7th grade sentence structure worksheets

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Seven sentence structure skills at 7th grade, one sheet each, free with its answer key: compound-complex sentences, direct and indirect objects, misplaced and dangling modifiers, and more.

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  • Compound-complex sentences Count the clauses. One independent clause is simple, two is compound, one plus a dependent clause is complex, and two plus a dependent clause is compound-complex.
  • Direct and indirect objects The direct object answers what after the verb. The indirect object answers to whom or for whom, and it sits in front of the direct object.
  • Misplaced and dangling modifiers A describing phrase grabs whatever word sits closest to it. Put it next to the word you meant, or the sentence describes the wrong thing.
  • Phrases and clauses A clause has a subject and its own verb. A phrase does not. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence is independent; one that cannot is dependent.
  • 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).
  • Wordiness and redundancy Say it once. If one word already means what another word adds, cut the extra word. Return back becomes return, and blue in color becomes blue.

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