Sentence Sprint: Run-On vs. Complete
A 24-space board game where young learners (A2) practice identifying and speaking about run-on sentences versus complete sentences. Players land on spaces, hear or read a sentence, and must decide if it is complete or a run-on, then speak naturally about why. Communicative tasks include asking partners for opinions, acting out sentence structures, and agreeing as a team on corrections.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: run on sentences VS complete sentences (Remix).
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner: Is this a complete sentence? 'I like pizza.' Why or why not?
- Act out a complete sentence: you wake up, eat breakfast, and go to school. Your team guesses.
- Your team must agree: what makes a sentence complete? Say one reason together.
- Describe a run-on sentence in your own words. Use simple words a friend would understand.
- Ask your partner: Does 'I went to the park and I played with my dog' sound complete?
- Stand up and mime writing a sentence on the board. Your team says if it is complete or run-on.
- Compare a complete sentence and a run-on sentence. Which one is easier to read? Explain why.
- Your team must agree: Is 'I like cats I like dogs' a complete sentence or run-on? Why?
- Ask your partner: What do you do when you see a run-on sentence in a book?
- You have 30 seconds to present: explain how to fix a run-on sentence with a period or and.
- Act out two people talking: one speaks in run-on sentences, one speaks in complete ones.
- Describe your favorite food using only complete sentences. Say at least two sentences.
- Ask your partner: Can you make a run-on sentence about your school day? Say it out loud.
- Your team must agree: which is easier to write, complete sentences or run-on sentences?
- Show with your hands: draw a line in the air where a period should go in a run-on.
- Explain: why is a complete sentence important when you write a story?
- Act out a student fixing a run-on sentence. Use a pencil as a pretend pen. Your team watches.
- Ask your partner: what is one thing you did yesterday? Make sure you use a complete sentence.
- You have 30 seconds to present: give two examples of complete sentences about your family.
- Compare: a run-on sentence and a complete sentence. Which one do teachers like better? Why?
- Your team must agree: write one complete sentence about your favorite game on the board.
- Stand up and show: mime writing a period at the end of a sentence. Say 'Period!' out loud.
- Ask your partner: Is 'I went to the park I played I came home' complete or run-on?
- Explain: how will you use complete sentences when you write your next story?