Grammar Video Project — “Introductory phrases, complete sentences and fragments” with Jadon L.

Me and Jadon’s topic was about complete sentences, fragments, and introductory phrases. Each of these are somewhat important to learn in writing, because you can open any book and find a handful of these in a page or two. It’s crucial to know them, when to use them, and how to use them. Building a complete sentence is like
building a house. Every complete sentence requires 3 major things, like how building a home requires 3 major parts of a building. A complete sentence wouldn’t be a complete sentence without its subject, its verb, and a complete thought. Like how every house needs some beams, some walls, and a house.

Some complete sentences may have an introductory phrase. An introductory phrase is still a part of the house, but it’s supposed to welcome you before reading the complete sentence. Think of the front yard of a house, it might have some flowers, or it might be in ruins. Whatever it is, you still read the introductory first, like how you see a yard first before the house.

The fragments are just parts of the components. But not all of them together. Think of just the beams, the wall, and the roof alone. Not really is a house is it?

 

 

 

Test Questions
1) What is a complete sentence?
a – when the sentence has lived a complete life.
b – a sentence that has a verb, subject and a complete thought
c – a sentence with a period and capitalization.
d – a sentence with an introductory sentence.

2) An example of a fragment is

a– Jadon ran home.

b—On the way home, he found

c—”What is the dog doing?”

d—a piece of broken glass

3) What is a introductory sentence?
a –  a sentence that kindly introduces itself.
b – a sentence that only has the subject and the verb.
c – a sentence that gives the context to a complete sentence
d – a sentence with a complete thought

 

4) Which of the following is a complete sentence?
a – “He ran.”
b – “Walk home.”
c – “Johnny mourns his dog.”
d – None of the above

5) Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?
a – “He studied the map for class.”
b – “Ran for miles.”
c – “I was eating ice cream in the park.”
d – “All alone, Jeremy had to fight the boss himself.”