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Ines Revises Her Dentist Story

Help a student revise a choppy draft about a dentist visit by building compound and complex sentences and fixing sentence parts.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.1.i

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students recognize simple, compound and complex sentences.
Students combine simple sentences into compound and complex sentences that keep their meaning.
Students fix an incomplete sentence so that it becomes a complete complex sentence.

How to use

Read Ines's draft aloud so students hear how choppy it sounds. Then let them answer the questions and compare their own revised sentences with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.1.i

Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.

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Ines Revises Her Dentist Story

Turn choppy simple sentences into compound and complex sentences.

Read the draft

Ines wrote this draft about her trip to the dentist. Read it. Then help her make her sentences better.

My Visit to the Dentist (Draft)

1Yesterday I went to the dentist. My dad drove me there. We got there early. I felt nervous. I had never been to this dentist before. The waiting room had a big fish tank. I watched a yellow fish swim in circles.

2Soon a helper named Ms. Park called my name. She led me to a big blue chair. I sat down and held very still. The chair moved up and down. I laughed. It felt like a slow ride.

3Dr. Lewis looked at my teeth with a tiny mirror. She cleaned each tooth. Then she polished my teeth with a gritty paste. The paste tasted like mint. She looked for cavities. I did not have any!

4At the end, Dr. Lewis gave me a new toothbrush. She told me to brush two times a day. I picked a rocket sticker from a basket. Dad gave me a high five. My teeth felt smooth and clean.

5I will not be nervous next time. The dentist was a friendly place.

Sentence types

A simple sentence has one complete idea. A compound sentence joins two complete ideas with a comma and and, but, or or so. A complex sentence has one complete idea plus a part that cannot stand alone, such as a part that starts with because, when, while or after.

Why does Ines's draft sound choppy?

A. Most of her sentences are questions.
B. She tells the events in the wrong order.
C. Most of her sentences are long compound sentences.
D. Most of her sentences are short simple sentences.

Ines wrote some new sentences for her story. Choose the two compound sentences.

A. The office was quiet, and the lights were bright.
B. When Ms. Park called my name, I stood up.
C. My teeth felt smooth after the polishing.
D. I wanted a rocket sticker, but Dad liked the star.
E. I waved at the yellow fish before I left.

Which one is a simple sentence?

A. Dad drove, and I sat in the back seat.
B. My dad and I waited near the fish tank.
C. I sat in the back seat while Dad drove.
D. Because Dad drove, I could read a book.

Ines wrote this complex sentence. Underline the part that can stand alone as a sentence.

WhileDr.Lewislookedatmyteeth,Iheldverystill.

Join and fix sentences

Help Ines join her short sentences and fix a sentence that is not complete.

Paragraph 1 says, I felt nervous. I had never been to this dentist before.
Which complex sentence joins these ideas and keeps their meaning?

A. I had never been to this dentist before because I felt nervous.
B. I felt nervous because I had never been to this dentist before.
C. Because I felt nervous, I had never been to this dentist before.
D. I felt nervous, but I had never been to this dentist before.

Paragraph 2 says, The chair moved up and down. I laughed.
Which compound sentence joins these ideas correctly?

A. The chair moved up and down, or I laughed.
B. The chair moved up and down I laughed.
C. The chair moved up and down, so I laughed.
D. The chair moved up, and down I laughed.

Ines joined more of her ideas. Write a word from the box to finish each sentence. Use each word once.

Word bank: after · but · because

The paste was gritty, it tasted like mint.
I picked a rocket sticker I love outer space.
Dr. Lewis polished my teeth she cleaned them.

Ines wrote this: After Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth.
What is wrong with it?

A. It needs a question mark at the very end.
B. It is missing a part that can stand alone.
C. It has two complete ideas but no comma.
D. It should start with a lowercase letter.

Which revision turns After Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth. into a complete complex sentence?

A. After Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth and polished them.
B. Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth. After she polished them.
C. After Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth, and then polished.
D. After Dr. Lewis cleaned my teeth, she polished them.

Revise it yourself

Write each new sentence. Use a comma where it is needed.

10.

Join these two sentences from paragraph 1 into one compound sentence.
The waiting room had a big fish tank. I watched a yellow fish swim in circles.

11.

Join these two ideas from paragraph 2 into one complex sentence. Use after or when.
Ms. Park called my name. She led me to a big blue chair.