What kind of sentence is it? This can be a complex subject, so don't compound the difficulty by skipping over the topic! It's simple, just have your class read and go over the information here and then complete the included exercise.

Concepts

types of sentences, simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, clauses, independent clauses

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Go through the explanatory page together and have learners label the parts of the sample sentences (independent clauses, coordinating conjunction, etc.)
• Since the exercise is relatively quick, use this as a warm-up activity, a homework assignment, or even an assessment

Classroom Considerations

• While this does apply to a third grade Common Core language standard, the reference element uses language that may be too complex for younger learners

Pros

• Includes both explanation and practice

Cons

• Answer key is not provided

Common Core

L.3.1.i