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4th Grade Fix Fragments and Run-Ons worksheets

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Fix Fragments and Run-Ons

Grade 4 Grammar Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle sentence or fragment.

1.
My brother painted a bright blue door.
- sentence
- fragment
2.
Slowly walked to the park after school.
- fragment
- sentence
3.
If we finished lunch, Mom made tea.
- sentence
- fragment
4.
Our new neighbor near the river.
- sentence
- fragment
5.
The librarian ate lunch at noon.
- fragment
- sentence
6.
A friendly neighbor waved from the window.
- sentence
- fragment
7.
The old bridge in the red coat.
- fragment
- sentence
8.
Quickly ate lunch at noon.
- sentence
- fragment
9.
My best friend by the front gate.
- sentence
- fragment
10.
The new student found a lost glove.
- fragment
- sentence

4th Grade Fix Fragments and Run-Ons worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A complete sentence says who or what and what happened, and makes a whole thought. A fragment leaves a piece out, and a run-on pushes two thoughts together. Odd-numbered sheets have ten groups of words and your child circles sentence or fragment; even-numbered sheets have ten fragments and run-ons, and your child rewrites each one as a complete sentence on the line.

What your child will learn

Tell a complete sentence from a fragment
Add what a fragment leaves out
Fix a run-on with a period or a comma and a joining word

Common Core standard: L.4.1.F

Worked example

'Walked to the park after school.' is a fragment, because it does not say who walked. Fixed: 'Maya walked to the park after school.' A run-on such as 'Dad washed the car Mom watered the garden' is fixed with a comma and and.

Common mistake

Thinking a group of words is complete just because it is long or starts with a capital letter.

Helpful hint

Check for who or what, for what happened, and for a complete thought.

Next skill: To, Too, and Two Earlier: Prepositional Phrases

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with fix fragments and run-ons?

Thinking a group of words is complete just because it is long or starts with a capital letter.

How can I help my child with fix fragments and run-ons?

Check for who or what, for what happened, and for a complete thought.

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