Exploring Fragments and Complete Sentences

The video tutorial covers the concept of sentence fragments and complete sentences, emphasizing the importance of identifying them in writing. It provides examples to distinguish between fragments and complete sentences, explaining the role of subordinating conjunctions. The tutorial highlights common mistakes and offers strategies for correction, particularly in the context of the HSBT exam. The session concludes with a review of key points.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• When we go to the mall

• After the football game ends

• Because I enjoy pepperoni pizza

• We go to the mall

Why is 'When we go to the mall' considered a fragment?

• It lacks a subject

• It is too short

• It lacks a verb

• It starts with a subordinating conjunction

What is needed to complete the sentence 'After the football game ends at night'?

• An additional clause

• A subordinating conjunction

• A subject

• A verb

Which of the following sentences is complete?

• Because I enjoy pepperoni pizza

• After the football game ends at night

• The football game ends at night

• When we go to the mall

What makes 'Friends running toward the restaurant' a fragment?

• It lacks a subject

• It lacks a verb

• It lacks a subordinating conjunction

• It lacks a complete thought

Which sentence is complete?

• Friends running toward the restaurant

• When we go to the mall

• After the football game ends

• Friends are running towards a restaurant

Why is 'Because I enjoy pepperoni pizza' a fragment?

• It lacks a subject

• It lacks a verb

• It starts with a subordinating conjunction

• It is too short

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• When we go to the mall

• Because I enjoy pepperoni pizza

• I enjoy pepperoni pizza

• After the football game ends

What is a subordinating conjunction?

• A word that ends a sentence

• A word that connects two independent clauses

• A word that starts a dependent clause

• A word that modifies a noun

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• When we go to the mall

• The football game ends at night

• We go to the mall

• Friends are running towards a restaurant