Grade 3/Sentences
Simple or Complex? (1454)
Students decide whether each sentence is simple or complex, building awareness of dependent clauses and subordinating conjunctions.
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Teaching Notes
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. The dependent clause cannot stand alone.
Vocabulary
Simple Sentence: Contains one independent clause.
Complex Sentence: Contains one independent and one dependent clause.
Common Mistakes
- Calling any long sentence "complex"
- Confusing a relative clause (who, which, that) with a subordinating conjunction
Extension Activities
- Identify dependent clauses.
- Find sentences with introductory phrases.
- Distinguish simple from complex.
Parent Tip
Ask your child to find sentences starting with 'when', 'if', or 'because' in a story.
Learning Path
Skills Practiced
identify complex sentencesrecognize dependent clausesdifferentiate sentence types