5th Grade Run-on Sentences Worksheets and Activities

A run-on sentence occurs when two complete thoughts are written together without proper punctuation. Worksheet instructions: Rewrite the following run-on sentences as two separate sentences.

A comma splice occurs when a comma is incorrectly used to join two independent clauses. You can fix comma splices by adding a conjunction, using a period to make two separate sentences, or by using a semi-colon (;). Worksheet instructions: Rewrite the below sentences, fixing the comma splices.

A full sentence expresses a complete thought (it has a subject and a verb). A fragment is not a complete thought. A run-on sentence has two or more clauses that are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Rewrite the fragments and run-ons as proper sentences. If it’s already a proper sentence, simply write the word ‘sentence’.

A run-on sentence occurs when independent clauses are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Correct the run-on sentences by rewriting each sentence and adding conjunctions and punctuation where necessary.

A run-on sentence occurs when independent clauses are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Correct the run-on sentences by rewriting each sentence and adding conjunctions and punctuation where necessary.