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EnglishGrammar & PunctuationAges 9–12

Fixing Fragments & Run-Ons

Recognise and correct sentence fragments (incomplete sentences lacking a subject or predicate) and run-on sentences (two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions)

Lesson

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Repair fragments and run-ons while preserving intended meaning.

Before teaching

Activity

Follow this model in an accessible mode before attempting independent work. Graph ordering is not learner mastery; revisit prerequisites if the guided task still needs full modeling.

Policy

Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.

Printer, credit, and teaching notes

Use the supplied editing text. Oral correction can show grammar reasoning; record written composition separately. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.

Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.

Next: Show

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What this lesson covers and its limits

These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.

  • partial: Recognise and correct sentence fragments (incomplete sentences lacking a subject or predicate) and run-on sentences (two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions)

    Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

  • partial: Identify a sentence fragment by checking whether it has both a subject and a predicate, e.g. recognise 'Running through the park' as a fragment and correct to 'The dog was running through the park'

    Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

  • partial: Identify a run-on sentence where two independent clauses are fused without punctuation or a conjunction, e.g. 'I like cats I also like dogs' and correct using a full stop, comma + conjunction, or semicolon

    Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

  • partial: Edit a paragraph to fix fragments and run-ons, choosing the most effective correction strategy for each error

    Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

  • partial: If {{name}}'s writing has a sentence like "Running down the street." or two ideas jammed together without any punctuation, can they spot that something's wrong and fix it?

    Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

  • Short editing sample only; creative fragments can be deliberate elsewhere, but this task practises complete standard prose.

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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson

KS2 English

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Before you open · source notes

KS2 English supports Fixing Fragments & Run-Ons. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

Free educational page, no sign-in required for the tested path.

Before you open

Ask the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.

Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.

Source, access and review notes

Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.

BBC Bitesize. “KS2 English.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.

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Check understanding

  • Identify a sentence fragment by checking whether it has both a subject and a predicate, e.g. recognise 'Running through the park' as a fragment and correct to 'The dog was running through the park'
  • Identify a run-on sentence where two independent clauses are fused without punctuation or a conjunction, e.g. 'I like cats I also like dogs' and correct using a full stop, comma + conjunction, or semicolon
  • Edit a paragraph to fix fragments and run-ons, choosing the most effective correction strategy for each error
“If your child's writing has a sentence like "Running down the street." or two ideas jammed together without any punctuation, can they spot that something's wrong and fix it?”

Curriculum record

Type
Procedural
Subject
English
Domain
Grammar & Punctuation
Age range
Ages 9–12

Standards

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