A Simple Base

Worksheet Description

This Sentence Types worksheet provides a set of simple sentences and instructs students to rewrite each one as both a compound sentence and a complex sentence. The simple sentences act as a base for students to expand upon, using coordinating conjunctions to create compound sentences or subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences. The exercise encourages students to think critically about sentence structure and how the addition of clauses can change the information conveyed by a sentence.

The worksheet aims to teach students about the differences between simple, compound, and complex sentences. By transforming a simple sentence into a compound sentence, students learn how to connect two independent clauses using coordinating conjunctions. When turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence, students practice incorporating dependent clauses, thereby understanding the use of subordinating conjunctions to add depth to the information. The activity not only enhances students’ sentence construction skills but also reinforces their understanding of grammar and punctuation related to different sentence types.