Skip to content
LessonPrint

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.

Set 9 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

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

Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

L.4.1

NameDate

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., The storm lasted all night., Under the old bridge., Jumping and splashing in the puddles., The power went off we lit a candle., Our team won the match.

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

Sort: The tide came in we ran up the beach., My sister sings she also dances., The girl who lives next door., My cat sleeps on the windowsill., When the bell rang., The parade started at noon.

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

Sort: After the long walk home., The children built a sandcastle., The rain stopped we went outside., It was cold we wore our coats., Because the tide came in., Sam fixed his bike.

Complete sentenceFragmentRun-on

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Sentence, Fragment or Run-On?

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. I like pizza my brother likes pasta. — Run-on 2. Jumping and splashing in the puddles. — Fragment 3. Our team won the match. — Complete sentence 4. The power went off we lit a candle. — Run-on 5. The storm lasted all night. — Complete sentence 6. Under the old bridge. — Fragment
  2. 2.1. My cat sleeps on the windowsill. — Complete sentence 2. My sister sings she also dances. — Run-on 3. The girl who lives next door. — Fragment 4. The parade started at noon. — Complete sentence 5. The tide came in we ran up the beach. — 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. It was cold we wore our coats. — Run-on 4. Sam fixed his bike. — Complete sentence 5. The children built a sandcastle. — Complete sentence 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.