3rd Grade Complex Sentences Worksheets and Printables

In this worksheet, students practice identifying sentences as simple, compound, or complex. Recognizing sentence structure is essential for using commas and conjunctions correctly, and it helps prevent common writing mistakes. Worksheet instructions: Read the following sentences. Determine whether each sentence is simple, compound or complex.

In this worksheet, students identify sentences as simple, compound, or complex. Recognizing sentence structure is essential for using commas and conjunctions correctly, and it helps prevent common writing mistakes. Worksheet instructions: Read the following sentences. Determine whether each sentence is simple, compound or complex.

A compound sentence has two full sentences joined by words like for, and, yet, nor, or, but. A complex sentence has one main thought with additional details added using words like because, before, though, after, although, while and once. Worksheet instructions: Instructions: Read the following sentences. Determine whether each sentence is compound or complex.

A compound sentence has two full sentences joined by words like and, for, yet, nor, or, but. A complex sentence has one main thought with additional details added using words like because, though, before, after, although, while and once. Worksheet instructions: Instructions: Read the following sentences. Write whether each sentence is compound or complex.

A compound sentence has two full sentences joined by words like and, for, nor, but, or, yet. A complex sentence has one main thought with additional details added using words like because, though, before, after, although, while and once. Worksheet instructions: Instructions: Read the following sentences. Write whether each sentence is compound or complex.

A simple sentence expresses only one thought: "She ate breakfast." A complex sentence adds more details using words like because, before, after, although, and when: "She ate breakfast before leaving for school." Worksheet instructions: Read the sentences. Write whether each sentence is simple or complex.

A simple sentence expresses just one thought: "She ate breakfast." A complex sentence adds more details using words like because, before, after, although, and when: "She ate breakfast before leaving for school." Worksheet instructions: Read the sentences. Write whether each sentence is simple or complex.

Remember, complex sentence is a sentence that has one main thought (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Turn each sentence into a complex sentence by expanding the sentences using the word in parentheses.

A complex sentence is a sentence that has one main thought (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Turn each sentence into a complex sentence by expanding the sentences using the word in parentheses.

A complex sentence is a sentence that has one big idea (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Expand each sentence using the word in parentheses.

A complex sentence is a sentence that has one main idea (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Expand each sentence using the word in parentheses.

Remember, a complex sentence is a sentence that has one main thought (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Expand each sentence using the word in parentheses.

A complex sentence is a sentence that has one main thought (main clause) and an extra detail (dependent clause) connected together. Worksheet instructions: Expand each sentence using the word in parentheses.