Recognizing and Correcting Sentence Fragments

The video tutorial focuses on understanding complete sentences, which consist of a subject and a predicate. It explains how to identify sentence fragments and correct them by ensuring each sentence has both a subject and a predicate. The tutorial includes practical exercises where students analyze and correct a draft containing sentence fragments. The lesson concludes with a revised draft and encourages students to practice editing their own writing to ensure clarity and completeness.

What are the two essential components of a complete sentence?

• Subject and Predicate

• Subject and Object

• Predicate and Verb

• Noun and Pronoun

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• The cat slept on the mat.

• The dog barked loudly.

• Running through the park.

• She laughed at the joke.

How can you fix a sentence fragment?

• By adding an adjective

• By changing the tense

• By removing the verb

• By adding a subject or predicate

In the sentence 'The small and cute baby monkey,' what is missing?

• An adjective

• A predicate

• A subject

• A conjunction

What did the group of young monkeys do in the revised draft?

• Drank from a watering hole

• Climbed the ropes and swung back and forth

• Groomed each other on a limb

• Rode on its mom's back

Why is it important to have complete sentences in writing?

• To make the text longer

• To ensure clarity and understanding

• To impress the reader

• To use more punctuation

What should you do after writing a draft to ensure all sentences are complete?

• Change the font style

• Reread and check for subjects and predicates

• Add more adjectives

• Count the number of words