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Identifying and Fixing Run-on Sentences and Fragments- Unit 3

15 questions

5th - 5th Grade

English

This free printable Grade 5 English worksheet helps students identify, classify, and correct run-on sentences and sentence fragments. Across 15 multiple-choice questions, students decide whether sentences are complete, run-ons, or fragments; select the best FANBOYS conjunction to join ideas; and choose revisions that add missing sentence parts or correct faulty construction. Examples include sentences about school, camping, weather, transportation, and everyday activities, giving students varied practice with the same editing skills. The worksheet is designed for English language arts instruction, independent practice, review, or a quick formative assessment. Students apply sentence-structure knowledge rather than simply identify definitions: they distinguish complete thoughts from incomplete ones and select revisions that create grammatically correct sentences. It is a free printable worksheet with a complete answer key, making it useful for Grade 5 classrooms, homework, intervention, and skills review.

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Identifying and Fixing Run-on Sentences and Fragments- Unit 3

Total questions: 15

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can you fix this run-on sentence?

The pool was cold we jumped in anyway.

a)

The pool was cold, we jumped in anyway.

b)

The pool was cold, but we jumped in anyway.

c)

The pool was cold; We jumped in anyway.

2.

My teacher told me not to take so many classes I wish I would have listened to her.

a)

Run-on

b)

Complete sentence

3.

Which FANBOYS word is the best choice to fix this run-on sentence?

She planned to take the train to Vancouver the railroad bridge had been damaged.

a)

She planned to take the train to Vancouver, but the railroad bridge had been damaged.

b)

She planned to take the train to Vancouver, so railroad bridge had been damaged.

c)

She planned to take the train to Vancouver, and the railroad bridge had been damaged.

4.

Which answer is a run-on sentence?


a)

The wind blew so hard that the gate closed.


b)

Spring is a windy season. It can be really annoying.


c)

Go pick up the trash cans the wind blew them over.

d)

Winston flew a kite shaped like a fish over the playground.


5.

Yesterday when I got off the school bus.

a)

Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

6.

My friend Sheila and I saw a brown toad hopping on the sidewalk.

a)

Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

7.

Yelled and screamed when she saw it.

a)

Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

8.

Which of these is a sentence fragment?


a)

Some children were playing.


b)

The shady street usually quiet.

c)

A van turned into the driveway.


d)

It was a group of kids from school.


9.

Which answer best completes this sentence fragment?

When Fred went to the lake,

a)

he saw his cousin from Virginia.

b)

deer standing beside the water.


c)

pretty trees and flowers there.


d)

crowded with visitors from all over.


10.

Which answer is a way to correct this run-on sentence?

Here is a sandwich juice is in the refrigerator.

a)

Here is a sandwich, and juice is in the refrigerator.

b)

Here is a sandwich juice is in, or the refrigerator.


c)

Here is a sandwich juice is. In the refrigerator.


d)

Here is a sandwich juice; is in the refrigerator.


11.

Which answer is a way to correct this sentence fragment?

Using bricks to build a new wall.

a)

Workers will be using bricks to build a new wall.

b)

Using bricks to build a new wall will the workers be.


c)

Around the garden using bricks to build a new wall.


d)

Using bricks to build a new wall about two weeks.


12.

Is the following a complete sentence or not?


Some of the teachers.

a)

Complete Sentence

b)

Sentence Fragment

c)

Run-on Sentence

13.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

My family likes to go camping we go every summer.

b)

I don't like to sleep in a tent, but I will camp in a cabin.

c)

I'm afraid of bugs getting in my sleeping bag they really scare me.

14.

Movies entertain millions of people every day going to the movies is popular all over the world.

a)

Complete

b)

Run on

15.
Which is a run-on sentence?
a)
Elvira has many talents, such as yodeling and finger painting.
b)
When Elvira finger paints, she uses vegetable extracts.
c)
Elvira is talented at yodeling it makes a great hobby.
d)
For Elvira, any extra time is spent enjoying her favorite hobbies.
Answer Key

Identifying and Fixing Run-on Sentences and Fragments- Unit 3

Total questions: 15

1.
b)

The pool was cold, but we jumped in anyway.

2.
a)

Run-on

3.
a)

She planned to take the train to Vancouver, but the railroad bridge had been damaged.

4.
c)

Go pick up the trash cans the wind blew them over.

5.
a)

Fragment

6.
b)

Complete Sentence

7.
a)

Fragment

8.
b)

The shady street usually quiet.

9.
a)

he saw his cousin from Virginia.

10.
a)

Here is a sandwich, and juice is in the refrigerator.

11.
a)

Workers will be using bricks to build a new wall.

12.
b)

Sentence Fragment

13.
b)

I don't like to sleep in a tent, but I will camp in a cabin.

14.
b)

Run on

15.
c) Elvira is talented at yodeling it makes a great hobby.

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FAQs

What does this worksheet cover, and how does it help students identify and fix run-on sentences and fragments?

This Grade 5 English worksheet uses 15 multiple-choice questions to have students classify sentences as complete, run-on, or fragment and select corrections for faulty sentences. Students practice choosing an appropriate FANBOYS conjunction, supplying a missing subject or verb, and recognizing when separate ideas have been joined incorrectly.

How can I use this worksheet to teach run-on sentences and sentence fragments?

Introduce the worksheet by reviewing what makes a complete sentence, then model how to locate two improperly joined ideas in a run-on and how to identify a missing sentence part in a fragment. As students work through the multiple-choice items, ask them to explain why a conjunction such as “but,” “and,” or “so” fits the relationship between the ideas and why a proposed correction forms a complete sentence.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this worksheet?

Students may choose a comma alone to join two complete ideas, as in the pool example, instead of using a coordinating conjunction. They may also label dependent openings such as “Yesterday when I got off the school bus” as complete, overlook missing subjects or verbs in fragments, or confuse a sentence with two complete ideas and a correctly joined sentence.

How do I assign and grade this run-on sentences and fragments worksheet?

This worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for all 15 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, you can grade student work by scanning it with the Wayground for Teachers app.

How can I differentiate this worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the sentence-classification and correction choices are easier to navigate. You can also apply a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the run-on and fragment questions into another language when appropriate.

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