Grade 5 Sentence Skills

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📝 Part 1: Complete Sentences & Fragments

I can identify and write complete sentences.

1. Circle the complete sentences:

The dog ran quickly down the street.

Running fast in the park.

My sister loves to read mystery books.

Because it was raining outside.

2. Fix this sentence fragment by adding words to make it complete:

The tall tree in our backyard ________________________________

3. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

What time does the movie start.

What time does the movie start?

what time does the movie start?

4. Write a complete sentence about your favorite season:

I can combine sentences using connecting words.

5. Combine these two sentences using "and," "but," or "because":

The cat was hungry. The cat ate all its food.

6. Which word best combines these sentences?

"I wanted to go swimming. It started to rain."

and

but

because

7. Combine these sentences into one longer sentence:

The students worked hard. They finished their project. They were proud of their work.

I can write different types of sentences with varied structure.

8. Write three sentences about the same topic using different sentence types:

Topic: Your school

Statement: ________________________________________________

Question: _________________________________________________

Exclamation: ______________________________________________

9. Challenge: Write a complex sentence that includes a dependent clause starting with "when," "if," or "although":