Question

Three of the following statements include sentence fragments. Choose the one statement that does not include a fragment.

a) Because the athletes generate so much revenue for the school. Many college athletes think they should be paid.

b) Many college athletes think they should be paid since the athletes generate so much revenue for the school.

c) Many college athletes think they should be paid. Because the athletes generate so much revenue for the school.

d) Many college athletes think they should be paid. Since the athletes generate so much revenue for the school.

Answer 1

The correct statement without a sentence fragment is option b, which is a complete sentence. Sentence fragments often occur with clauses starting with words like 'because' if they're not correctly joined to a complete sentence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement that does not include a sentence fragment is option b: 'Many college athletes think they should be paid since the athletes generate so much revenue for the school.' This statement is a complete sentence as it has both a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought. Sentence fragments are incomplete sentences that are missing either a subject, verb, or complete thought. This often happens with clauses that start with words like 'because' or 'since' if they are not attached to a complete sentence. In academic writing, it is important to avoid sentence fragments in order to convey clear and complete ideas.

Answer 2

The statement that does not include a fragment is: "Many college athletes think they should be paid since the athletes generate so much revenue for the school."

Step-by-step explanation:

A sentence fragment is a type of error in which a group of words is punctuated as a sentence but does not contain a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought. For example, in the sentence "Because the athletes generate so much revenue for the school", the clause "because the athletes generate so much revenue for the school" does not contain a subject and a verb, making it a fragment. In contrast, the sentence "Many college athletes think they should be paid since the athletes generate so much revenue for the school" is a complete sentence because it contains a subject ("Many college athletes") and a verb ("think"), and it expresses a complete thought. This makes it a correctly punctuated sentence without a fragment. The other sentences provided all include fragments because they do not contain both a subject and a verb or do not express a complete thought.