[Grammar] The answer for why

[Delphine]

Which of the following answer(s) are grammatically correct?

Answer the following question in a complete sentence.
Q: Did you enjoy your Easter holiday? Why?

A1. Yes, because I went to Disneyland with my parents.
A2. Yes, I did. Because I went to Disneyland with my parents.
A3. Yes, I did because I went to Disneyland with my parents.

Thanks!

 

[emsr2d2]

Where did this question and list of answers come from?

 

[Skrej]

Why don't you first tell us what your answer is?

 

[Delphine]

Where did this question and list of answers come from?

It is one of the questions from a test paper for students of 8 years old. English is their second language. The above are some of their answers.

 

[Delphine]

Why don't you first tell us what your answer is?

A3 is my correct answer. I wonder whether A1 and A2 are also correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

OK, but you are their English teacher. You are supposed to know which of their answers is grammatically correct. How can you teach them otherwise?

 

[Delphine]

OK, but you are their English teacher. You are supposed to know which of their answers is grammatically correct. How can you teach them otherwise?

Yes, different students have different answers. It's easy to mark if I just put A3 is the only correct answer.
I post the question here because I want to learn more or discuss the update usage of 'because' in a complete sentence!!!

 

[Barb_D]

Some writers choose to start sentences with conjunctions as a style choice. They are choosing to "break a rule."

Such early learners need to know the rules. They can break them later. Don't mark the others as correct.

"I enjoyed my vacation because my parents took me to Disney World" is a complete sentence.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Q1: Did you enjoy your Easter holiday?
A1: Yes, I did.
Q2: Why?
A2: Because I went to Disneyland with my parents.

Is A2 correct?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, it is incorrect because there was only one question and the second sentence is incomplete.

A1 did not answer the first part of the question diirectly.

Tests can sometimes ask for the best answer, not necessarily any correct answer.

'Because can be used at the beginning of a sentence provided there is a subordinate clause. The phrase 'update use of because' is wrong.

 

[Barb_D]

A2 is natural dialogue.
It is not a correct response if the student was told to write in complete sentences.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the following is a complete sentence, but I am not a teacher.
'Because I went to Disneyland with my parents, I enjoyed my Easter holiday.'

 

[tedmc]

It is a complete sentence but would not be suitable as an answer to the questions posed.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is the following a grammatical answer?
'Yes. This is because I went to Disneyland with my parents.'

 

[Barb_D]

It is a complete sentence but would not be suitable as an answer to the questions posed.

I disagree. How does it not answer the questions?

 

[Barb_D]

'Because can be used at the beginning of a sentence provided there is a subordinate clause.

Yes absolutely. I was too restrictive when I said starting with a conjunction "breaks a rule." Starting with a conjunction and not including an independent clause creates a fragment and that is the "error."