Question

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merican roots: from native traditions to the american revolution
which of the following is a sentence fragment?
marina, an excellent
basketball player.
marina is a fast runner
and a skilled basketball
player.
marina, a great basketball
player, scored 26 points
today.
marina has very strong
basketball skills.

Explanation:

A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a main verb or a complete thought. Let's analyze each option:

• "Marina, an excellent basketball player." has a subject ("Marina") and an appositive phrase ("an excellent basketball player") but no main verb, so it's a fragment.
• "Marina is a fast runner and a skilled basketball player." has a subject and a complete predicate (verb "is" with complements), so it's a complete sentence.
• "Marina, a great basketball player, scored 26 points today." has a subject ("Marina"), a verb ("scored"), and a complete thought, so it's a complete sentence.
• "Marina has very strong basketball skills." has a subject ("Marina") and a verb ("has"), with a complete thought, so it's a complete sentence.

Answer:

Marina, an excellent basketball player.