What are "Contextual Sentences" and how do I make one.?

Question

It's homework but I don't understand it.

She gave us 10 words one being consecration.

Can someone tell me what they are and how I do them?

Answer 1

In a contextual sentence, the meaning of the sentence is contained wholly within its own words; that is, you don't need to know the prior sentence or the next sentence in order to understand it or have it make sense.

For example, a contextual sentence including "consecration" might read:

"After the priest had mumbled some prayers and announced that the church's new community center was dedicated to the work of God, the consecration ceremony was complete."

In that sentence, "consecration" is not only used but it is also defined by the description of what was going on -- that is, the sentence sets up the CONTEXT for the word "consecration" so you that you know what it means.  This makes it a contextual sentence.

Alternatively, we could have written two sentences:

"The priest mumbled some prayers and announced that the church's new community center was dedicated to the work of God. Once that happened, the consecration ceremony was complete."

Now, the sentence "Once that happened, the consecration ceremony was complete." no longer defines the context of the word "consecration" so it is NOT a contextual sentence.

Hope that helps.  :)