Question

Read the excerpt.

Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam.

What is the best review of this excerpt?

The excerpt does not need revision because it contains an independent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt does not need revision because it contains a dependent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains an independent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Answer 1

The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

D. The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given excerpt needs revision because it is incomplete sentence. The sentence begins with 'because' which represents 'sentence fragments.' Sentence fragments is that incomplete sentence which is disconnected from it's main clause.

The excerpt needs an independent clause to present the complete and finished thoughts of the writer. It is a dependent clause and therefore, does not gives author's finished thoughts. Therefore, option D is correct.