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Grade 5 · Week 2 of 36

Fragments and run-ons

22 sentences · Monday to Friday · this week: Fragments and run-ons

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Grade 5, week 2: Fragments and run-ons

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Monday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.i visited the farm on sunday.
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The nurses will read some books
  3. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?The sheep slept in the barn. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  4. Fix the run-on with "and".Grandpa camped on the island, the scout camped at the lake.

Tuesday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The window will be open
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The girl will wear the hat the scarf and the jacket.
  3. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?The bakers baked the cakes but did not sell them. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  4. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The farmer milked a cow. He was tired
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Grade 5, week 2: Fragments and run-ons (continued)

Wednesday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The zebras, the elephants, and the lions drank the water
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The boy sees the elephants and the girls see the lions.
  3. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The bees visited flowers and then they buzzed and then they flew.
  4. Fix the run-on: put "before" between the two parts.The bear will catch the fish, it eats them.

Thursday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Grandpa is tired so he naps on the sofa.
  2. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.did jen sell plums at noon?
  3. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?Before it eats the acorn. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  4. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The girl cried and then she brushed the dog and then she put the socks in the basket.
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Grade 5, week 2: Fragments and run-ons (continued)

Friday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the chefs will serve rice on saturday.
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The bridge was old
  3. Fix the run-on with "so".The bakers baked fresh bread, they were tired.
  4. Join the two sentences with "so".The rabbits are scared. They run.
  5. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The geese ate some corn and then they flew and then they swam in the pond.
  6. Find the dependent clause.Mom thinks that the paths were long.
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Grade 5, week 2: Fragments and run-ons · answer key

Monday

  1. I visited the farm on Sunday.
  2. The nurses will read some books.
  3. complete sentence
  4. Grandpa camped on the island, and the scout camped at the lake.

Tuesday

  1. The window will be open.
  2. The girl will wear the hat, the scarf, and the jacket.
  3. complete sentence
  4. OK · correct as it is

Wednesday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The boy sees the elephants, and the girls see the lions.
  3. The bees visited flowers. Then they buzzed. Then they flew. or The bees visited flowers. Then, they buzzed. Then, they flew.
  4. The bear will catch the fish before it eats them.

Thursday

  1. Grandpa is tired, so he naps on the sofa.
  2. Did Jen sell plums at noon?
  3. fragment
  4. The girl cried. Then she brushed the dog. Then she put the socks in the basket. or The girl cried. Then, she brushed the dog. Then, she put the socks in the basket.

Friday

  1. The chefs will serve rice on Saturday.
  2. OK · correct as it is
  3. The bakers baked fresh bread, so they were tired.
  4. The rabbits are scared, so they run.
  5. The geese ate some corn. Then they flew. Then they swam in the pond. or The geese ate some corn. Then, they flew. Then, they swam in the pond.
  6. that the paths were long
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