Question

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• A. Because she was late.
• B. She was late to school.
• C. She arrived late, but the class had not started.
• D. Although she was late, she attended the meeting.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Because she was late.

A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either:

• A main clause (subject + predicate), or

• A complete thought.

✅ "Because she was late." is a fragment because:

• It begins with a subordinating conjunction (because), making it a dependent clause.

• It does not express a complete thought—we expect more information (e.g., Because she was late, she missed the bus).