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Grade 3 Reading & Writing · World 5: Sentence Bridge · Level 37
Simple, Compound, Complex
Tell the three kinds apart, and fix fragments and run-ons.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 37
- Welcome to Sentence Bridge! Sentences can be built in different ways. A simple sentence has one main part: The wind howled all night.
- A simple sentence can still have two subjects or two verbs: Mia and Leo built a sandcastle. We ate tacos and played games. Still simple!
- A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a word like and, but, or, or so: It rained, so we stayed inside.
- A complex sentence has a part that can't stand alone. It starts with a word like because, when, if, or although: We stayed inside because it was raining.
- Watch out for fragments, which are missing a part: Running down the hall. And run-ons, which crash two sentences together: I like pizza it is my favorite.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 3.L.GC.2.a — Distinguish between correctly structured simple, compound, and complex sentences. (I)
- 3.L.GC.2.b — Use a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences to strengthen clarity and coherence, establishing consistent verb tense within and between sentences. (C)