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Question 8 • *KCPS English Language Arts 11 (2027)

Which is an example of a sentence fragment?

Answer
A
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense , which was published in 1776.
B
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine and published in 1776.
C
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776.
D
Common Sense, authored by Thomas Paine, was published in 1776.

Explanation

A sentence fragment does not express a complete thought. Choice A, “Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which was published in 1776,” is a noun phrase followed by a dependent clause beginning with “which”; it has no main verb stating what happened. Choices B, C, and D each have a complete subject and verb and express a complete thought.

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