Recognizing fragments | Syntax | Khan Academy

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A sentence fragment is a chunk of language that hasn’t made it all the way to being a working sentence; it might be missing a verb, or there might not be a subject. Learn how to turn a fragment into a sentence in this video!

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“The pancakes” I could argue has potential to be a complete sentence in the right context. For example, “so if the killer couldn’t have been here to commit the crime, how was Mrs. Krumph poisoned? …… The pancakes!”

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"of the snowstorm" is the prepositional phrase. "Because" is a conjunction.

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so what's the difference between a fragment and a dependent clause?

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Why wait until the last example to use the word "verb"? Every sentence needs a subject AND a verb, which is part of the predicate. So close to being a great video.

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I thought it is wrong for a sentence to start with "because". So, beginning a sentence with it is allowed?