A. The truth can be unpleasant.
B. The rams locked horns, and the tourists watched them from far away.
C. The dancer floated across the stage.
D. The canoe with the blue stripes.
2007-03-19 04:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by Lisa P 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
D. The canoe with the blue stripes
This is a fragment because it does not contain a predicate and cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
A simple complete sentence consists of a subject and a predicate. The subject is typically a noun phrase, though other kinds of phrases (such as gerund phrases) work as well, and some languages allow subjects to be omitted. The predicate is a finite verb phrase: it's a finite verb together with zero or more objects, zero or more complements, and zero or more adverbials.
2007-03-19 04:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Deb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D. The canoe with the blue stripes.
unless I were to say "D. The canoe with the blue stripes is a fragment."
2007-03-19 11:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by JK 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D is the answer because the sentence doesn't tell us what the canoe was doing or what happened to it. There is no verb or action at the end of the sentence. Take care
2007-03-19 12:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
d
This sentence has no verb.
2007-03-19 11:31:36 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D...are we doing your homework for you? lol
2007-03-19 11:34:29 · answer #5 · answered by dimplez23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
2007-03-19 11:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by dollfacedbaby1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
2007-03-19 11:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
2007-03-19 11:36:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ema Nova 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D
2007-03-19 11:31:33 · answer #9 · answered by Bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋