Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 5 of 10

Sentence Builders

Simple, compound and complex

What your child practises

Telling simple, compound and complex sentences apart, choosing joining words like because, although and while, and fixing run-ons and fragments.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.1 · simple, compound and complex sentences with adverbial clauses

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

Question 1
Which is a run-on sentence?
- The dog barked, and the mailman left.
- The dog barked.
- The dog barked the mailman left.
Show answer
The dog barked the mailman left.
Hint: A run-on sentence squishes two ideas together without a joining word or punctuation.
Question 2
Which word completes the sentence? Lena stayed inside ___ it was raining.
- because
- but
- or
Show answer
because
Hint: The second part gives the reason.
Question 3
What does the word although show?
- a surprise or a difference
- a time
- a reason
Show answer
a surprise or a difference
Hint: Although shows that something is not what you would expect.
Question 4
What does the word while show?
- a choice
- a reason
- two things happening at the same time
Show answer
two things happening at the same time
Hint: While means during the time that something else is happening.
Question 5
Which sentence joins these two ideas? Tom likes pizza. Ana likes tacos.
- Tom likes pizza and, Ana likes tacos.
- Tom likes pizza Ana likes tacos.
- Tom likes pizza, and Ana likes tacos.
Show answer
Tom likes pizza, and Ana likes tacos.
Hint: Put a comma before and when you join two complete sentences.
Question 6
Which joining word fits? I wanted to play, ___ it was too dark.
- but
- while
- because
Show answer
but
Hint: But shows a difference.