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Preschool - 3rd Grade Sentence Structure Resources : Page 8

Third grade writers will be tasked with writing longer and more complicated sentences. This guided lesson in understanding, constructing and punctuating sentences can support kids as they learn to build bigger and better sentences in their writing. Grammar instruction and practical examples were written by our curriculum experts, complete with a list of recommended building sentence worksheets for third graders.

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Sentences 2

Practice building sentences, and fill in the blanks with the correct transition word. 

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Transition Words Fill-in-the-Blank

hen pen reading comprehension

Hen Pen: Reading Comprehension

Help kids create complex sentences by adding prepositional phrases and wacky adjectives to simple sentences in this sentence spinner game.

sentence spinner

Sentence Spinner

Teach your students to edit peer writing with a three-step process that will improve their writing skills and overall confidence. In this lesson, students will practice editing short pieces of writing using specific criteria.

threestep peer editing

Three-Step Peer Editing

Give your class the "write" stuff! In this lesson, your students will learn to master combining sentences using sentences with the same subjects or predicates. 

get crafty combining sentences

Get Crafty! Combining Sentences

Help your students avoid the dreaded sentence fragment with this lesson that gives young writers the building blocks they need to succeed in English class.

finding the subject and predicate

Finding the Subject and Predicate

Let's write some simple sentences. This creative lesson has students pairing subjects and predicates to create their own expressive statements.

i can you can we can write sentences

I Can, You Can, We Can Write Sentences!

Use this lesson to teach your students to describe the characters' actions using the basic sentence structure of subject + verb + object. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the *How Do You Solve a Problem?* lesson. 

describe character actions in order

Describe Character Actions in Order

Your students will turn into crazy Halloween sentence making machines with this fun lesson on constructing complete sentences. Students will practice making and mixing subjects and predicates - and the results will have you all ROTFL. 


constructing crazy halloween sentences

Constructing Crazy Halloween Sentences

This lesson will help your students write proper telling sentences. It features exercises for describing objects, writing descriptions, and fixing sentences.

tell me about a telling sentence

Tell Me About a Telling Sentence

Who is who in your school community? In this lesson, students will learn about the people who work at their school and how everyone helps each other to keep the school running safely.


helpers in our school community

Helpers in Our School Community

In this activity, students will make a step book with the definitions and examples for nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. This information will be solidified with a fun hands-on game!

parts of speech book

Parts of Speech Book

Equip your students to stop run-on sentences with punctuation and capitalization! In this lesson, your students will explore copyediting symbols for capitalization and punctuation and use these symbols as they edit writing.

running on copy editing for runon sentences

Running On: Copy Editing for Run-on Sentences

Practice differentiating between simple and compound sentences with this fun sorting worksheet!

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Sort the Sentences: Simple or Compound #1

Practice identifying and sorting simple and compound sentences with this fun grammar worksheet!

sort the sentences simple or compound 2

Sort the Sentences: Simple or Compound #2

Get practice differentiating between sentence fragments, run-ons, and complete sentences in this hands-on sorting worksheet!

sentence sort fragments runons and complete sentences 1

Sentence Sort: Fragments, Run-Ons, and Complete Sentences #1

Follow the path to match subjects and verbs, while helping the diver find the pool!

subjectverb agreement maze

Subject-Verb Agreement Maze

Learn to write more efficiently with this inviting worksheet!

better together combining sentences 1

Better Together: Combining Sentences #1

Write about winter activities as you learn to add detail to sentences!

expanding sentences winter wonderland

Expanding Sentences: Winter Wonderland

Add detail to simple sentences as you write about fall festivities in this playful worksheet!

expanding sentences fun in the fall

Expanding Sentences: Fun in the Fall

Become a more powerful writer with this worksheet about sentence structure created for third and fourth graders!

better together combining sentences 2

Better Together: Combining Sentences #2

Enhance your writing by revising sentences in this third- and fourth-grade grammar worksheet!

better together combining sentences 3

Better Together: Combining Sentences #3

Perfect your past perfect tense skills in this engaging worksheet!

past perfect tense verbs camping adventure

Past Perfect Tense Verbs: Camping Adventure

Stop and smell the flowers as you learn to expand sentences with subordinating conjunctions!

expanding sentences spring has sprung

Expanding Sentences: Spring Has Sprung

Bask in the summer heat while you learn how subordinating conjunctions can help you add detail to your sentences!

expanding sentences summer sun

Expanding Sentences: Summer Sun

Write concise, engaging sentences and eliminate repetitive words with this helpful handout!

better together introduction to combining sentences

Better Together: Introduction to Combining Sentences

This worksheet can help you <em>become</em> a master of linking verbs in no time!

linking verbs staying on track

Linking Verbs: Staying on Track

Cook up efficient, engaging sentences with the help of this writing worksheet!

recipe for strong writing combining sentences

Recipe for Strong Writing: Combining Sentences

It&rsquo;s off to the races with this engaging grammar worksheet!

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Identify Subordinate Clauses in Complex Sentences: Field Day

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