Identifying Sentence Fragments and Completeness

The video tutorial explains sentence fragments through the experiences of Mary, a waitress. It highlights how sentence fragments lack a subject or verb, making them incomplete. The tutorial also covers complete sentences, imperative and exclamatory sentences, and dependent clauses. It provides examples and tips for identifying sentence fragments, emphasizing the importance of context in understanding them.

What is one of the things that annoys Mary the most at her job?

• Aching feet

• The line cook's crush

• The smell of fried food

• Sentence fragments

What is required for a grammatically correct sentence?

• A subject, verb, and object

• Only a subject

• Only a verb

• At least one subject and one verb

Why is 'Reuben sandwich' considered a sentence fragment?

• It lacks a subject

• It lacks a verb

• It is too short

• It is a command

What type of sentence is 'Mop!' when used by Mary's boss?

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Declarative

In the sentence 'Pay!' who is the implied subject?

• The customer

• Mary

• The waiter

• The boss

Which of the following is an example of an exclamation sentence?

• Clean!

• Ouch!

• Sit!

• Run!

What is a characteristic of a dependent clause?

• It is always a command

• It contains a main clause

• It starts with a subordinating conjunction

• It can stand alone as a sentence

Why is 'Although Mr. Johnson had a forty-dollar ticket' a sentence fragment?

• It lacks a verb

• It is too short

• It is a dependent clause

• It lacks a subject

What does the dependent clause 'Because the parents were too lazy to go into the bathroom' need to make sense?

• An object

• A main clause

• A verb

• A subject

What is a quick way to check if a sentence is a fragment?

• Check if it is an exclamation

• Check if it is a command

• Check if it has an object

• Check if it has a verb