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Sentence, Fragment or Run-On? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on spotting a fragment or a run-on among complete sentences, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

L.4.1

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Sort each one into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Complete sentence or Fragment or Run-on?

Sort: It was cold we wore our coats., Our team won the match., Because the tide came in., Sam fixed his bike., Jumping and splashing in the puddles., My sister sings she also dances.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on
2.Sort each one: Complete sentence or Fragment or Run-on?

Sort: The flowers need water., The storm lasted all night., The rain stopped we went outside., Too tired to finish., The power went off we lit a candle., When the bell rang.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on
3.Sort each one: Complete sentence or Fragment or Run-on?

Sort: After the long walk home., We missed the bus we walked to school., I like pizza my brother likes pasta., If it rains tomorrow., My cat sleeps on the windowsill., A bird sang outside my window.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

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Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 2. It was cold we wore our coats. — Run-on 3. Jumping and splashing in the puddles. — Fragment 4. My sister sings she also dances. — Run-on 5. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 6. Sam fixed his bike. — Complete sentence
  2. 2.1. The flowers need water. — Complete sentence 2. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 3. The rain stopped we went outside. — Run-on 4. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence 5. Too tired to finish. — Fragment 6. When the bell rang. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. After the long walk home. — Fragment 3. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 4. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 5. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 6. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.