Question

Is there a sentence fragment?

On November 18, 1903, the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed. Which gave the United
States possession of the Panama Canal Zone.
yes
no

Answer 1

Yes, there is a sentence fragment in the given text. The phrase 'Which gave the United States possession of the Panama Canal Zone' is a sentence fragment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes, there is a sentence fragment in the given text. A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject or a predicate.

In the phrase 'Which gave the United States possession of the Panama Canal Zone', there is no subject before 'Which'. Therefore, it is a sentence fragment.