Fix Sentence Fragments

Teach the three fixes with the run-on sheet, then switch to fragments. Edit a Paragraph for Run-Ons and Fragments makes a good follow up.

Label 12 word groups as fragments or sentences, then rewrite the 6 fragments as full sentences. A fragment is missing a subject, a verb or a complete thought, so it cannot stand alone as a sentence. The directions on the page read: In Part A, write F or S on the line after each word group. In Part B, write the item number of each fragment and rewrite it as a complete sentence. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade sentences, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with fragment, sentence or run-on?. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A comma splice joins two complete sentences with only a comma, as in The test is tomorrow, I need to study tonight. It can be fixed with a period, a conjunction or a semicolon.

Add the missing subject, verb or thought. Because the bus was late becomes We missed the first bell because the bus was late.

Yes. Is your homework finished? has a subject and a verb and is one of the 6 complete sentences in Fix Sentence Fragments.