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Fixing Sentence Fragments Worksheets

Updated: 07 Apr 2025

Use these no-prep sentence fragments worksheets to help your students improve their sentence writing skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 4

Curriculum

VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>gathering information and ideas about a topic in preparation for writing, which may include information and ideas from online and digital sources</li> <li>researching a topic to prepare an oral or multimodal presentation</li> <li>planning the sequence of ideas and information using techniques such as storyboards or a simple flow chart</li> <li>explaining ideas to a peer when planning a presentation</li> <li>selecting an appropriate text structure for a writing purpose, and sequencing content for clarity and to have an impact on an audience</li> <li>using appropriate simple and compound sentences to express and combine ideas</li> <li>using vocabulary, including topic-specific vocabulary, relevant to the type of text and purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to plan, sequence, compose and edit texts</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation <ul> <li>using print and online dictionaries and spellcheck to edit spelling, realising that spellcheck accuracy depends on understanding the word function, for example ‘there’ or ‘their’ and ‘rain’ or ‘reign’</li> <li>checking for correct use of apostrophes for contractions and to indicate possession</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA06

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree <ul> <li>identifying clauses in texts by locating verbs and the key words that link to the verbs, for example ‘While the cat slept, the mouse scurried across the path.’</li> <li>identifying that a singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural subject has a plural verb, for example ‘The girl plays cricket.’ and ‘The girls play cricket.’</li> </ul>
VC2E4LA06

Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality <ul> <li>creating richer, more specific descriptions by using adjectival clauses; for example, ‘Crossing the mountain range was difficult.’ becomes ‘The mountain pass was dangerous when it rained.’</li> <li>creating more precise and detailed sentences by adding adverbial clauses; for example, ‘They crossed the mountain range.’ becomes ‘Although the path was overgrown, they crossed the mountain range.’</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Fixing Sentence Fragments Worksheets

Updated: 07 Apr 2025

Use these no-prep sentence fragments worksheets to help your students improve their sentence writing skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 4

Use these no-prep sentence fragments worksheets to help your students improve their sentence writing skills.

No-Prep Fixing Sentence Fragments Worksheets

Understanding the difference between complete sentences and fragments is essential for developing strong writing skills. With these sentence fragments worksheets, students will learn how to identify incomplete thoughts and transform them into full sentences. These engaging sentence fragments worksheets provide no-prep practice to help young writers recognise and fix sentence fragments.

Printable Rewriting Sentences Worksheet Pack

This Rewriting Sentences Worksheet set includes five printable exercises designed to support students in grades 2-4 as they strengthen their sentence structure skills. Each worksheet focuses on different aspects of fixing sentence fragments, including:

Rewriting Sentence Fragments By Adding Subjects and Predicates
Editing and Completing Sentence Fragments in Sentences
Adding Subjects to Fix Sentence Fragments
Adding Predicates to Fix Sentence Fragments
Identifying Correct and Incorrect Sentences

We have included an answer key for easy grading as well.

Download Your Fixing Sentence Fragments Worksheet Pack

Looking to customise this fixing sentence fragments worksheet pack to better fit your student’s needs? Download the quick-print PDF or grab an editable Google Slides version of the resource to make adjustments before printing. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select your preferred file type.

This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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Curriculum

VC2E3LY11

Create narrative, informative and persuasive texts, written and spoken, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, using topic-specific and precise vocabulary and multimodal elements as appropriate <ul> <li>gathering information and ideas about a topic in preparation for writing, which may include information and ideas from online and digital sources</li> <li>researching a topic to prepare an oral or multimodal presentation</li> <li>planning the sequence of ideas and information using techniques such as storyboards or a simple flow chart</li> <li>explaining ideas to a peer when planning a presentation</li> <li>selecting an appropriate text structure for a writing purpose, and sequencing content for clarity and to have an impact on an audience</li> <li>using appropriate simple and compound sentences to express and combine ideas</li> <li>using vocabulary, including topic-specific vocabulary, relevant to the type of text and purpose</li> <li>using digital tools to plan, sequence, compose and edit texts</li> </ul>
VC2E3LY12

Re-read and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuation <ul> <li>using print and online dictionaries and spellcheck to edit spelling, realising that spellcheck accuracy depends on understanding the word function, for example ‘there’ or ‘their’ and ‘rain’ or ‘reign’</li> <li>checking for correct use of apostrophes for contractions and to indicate possession</li> </ul>
VC2E3LA06

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb that need to agree <ul> <li>identifying clauses in texts by locating verbs and the key words that link to the verbs, for example ‘While the cat slept, the mouse scurried across the path.’</li> <li>identifying that a singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural subject has a plural verb, for example ‘The girl plays cricket.’ and ‘The girls play cricket.’</li> </ul>
VC2E4LA06

Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality <ul> <li>creating richer, more specific descriptions by using adjectival clauses; for example, ‘Crossing the mountain range was difficult.’ becomes ‘The mountain pass was dangerous when it rained.’</li> <li>creating more precise and detailed sentences by adding adverbial clauses; for example, ‘They crossed the mountain range.’ becomes ‘Although the path was overgrown, they crossed the mountain range.’</li> </ul>

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