Overview

3rd Grade ELA

Language

Conventions of Standard English

9. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.I

9.1 Creating Compound And Complex Sentences

Master Compound and Complex Sentences for Better Writing

You will learn to connect complete thoughts with joining words to create more interesting and detailed sentences in your writing.

What You'll Learn

You connect complete thoughts using coordinating conjunctions like and

You build complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions like because

You choose different connecting words to show various relationships

You practice combining simple sentences into compound and complex

What You'll Practice

You identify compound sentences that connect two complete thoughts

You choose correct conjunctions to show relationships between ideas

You create complex sentences explaining reasons and showing timing

Why This Matters

You need these sentence-building skills to write clearly, express complex ideas, and create engaging stories and reports that effectively communicate your thoughts to readers.

This Unit Includes

1 Video lesson

Practice exercises

Learning resources

Skills

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

Conjunctions

Sentence Structure

Grammar Skills

NY Curriculum Aligned