Question

. Which of the following sentences includes a fragment? A. In Franklinville, there is a house next to the old pharmacy. The Wang family lives there. B.The Wang family lives near the old pharmacy in Franklinville. C.The Wang family lives in Franklinville. Near the old pharmacy. D.There's an old pharmacy in Franklinville. The Wang family lives near it.

Answer 1

Sentence C includes a fragment, "Near the old pharmacy." 

Answer 2

C. The Wang family lives in Franklinville. Near the old pharmacy.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sentence fragment is a group of words similar to a sentence because it starts with a capital letter and ends with an end mark but that in reality, it is not a sentence as it does not convey a complete idea. In this sense, a fragment is more like a phrase or a dependent clause, but standing alone. In order to correct it, we usually have to put the fragment next to a main clause.

Near the old pharmacy. is a sentence fragment because even though it begins with a capital letter and ends with a period like sentences do, it does not express a complete thought on its own. This fragment, instead, should be separated by the main sentence: The Wang family lives in Franklinville with a comma: The Wang family lives in Franklinville, near the old pharmacy.