Sentence Types Sorting Activity

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📋 Part 1: Cut and Build (Sentence Strips)

Instructions:

Cut out the sentence strips below. Work with your partner to build as many correct sentences as you can. Decide whether each sentence is simple, compound or complex. Glue each finished sentence under the correct heading in Part 2. Be ready to explain your choices.

Challenge: Can you change one simple sentence into a compound or complex sentence?

1. Although it was raining,

2. the players continued the match.

3. Because he missed the bus,

4. he arrived late to class.

5. The students organised a fundraiser,

6. and they raised over $1,000 for the charity.

7. When the bell rang,

8. the class rushed outside.

9. She completed the assignment on time.

10. He walked to school every morning.

11. but she had not studied much.

✏️ Part 2: Sort and Explain

A. Glue the sentences you made under the correct heading:

Simple

Compound

Complex

B. Explain your classification for two sentences (write sentence and reason):

C. Challenge: Choose one simple sentence from your pile. Rewrite it as a compound OR a complex sentence:

Sentence Types Sorting Activity

Sentence Types Sorting Activity

📋 Part 1: Cut and Build (Sentence Strips)

✏️ Part 2: Sort and Explain

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