📝 Part 1: Identifying Sentence Types

1. Read each sentence and identify its type. Circle the correct answer:

a) The students studied hard for their English test.

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

b) Although it was raining, we went to the beach because we had planned the trip for weeks.

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

c) Sarah loves reading, and her brother enjoys writing stories.

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

2. Which of the following are sentence fragments? Check all that apply:

Running quickly down the street.

The cat sat on the mat.

Because I was late for school.

After the rugby match ended.

We celebrated our victory.

🔧 Part 2: Fixing Sentence Problems

3. Correct these sentence fragments by rewriting them as complete sentences:

a) Walking to the dairy on Queen Street.

b) When the temperature reached 25°C yesterday.

4. Fix this run-on sentence by adding proper punctuation or conjunctions:

The All Blacks won the match the crowd cheered loudly they celebrated until midnight the players were exhausted.

🔗 Part 3: Combining Sentences

5. Combine each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence using appropriate conjunctions (and, but, or, so):

a) The weather was cold. We decided to go tramping anyway.

b) Emma wanted to buy the new book. It cost $35.

6. Combine these sentences into complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (because, although, when, if, since):

a) The students finished their homework early. They could watch the film.

b) The kiwi is a flightless bird. It is New Zealand's national symbol.

📍 Part 4: Punctuation Practice

7. Add commas where needed in these sentences:

a) Before the concert started the musicians tuned their instruments.

b) We visited Auckland Wellington and Christchurch during our holiday.

c) Although the test was difficult most students passed with good marks.

8. Match the sentence types with their definitions:

1. Simple sentence

2. Compound sentence

3. Complex sentence

4. Sentence fragment

A. Contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

B. An incomplete sentence missing a subject or predicate

C. Contains one independent clause with a subject and predicate

D. Contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction

🎯 Part 5: Self-Assessment

9. Rate your confidence level for each skill (1 = need more practice, 5 = very confident):

Identifying simple, compound, and complex sentences: ___/5

Fixing sentence fragments and run-on sentences: ___/5

Using conjunctions to combine sentences: ___/5

Applying correct punctuation in sentences: ___/5

10. Write one specific goal for improving your sentence structure skills before the final assessment:

11. Complete this reflection: "One strategy I will use to check my sentence structure is..."

Sentence Structure Review

Sentence Structure Review

📝 Part 1: Identifying Sentence Types

🔧 Part 2: Fixing Sentence Problems

🔗 Part 3: Combining Sentences

📍 Part 4: Punctuation Practice

🎯 Part 5: Self-Assessment

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