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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 big dog with the red collar., Our team won the match., Running down the hill., The storm lasted all night., We missed the bus we walked to school., The bell rang the children lined up.

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

Sort: The flowers need water., The power went off we lit a candle., Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere., Under the old bridge., When the bell rang., The tide came in.

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

Sort: My cat sleeps on the windowsill., Because the tide came in., I like pizza my brother likes pasta., The rain stopped we went outside., A bird sang outside my window., The girl who lives next door.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 2. Running down the hill. — Fragment 3. The bell rang the children lined up. — Run-on 4. The big dog with the red collar. — Fragment 5. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence 6. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on
  2. 2.1. Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere. — Run-on 2. The flowers need water. — Complete sentence 3. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 4. The tide came in. — Complete sentence 5. Under the old bridge. — Fragment 6. When the bell rang. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 3. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 4. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 5. The girl who lives next door. — Fragment 6. The rain stopped we went outside. — Run-on

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