Grade 7 Sentence Repair Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and correcting common sentence errors such as fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers.
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Grade 7 Sentence Repair
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to repair the sentences. Pay attention to fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers.
Directions: Identify whether the following groups of words are complete sentences or fragments. If it is a fragment, rewrite it as a complete sentence.
1. Running quickly through the park.
2. The old house stood on a hill overlooking the sea.
3. Because the rain started suddenly.
Directions: Each of the following is a run-on sentence. Rewrite each one correctly using appropriate punctuation and/or conjunctions.
1. The dog barked loudly the cat hissed back.
2. I love to read fantasy novels they transport me to other worlds.
3. She studied for hours she still felt unprepared for the test.
Directions: Choose the best option to correct the error in each sentence.
1. Having finished the essay, the teacher collected them.
Having finished the essay, the teacher collected the essays.
The teacher collected the essays, having finished them.
Having finished the essay, the students gave them to the teacher.
After the students finished the essay, the teacher collected them.
2. The boy ate the sandwich on the bench.
On the bench, the boy ate the sandwich.
The boy on the bench ate the sandwich.
The sandwich on the bench was eaten by the boy.
The boy ate the sandwich while he was on the bench.
Directions: Complete each sentence by adding the missing word(s) to make it grammatically correct and clear.
1. Although it was raining, went for a walk.
2. She loves reading, she always has a book with her.
3. To get good grades, study diligently.
Directions: Rewrite the following paragraph, correcting all fragments, run-ons, and misplaced modifiers to make it clear and grammatically correct.
The old, dusty book. Sat on the shelf for years, nobody ever touched it. My grandmother gave it to me, she said it held secrets. With a torn cover and yellowed pages. I opened it carefully, a strange light glowed from within.