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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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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: After the long walk home., Our team won the match., Under the old bridge., We missed the bus we walked to school., It was cold we wore our coats., A bird sang outside my window.

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

Sort: The tide came in., The tide came in we ran up the beach., Too tired to finish., I like pizza my brother likes pasta., The parade started at noon., If it rains tomorrow.

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

Sort: The girl who lives next door., The power went off we lit a candle., The rain stopped we went outside., Because the tide came in., The children built a sandcastle., My cat sleeps on the windowsill.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. After the long walk home. — Fragment 3. It was cold we wore our coats. — Run-on 4. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 5. Under the old bridge. — Fragment 6. We missed the bus we walked to school. — Run-on
  2. 2.1. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 2. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 3. The parade started at noon. — Complete sentence 4. The tide came in we ran up the beach. — Run-on 5. The tide came in. — Complete sentence 6. Too tired to finish. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 2. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 3. The children built a sandcastle. — Complete sentence 4. The girl who lives next door. — Fragment 5. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 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.