Question

Identify the problem with the sentence fragment below

My sister's oldest uncle's cousin

A. it lacks a subject and a verb

B. it lacks a complete verb

C. it lacks a subject

D. it is a subordinate clause

Answer 1

Answer: The right answer is the B) It lacks a complete verb.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this fragment does have a subject—my sister's oldest uncle's cousin. However, it is clearly missing a verb. What about him or her? What did he or she do or say? For that reason, this is an example of a sentence fragment, since it is not complete.