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Grade 5 · Week 1 of 36

Simple, compound, complex

22 sentences · Monday to Friday · this week: Simple, compound, complex

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Grade 5, week 1: Simple, compound, complex

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Monday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.I will share some sandwiches on Saturday
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The socks are dry
  3. Find the dependent clause.The bear will catch the fish before it eats them.
  4. Simple, compound, or complex?The girls will fill the bowls if the bowls are empty. (simple / compound / complex)

Tuesday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Who will cut some cakes
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The foxes, the cats, and the owls, will chase the mice.
  3. Join the two sentences with "but".The player swings a bat. The player does not hit the balls.
  4. Simple, compound, or complex?The farmer's pigs were pink. (simple / compound / complex)
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Grade 5, week 1: Simple, compound, complex (continued)

Wednesday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Geese cows goats and lambs eat grass.
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The owls were quiet, but the frog was loud
  3. Find the dependent clause.Mom thinks that the squirrel hid an acorn.
  4. Join the two sentences with "so".The puppies are sad. Grandma hugs them.

Thursday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The chair is hard, but the bed is soft
  2. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the bee stung nick in the morning.
  3. Find the dependent clause.Dad knows that the cat will nap on the bed.
  4. Put "although" between the two sentences to join them.The children played on the slides. The slides were wet.
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Grade 5, week 1: Simple, compound, complex (continued)

Friday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.will jill count any coins on thursday?
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The ladybug crawled on a leaf
  3. Join the two sentences with "and".Grandpa will camp on the island. Mom will camp on the hill.
  4. Join the two sentences with "but".The chairs were hard. The bed was soft.
  5. Find the dependent clause.Grandma knows that the butterflies will fly.
  6. Find the dependent clause.The pies were hot because Grandma baked them.
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Grade 5, week 1: Simple, compound, complex · answer key

Monday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The socks are dry.
  3. before it eats them
  4. complex

Tuesday

  1. Who will cut some cakes?
  2. The foxes, the cats, and the owls will chase the mice.
  3. The player swings a bat, but she does not hit the balls. or The player swings a bat, but he does not hit the balls. or The player swings a bat, but the player does not hit the balls.
  4. simple

Wednesday

  1. Geese, cows, goats, and lambs eat grass.
  2. OK · correct as it is
  3. that the squirrel hid an acorn
  4. The puppies are sad, so Grandma hugs them.

Thursday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The bee stung Nick in the morning.
  3. that the cat will nap on the bed
  4. The children played on the slides although the slides were wet. or The children played on the slides, although the slides were wet.

Friday

  1. Will Jill count any coins on Thursday?
  2. The ladybug crawled on a leaf.
  3. Grandpa will camp on the island, and Mom will camp on the hill.
  4. The chairs were hard, but the bed was soft.
  5. that the butterflies will fly
  6. because Grandma baked them
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