for the joining word.
Common Core standard: L.3.1.I
The dog barked, and the cat ran. There are two complete ideas joined by and, so it is a compound sentence.
Calling a long sentence compound when it has only one idea and a lot of describing words.
Count the complete ideas. Then look for and, but, or, so (compound) or because, when, if, after (complex).
Calling a long sentence compound when it has only one idea and a lot of describing words.
Count the complete ideas. Then look for and, but, or, so (compound) or because, when, if, after (complex).
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