Grade 5 worksheet on identifying and correcting sentence fragments and run-ons.

Let's solve the worksheet step by step. The task is to identify each item as a fragment, sentence, or run-on, and then rewrite any fragments or run-ons as proper sentences.

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Definitions (from the box):

- Full sentence: Expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.
- Fragment: Does not express a complete thought (missing subject, verb, or both).
- Run-on sentence: Has two or more ideas that are not joined correctly (e.g., comma splice or fused sentence).

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Now let’s go through each item:

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1. She ate.

- ✔ This has a subject ("She") and a verb ("ate") and expresses a complete thought.
- ✔️ Sentence

✔ Answer: Sentence

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2. Stewart goes home.

- ✔ Subject: "Stewart", Verb: "goes" — complete thought.
- ✔️ Sentence

✔ Answer: Sentence

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3. We went to the car we opened the doors.

- ✘ This is a run-on sentence — two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction:
- Clause 1: "We went to the car"
- Clause 2: "we opened the doors"
- It lacks a conjunction or proper punctuation.

➡️ Fix: Use a comma + conjunction or a semicolon.

✔ Rewritten: *We went to the car, and we opened the doors.*

✔️ Answer: Run-on → *We went to the car, and we opened the doors.*

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4. The book on the table.

- ✘ No verb! Just a noun phrase. Doesn't express a complete thought.
- ✔️ Fragment

➡️ Add a verb: *The book is on the table.*

✔ Rewritten: *The book is on the table.*

✔️ Answer: Fragment → *The book is on the table.*

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5. He went to the store he bought some beans.

- ✘ Two independent clauses joined incorrectly — run-on.
- "He went to the store"
- "he bought some beans"

➡️ Fix: Add a conjunction or use a semicolon.

✔ Rewritten: *He went to the store, and he bought some beans.*

✔️ Answer: Run-on → *He went to the store, and he bought some beans.*

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6. The teacher with the brown hair.

- ✘ No verb — just a noun phrase describing someone.
- ✔️ Fragment

➡️ Add a verb: *The teacher with the brown hair teaches math.*

✔ Rewritten: *The teacher with the brown hair teaches math.*

✔️ Answer: Fragment → *The teacher with the brown hair teaches math.*

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7. The girl who lives with her aunt in Oklahoma.

- ✘ No verb — it's a noun phrase with a relative clause, but no main verb.
- ✔️ Fragment

➡️ Add a verb: *The girl who lives with her aunt in Oklahoma is my cousin.*

✔ Rewritten: *The girl who lives with her aunt in Oklahoma is my cousin.*

✔️ Answer: Fragment → *The girl who lives with her aunt in Oklahoma is my cousin.*

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8. I can go.

- ✔ Subject: "I", Verb: "can go" — expresses a complete thought.
- ✔️ Sentence

✔ Answer: Sentence

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9. He cannot go because he has homework.

- ✔ One complex sentence with a dependent clause ("because he has homework").
- Has subject and verb, expresses a complete idea.
- ✔️ Sentence

✔ Answer: Sentence

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10. I’ll be better tomorrow I need a good rest.

- ✘ Two independent clauses:
- "I’ll be better tomorrow"
- "I need a good rest"
- Joined without proper punctuation — run-on

➡️ Fix: Use a conjunction or semicolon.

✔ Rewritten: *I’ll be better tomorrow because I need a good rest.*
OR
*I’ll be better tomorrow, and I need a good rest.*

✔️ Answer: Run-on → *I’ll be better tomorrow because I need a good rest.*

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✔ Final Answers:

| Number | Type | Rewritten Sentence |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|
| 1 | Sentence | She ate. |
| 2 | Sentence | Stewart goes home. |
| 3 | Run-on | We went to the car, and we opened the doors. |
| 4 | Fragment | The book is on the table. |
| 5 | Run-on | He went to the store, and he bought some beans. |
| 6 | Fragment | The teacher with the brown hair teaches math. |
| 7 | Fragment | The girl who lives with her aunt in Oklahoma is my cousin. |
| 8 | Sentence | I can go. |
| 9 | Sentence | He cannot go because he has homework. |
| 10 | Run-on | I’ll be better tomorrow because I need a good rest. |

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