A 5th grade comma worksheet on complex sentences. Students find the dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction (when, because, although, if, after, before, while, until, since), learn the rule that a dependent clause at the start of a sentence is followed by a comma, and see that no comma is usually needed when the dependent clause comes at the end. They choose correct sentences, add or remove commas, flip clauses around, and write complex sentences of their own.
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Completed: Commas in Complex Sentences: Introductory Clauses
5th Grade students (typically ages 10–11) working on punctuation. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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Find the word that starts the dependent clause. If the clause comes first, put a comma where it ends.
A complex sentence has an independent clause (it can stand alone) and a dependent clause that starts with a word like when, because, although, if, after, before, while, until, or since. Circle the right answer.
Clause first? Add a comma. Clause last? Usually no comma. Write each sentence correctly.
Move the dependent clause to the other end of the sentence. Add or remove the comma.
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