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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 flowers need water., The storm lasted all night., It was cold we wore our coats., I like pizza my brother likes pasta., The girl who lives next door., After the long walk home.

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

Sort: The parade started at noon., The bell rang the children lined up., The power went off we lit a candle., If it rains tomorrow., Under the old bridge., Our team won the match.

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

Sort: Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere., Because the tide came in., A bird sang outside my window., The dog barked it woke the baby., We ran up the beach., Running down the hill.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. After the long walk home. — Fragment 2. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 3. It was cold we wore our coats. — Run-on 4. The flowers need water. — Complete sentence 5. The girl who lives next door. — Fragment 6. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence
  2. 2.1. If it rains tomorrow. — Fragment 2. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 3. The bell rang the children lined up. — Run-on 4. The parade started at noon. — Complete sentence 5. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 6. Under the old bridge. — Fragment
  3. 3.1. A bird sang outside my window. — Complete sentence 2. Because the tide came in. — Fragment 3. Leo lost his hat he looked everywhere. — Run-on 4. Running down the hill. — Fragment 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.