Fixing Sentences at the Roller Rink

Find and fix fragments and run-on sentences.

Sentence, fragment or run-on?

A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and tells a whole thought: Dev laced up his skates. A fragment is missing part of the thought: Laced up his skates. A run-on joins two sentences with no punctuation or with only a comma: The music started we skated.

Marisol and her cousin Dev spent Saturday afternoon at the roller rink. Marisol wrote about their day, but some of her sentences need fixing. Every sentence on this sheet comes from her writing.

Is each group of words a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on? Sort them.

Here are some notes Marisol wrote. Two of them are fragments. Underline the two fragments.

Which group of words is a complete sentence?

A. Racing around the curve with Dev.B. The skaters with glowing wristbands.C. Marisol waved at Dev from the rail.D. When the slow song began to play.

Fix the fragments

Fix a fragment by adding the missing part, such as a subject or a verb, or by joining it to a sentence.

Which choice fixes this fragment?
Spun in a circle on one foot.

A. Dev spun in a circle on one foot.B. Spinning in a circle on one foot.C. Spun in a circle on one foot today.D. Spun around in a circle on one foot.

Which choice fixes this fragment?
After we returned our skates.

A. After we returned our skates at the counter.B. After we returned our skates. We went home.C. After we returned our skates, and went home.D. After we returned our skates, we went home.

This is a fragment: The best part of the day. Add words to make it a complete sentence. Write the sentence.

Fix the run-ons

Fix a run-on by making two sentences, or by adding a comma and a joining word such as and, but, or or so.

Two of these are run-ons. Underline the two run-ons.

Which choice fixes this run-on correctly?
The music was loud Marisol sang along.

A. The music was loud, Marisol sang along.B. The music was loud. Marisol sang along.C. The music was loud Marisol, sang along.D. The music, was loud Marisol sang along.

Each run-on has been fixed with a comma. Write the joining word from the word bank that makes sense. Use each word one time.

Should we rent skates, should we bring our own?
Dev's laces were loose, he tied them tighter.
Marisol wanted to skate backward, she kept wobbling.

10.

Which is a complete sentence with no fragment and no run-on?

A. Although Marisol's legs were very tired.B. Marisol's legs were very tired, she was happy.C. Marisol's legs were tired, but she was happy.D. Marisol's legs were tired she was happy.

11.

Fix this run-on. Write it as two complete sentences, or join the two parts with a comma and a joining word.
Dev wants to come back next week he wants to learn to skate backward.