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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: I like pizza my brother likes pasta., Sam fixed his bike., If it rains tomorrow., Because the tide came in., My cat sleeps on the windowsill., The rain stopped we went outside.

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

Sort: Under the old bridge., The tide came in we ran up the beach., Jumping and splashing in the puddles., Our team won the match., The bell rang the children lined up., The storm lasted all night.

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

Sort: My sister sings she also dances., We missed the bus we walked to school., A bird sang outside my window., When the bell rang., After the long walk home., The tide came in.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

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Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 2. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 3. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 4. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 5. Sam fixed his bike. — Complete sentence 6. The rain stopped we went outside. — Run-on
  2. 2.1. Jumping and splashing in the puddles. — Fragment 2. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 3. The bell rang the children lined up. — Run-on 4. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence 5. The tide came in we ran up the beach. — Run-on 6. Under the old bridge. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. After the long walk home. — Fragment 3. My sister sings she also dances. — Run-on 4. The tide came in. — Complete sentence 5. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on 6. When the bell rang. — Fragment

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