6th Grade Grammar Worksheets: Practice for Grades 7 and 8

These 6th grade grammar worksheets, 7th grade grammar worksheets, and 8th grade grammar worksheets provide independent practice that increases in difficulty. Each set includes identification, correction, and sentence-revision tasks, followed by an answer key with brief explanations.

6th Grade Grammar Worksheets: Complete Practice With Sentence Boundaries And Agreement

Directions: Complete each task. Check for complete sentences, correct punctuation, and subject-verb agreement.

1. Label each item complete sentence, fragment, or run-on: (a) Because the library closed early. (b) The class finished the project. (c) Maya packed her notebook she checked the schedule.
2. Correct the run-on sentence: Maya packed her notebook she checked the schedule.
3. Choose the correct verb: The list of supplies (is / are) on the desk.
4. Add the needed comma: After the bell rang the students lined up.
5. Combine the sentences into one clear sentence: The puppy barked. The puppy wanted attention.

7th Grade Grammar Worksheets: Complete Practice With Modifiers, Clauses, And Punctuation

Directions: Correct misplaced modifiers, identify clauses, and use punctuation to show how ideas connect.

1. Revise the misplaced modifier: Running across the field, the finish line came into view.
2. Combine the sentences with a subordinating conjunction such as because or since: The road was icy. The driver slowed down.
3. Add commas where needed: Ms. Chen who teaches science sponsors robotics.
4. Identify the dependent and independent clauses: Although the forecast changed, the team practiced outdoors.
5. Revise the sentence so the pronoun has a clear antecedent: After Lena called Priya, she sent the file.

8th Grade Grammar Worksheets: Complete Editing Practice For Style And Sentence Revision

Directions: Edit each sentence for punctuation, clarity, concision, parallel structure, or modifier placement.

1. Correct the punctuation: The novel, which won an award was translated into three languages.
2. Revise the sentence to remove unnecessary words: Due to the fact that the bus was late, we arrived after the opening.
3. Combine the sentences with a semicolon: The experiment failed. The procedure revealed a useful error.
4. Correct the faulty parallelism: The club values planning, cooperation, and to communicate clearly.
5. Correct the dangling modifier: After reviewing the evidence, the conclusion seemed uncertain.

Answer Key With Explanations For Sentence Structure And Punctuation Choices

Answers may use different wording when the revised sentence preserves the required meaning and structure.

6th grade answers

1. (a) Fragment: “Because” leaves the idea unfinished. (b) Complete sentence: it has a subject, verb, and complete thought. (c) Run-on: two complete thoughts are joined without punctuation.
2. Maya packed her notebook, and she checked the schedule. The comma and coordinating conjunction join two independent clauses. A period or semicolon would also correct the run-on.
3. is. The subject is list, not the plural noun supplies inside the prepositional phrase.
4. After the bell rang, the students lined up. A comma follows the introductory dependent clause.
5. The puppy barked because it wanted attention. The conjunction because shows the reason for the barking and combines the ideas smoothly.

7th grade answers

1. Running across the field, Tia saw the finish line come into view. The introductory modifier must describe the person who was running, not the finish line.
2. Because the road was icy, the driver slowed down. The dependent clause explains the reason for the independent clause, and the comma separates the introductory clause.
3. Ms. Chen, who teaches science, sponsors robotics. The clause who teaches science adds nonessential information, so it is enclosed by commas.
4. Although the forecast changed is the dependent clause. The team practiced outdoors is the independent clause. The first clause cannot stand alone because it begins with although.
5. After Lena called Priya, Lena sent the file. Repeating the noun makes it clear that Lena, rather than Priya, sent the file.

8th grade answers

1. The novel, which won an award, was translated into three languages. The nonessential clause requires a comma on both sides.
2. Because the bus was late, we arrived after the opening. Because expresses the same relationship more directly than the wordy phrase due to the fact that.
3. The experiment failed; the procedure revealed a useful error. A semicolon joins two closely related independent clauses without adding a conjunction.
4. The club values planning, cooperation, and clear communication. The three items now use parallel noun forms. “Planning, cooperating, and communicating clearly” would also be parallel.
5. After reviewing the evidence, the committee found the conclusion uncertain. The committee, not the conclusion, performed the reviewing, so the revised subject correctly follows the modifier.