Which sentence is a fragment?

Which sentence is a fragment?

• A. My car is difficult to start in the winter because of the cold weather.
• B. Because of the cold weather.
• C. My car is difficult to start in the winter.
• D. In the winter, my car is difficult to start.

Answer: (B)

A sentence fragment is a string of words that cannot stand alone as a complete thought because it lacks a full independent clause with a subject and a verb. The phrase "Because of the cold weather." starts with a dependent element and has no main clause to complete its thought, so it doesn’t express a complete sentence on its own. The other options provide a subject and a predicate and convey a full idea. To fix the fragment, attach a main clause, for example: "Because of the cold weather, my car is difficult to start," or rephrase as "My car is difficult to start because of the cold weather."

A sentence fragment is a string of words that cannot stand alone as a complete thought because it lacks a full independent clause with a subject and a verb. The phrase "Because of the cold weather." starts with a dependent element and has no main clause to complete its thought, so it doesn’t express a complete sentence on its own. The other options provide a subject and a predicate and convey a full idea.

To fix the fragment, attach a main clause, for example: "Because of the cold weather, my car is difficult to start," or rephrase as "My car is difficult to start because of the cold weather."