5th grade sentence structure worksheets

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Five sentence structure skills at 5th grade, one sheet each, free with its answer key: combining sentences, complex sentences, independent and dependent clauses, and more.

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  • Combining sentences Two short sentences about the same thing can join into one smoother sentence. Use a joining word, and say repeated words only once.
  • Complex sentences A complex sentence has a part that cannot stand alone, hooked to a part that can. Words like because, when, and although start the hanging part.
  • Independent and dependent clauses An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause has a who-did-what too, but its first word makes it lean on something else.
  • Run-on sentences A run-on squeezes two sentences into one. Find where the first idea ends, then add a period and a capital letter.
  • Sentence fragments A fragment is a piece of a sentence. Find what it is missing: the naming part (subject) or the telling part (predicate).

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