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Grade 5 Sentence Combining Practice Test

Build Grade 5 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on conjunctions, relative clauses, appositives, introductory phrases, comma use, and clear sentence structure.

Sentence Combining Practice Tests

These Grade 5 English Language Arts practice tests help students combine short sentences into clear, precise, and varied sentences. Students use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, relative clauses, appositives, introductory phrases, prepositional phrases, and correct comma placement.

Skills covered

  • Joining complete sentences with and, but, or, and so
  • Showing cause, contrast, time, and condition with subordinating conjunctions
  • Using relative clauses with who, that, and which
  • Adding appositives and descriptive phrases
  • Using introductory phrases and commas correctly
  • Combining ideas without fragments, run-ons, or unnecessary repetition
  • Preserving the original meaning while improving sentence fluency

How to use these practice tests

First identify the relationship between the ideas: addition, contrast, cause, time, or condition. Then select a joining word or phrase and read the result aloud. Check that every sentence has a complete thought, the comma is in the right place, and the meaning has not changed.

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Grade 5 Sentence Combining Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 5 English Language Arts practice test on combining sentences with conjunctions, relative clauses, appositives, introductory phrases, and correct comma use.

Identify the relationship between the ideas, choose a clear joining structure, and check that punctuation and meaning remain correct.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Combine the sentences with a relative clause: "The book is on the desk. The book belongs to Priya."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The book that is on the desk belongs to Priya..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: That is on the desk identifies which book belongs to Priya.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The book that is on the desk belongs to Priya..

That is on the desk identifies which book belongs to Priya.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Combine the sentences with a relative clause: "The scientist won an award. The scientist discovered a new species."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The scientist who discovered a new species won an award..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: Who discovered a new species describes the scientist.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The scientist who discovered a new species won an award..

Who discovered a new species describes the scientist.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Combine the sentences with a relative clause: "We visited the park. The park has a long walking trail."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is We visited the park that has a long walking trail..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: That has a long walking trail adds information about the park.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is We visited the park that has a long walking trail..

That has a long walking trail adds information about the park.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Combine the sentences with a relative clause: "I met a musician. The musician plays three instruments."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is I met a musician who plays three instruments..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: Who plays three instruments describes the musician.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is I met a musician who plays three instruments..

Who plays three instruments describes the musician.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a relative clause correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The bridge that crosses the river is over one hundred years old..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: That crosses the river correctly joins information about the bridge.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The bridge that crosses the river is over one hundred years old..

That crosses the river correctly joins information about the bridge.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which relative pronoun best completes the sentence: "The student ___ solved the puzzle explained the strategy."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is who.

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: Who is used for a person.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is who.

Who is used for a person.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which relative pronoun best completes the sentence: "The camera ___ records the night sky is new."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is that.

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: That can introduce a clause describing a thing such as a camera.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is that.

That can introduce a clause describing a thing such as a camera.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly combines the ideas with which?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The telescope, which belongs to the science club, is stored safely..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: Which correctly adds a nonessential description of the telescope, with commas around the clause.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The telescope, which belongs to the science club, is stored safely..

Which correctly adds a nonessential description of the telescope, with commas around the clause.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Combine the sentences: "The recipe uses fresh herbs. The recipe came from the garden club."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The recipe that came from the garden club uses fresh herbs..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: That came from the garden club identifies which recipe is being described.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The recipe that came from the garden club uses fresh herbs..

That came from the garden club identifies which recipe is being described.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly combines the ideas? "The runner won the race. The runner trained every morning."

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The runner who trained every morning won the race..

  1. Identify the relationship: Decide whether the ideas show addition, contrast, cause, time, condition, or description.
  2. Combine clearly: Who trained every morning explains which runner won.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The runner who trained every morning won the race..

Who trained every morning explains which runner won.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 5 Sentence Combining

Why combine sentences?

Combining sentences can make writing clearer, more concise, and more varied while showing how ideas are related.

When is a comma needed between two complete sentences?

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so when it joins two complete sentences.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Sentence Combining questions in total.