8th grade sentence structure worksheets
Seven sentence structure skills at 8th 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.
- Parallel structure Items in a list should match. If two are -ing words, the third one is too. If two start with to, so does the third.
- 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.
- 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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