Fixing Fragments & Run-Ons

EnglishGrammar & PunctuationAges 9–10

Recognise and correct sentence fragments (incomplete sentences lacking a subject or predicate) and run-on sentences (two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions)

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Repair fragments and run-ons while preserving intended meaning.

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Follow this model in an accessible mode before attempting independent work. Graph ordering is not learner mastery; revisit prerequisites if the guided task still needs full modeling.

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Use the supplied editing text. Oral correction can show grammar reasoning; record written composition separately. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.

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partial: Recognise and correct sentence fragments (incomplete sentences lacking a subject or predicate) and run-on sentences (two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions)
Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.
partial: Identify a sentence fragment by checking whether it has both a subject and a predicate, e.g. recognise 'Running through the park' as a fragment and correct to 'The dog was running through the park'
Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.
partial: Identify a run-on sentence where two independent clauses are fused without punctuation or a conjunction, e.g. 'I like cats I also like dogs' and correct using a full stop, comma + conjunction, or semicolon
Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.
partial: Edit a paragraph to fix fragments and run-ons, choosing the most effective correction strategy for each error
Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.
partial: If {{name}}'s writing has a sentence like "Running down the street." or two ideas jammed together without any punctuation, can they spot that something's wrong and fix it?
Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

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Identify a sentence fragment by checking whether it has both a subject and a predicate, e.g. recognise 'Running through the park' as a fragment and correct to 'The dog was running through the park'
Identify a run-on sentence where two independent clauses are fused without punctuation or a conjunction, e.g. 'I like cats I also like dogs' and correct using a full stop, comma + conjunction, or semicolon
Edit a paragraph to fix fragments and run-ons, choosing the most effective correction strategy for each error

“If your child's writing has a sentence like "Running down the street." or two ideas jammed together without any punctuation, can they spot that something's wrong and fix it?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: English
Domain: Grammar & Punctuation
Age range: Ages 9–10

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ccss-ela:L.4.1f