Simple, Compound, Complex or Compound-Complex
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Simple, Compound, Complex or Compound-Complex" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers Common Core L.6.3.A. If your student is a year younger but already steady on sentences, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and simple, compound & complex sentences never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
6th grade grammar worksheet: label 12 sentences simple, compound, complex or compound-complex with S, CD, CX and CC. Answer key included. Part of our simple, compound & complex sentences collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Review clauses first with the phrases and clauses sheets. Then label sentence types before asking students to write their own compound-complex sentences.
What students will practice
- Students will label 12 sentences S, CD, CX or CC.
- Students will count independent and dependent clauses in each sentence.
- Students will use model sentences about a howling wind to tell the four types apart.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Language · 6th Grade
Standard: Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
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FAQ
How do I use this simple, compound & complex sentences worksheet?
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Review clauses first with the phrases and clauses sheets. Then label sentence types before asking students to write their own compound-complex sentences.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Label 12 sentences simple, compound, complex or compound-complex with S, CD, CX and CC. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, and a dependent clause, such as one that starts with because or when, cannot. The directions on the page read: Read each sentence. Write S, CD, CX or CC on the line to name the kind of sentence. S = Simple: one independent clause. An answer key is included.
Can I use this simple, compound & complex sentences worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade sentences, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with simple, compound & complex sentences. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
What are the four sentence types?
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A simple sentence has one independent clause, a compound sentence has two or more, a complex sentence has one independent and one or more dependent clauses, and a compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
How do you write a compound-complex sentence?
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Use a word like because, when or although for the dependent clause and a word like and, but or so to join the independent clauses. When the storm knocked out the power, we lit candles, and Grandma told stories.
Is a sentence with two verbs always compound?
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No. Sofia and Ben hiked to the falls and ate lunch by the pool has two verbs but only one clause, so it is simple.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 6th Grade |
| Subject | Grammar & Writing |
| Topic | Sentences |
| Standard | L.6.3.A |
| Pages | 1 page |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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