Question

which of the following is a sentence fragment?
○ marina is a fast runner and a skilled basketball player.
○ marina, an excellent basketball player.
○ marina has very strong basketball skills.
○ marina, a great basketball player, scored 26 points today.

Explanation:

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

• "Marina is a fast runner and a skilled basketball player." has a subject (Marina) and a predicate (is a fast runner...), so it's a complete sentence.
• "Marina, an excellent basketball player." lacks a main verb (it only has a subject and an appositive phrase), so it's a fragment.
• "Marina has very strong basketball skills." has a subject (Marina) and a predicate (has very strong...), so it's a complete sentence.
• "Marina, a great basketball player, scored 26 points today." has a subject (Marina) and a predicate (scored 26 points...), so it's a complete sentence.

Answer:

B. Marina, an excellent basketball player.