Question

are these complete sentences, or is one of them a fragment?
the tour group went sightseeing around the island.
brock purdy, meanwhile, sitting on the beach and reading a book.
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Explanation:

A complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate (a verb that shows an action or state). The first sentence "The tour group went sightseeing around the island" has a subject ("The tour group") and a predicate ("went sightseeing around the island"). The second sentence "Brock Purdy, meanwhile, sitting on the beach and reading a book" has a subject ("Brock Purdy") but the verbs "sitting" and "reading" are participles, not finite verbs, so it lacks a proper predicate to make a complete sentence. Thus, "Brock Purdy, meanwhile, sitting on the beach and reading a book" is a fragment.

Answer:

The sentence "Brock Purdy, meanwhile, sitting on the beach and reading a book" is a Fragment. The sentence "The tour group went sightseeing around the island" is a Complete Sentence.