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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: The bell rang the children lined up., My cat sleeps on the windowsill., We missed the bus we walked to school., Because the tide came in., The flowers need water., Under the old bridge.

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

Sort: I like pizza my brother likes pasta., Jumping and splashing in the puddles., After the long walk home., Our team won the match., A bird sang outside my window., The dog barked it woke the baby.

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

Sort: My sister sings she also dances., The power went off we lit a candle., If it rains tomorrow., Sam fixed his bike., The tide came in., Too tired to finish.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 2. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 3. The bell rang the children lined up. — Run-on 4. The flowers need water. — Complete sentence 5. Under the old bridge. — Fragment 6. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on
  2. 2.1. 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. Jumping and splashing in the puddles. — Fragment 5. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 6. The dog barked it woke the baby. — Run-on
  3. 3.1. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 2. My sister sings she also dances. — Run-on 3. Sam fixed his bike. — Complete sentence 4. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 5. The tide came in. — Complete sentence 6. Too tired to finish. — Fragment

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