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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., The storm lasted all night., The girl who lives next door., The tide came in., The rain stopped we went outside., Under the old bridge.

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

Sort: When the bell rang., If it rains tomorrow., Sam fixed his bike., A bird sang outside my window., We missed the bus we walked to school., The bell rang the children lined up.

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

Sort: We ran up the beach., Because the tide came in., My cat sleeps on the windowsill., Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere., After the long walk home., The dog barked it woke the baby.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It was cold we wore our coats. — Run-on 2. The girl who lives next door. — Fragment 3. The rain stopped we went outside. — Run-on 4. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence 5. The tide came in. — Complete sentence 6. Under the old bridge. — Fragment
  2. 2.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 3. Sam fixed his bike. — Complete sentence 4. The bell rang the children lined up. — Run-on 5. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on 6. When the bell rang. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. After the long walk home. — Fragment 2. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 3. Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere. — Run-on 4. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 5. The dog barked it woke the baby. — Run-on 6. We ran up the beach. — Complete sentence

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