To solve this worksheet, we need to look at each numbered phrase and decide if it is a
fragment, a
sentence, or a
run-on.
Here is the breakdown:
*
Fragment: A piece of a sentence. It doesn't have a full subject and verb, or it leaves you hanging (like it's missing the end of the thought).
*
Sentence: A complete thought. It has a subject (who) and a verb (what they are doing) and makes sense on its own.
*
Run-on: Two complete thoughts stuck together without the right punctuation (like a period or comma).
Let's go through them one by one:
1.
Because we lost the game. The team was upset because we lost the game.
* *Analysis:* "Because we lost the game" starts with a dependent word but doesn't finish the thought. It's a fragment. (Note: The worksheet actually has the answer filled in for #1 as a fragment, but the text next to it seems to be the correction "The team was upset because we lost the game" which is a sentence. However, looking at the underlined text "Because we lost the game", that is the fragment).
* *Answer:* Fragment.
2.
The dog chased the three cats.
* *Analysis:* Subject: The dog. Verb: chased. Complete thought.
* *Answer:* Sentence.
3.
My parents help me.
* *Analysis:* Subject: My parents. Verb: help. Complete thought.
* *Answer:* Sentence.
4.
We bought the new chair with our credit card.
* *Analysis:* Subject: We. Verb: bought. Complete thought.
* *Answer:* Sentence.
5.
She taught the lesson she gave a test.
* *Analysis:* This has two complete thoughts: "She taught the lesson" and "she gave a test." They are smashed together without punctuation.
* *Answer:* Run-on.
6.
He wants to go to school he wants to get a job.
* *Analysis:* Two complete thoughts: "He wants to go to school" and "he wants to get a job." Stuck together without punctuation.
* *Answer:* Run-on.
7.
While he was reading the book.
* *Analysis:* Starts with "While," which makes it a dependent clause. It leaves you wondering "What happened while he was reading?" It is incomplete.
* *Answer:* Fragment.
8.
I failed the test I didn't study.
* *Analysis:* Two complete thoughts: "I failed the test" and "I didn't study." Stuck together without punctuation.
* *Answer:* Run-on.
9.
The salesman wearing the red tie.
* *Analysis:* Who is the salesman? We don't know what he did. It's just a noun phrase with a description. It's incomplete.
* *Answer:* Fragment.
10.
The play was long we didn't stay until the end.
* *Analysis:* Two complete thoughts: "The play was long" and "we didn't stay until the end." Stuck together without punctuation.
* *Answer:* Run-on.
Final Answer:
1. Fragment
2. Sentence
3. Sentence
4. Sentence
5. Run-on
6. Run-on
7. Fragment
8. Run-on
9. Fragment
10. Run-on
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sentence fragment worksheet 3rd grade.
