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Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Fix the Run-On Sentences
Six run-on sentences to split into two complete sentences each.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Sentence building
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Complete sentences, Subjects and predicates, Sentence types, Combining sentences
What kids do
“A run-on sentence crams two ideas together. Split each one into two sentences with a period and a capital letter.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The dog barked the cat ran away. → The dog barked. The cat ran away.
- 1. I like snow it is fun to sled.
- 2. We went to the store we bought milk.
- 3. My sister is six she likes to draw.
- 4. The sun came out the puddles dried up.
- 5. Ben lost a tooth he put it under his pillow.
- 6. The bell rang we lined up.
Teacher tip
Have kids read each run-on in one breath. Where they run out of air is often where the period goes.
How to use it
- Build a sentence on the board with word cards before the sheet.
- Have kids clap once for the naming part and once for the telling part.
- Keep a word wall or a word bank in reach so spelling does not stop the ideas.
Watch for
Kids who think a long sentence must be a run-on. Length is not the problem; missing joins are.
Talk about it
- Can you find a sentence like this in your reading book?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Have kids find and fix one sentence in their own writing journal.
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