Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Barack Obama won the presidential election in 2008 and was inaugurated in 2009.

Inaugurated in 2009, Barack Obama had won the presidential election in 2008.

Barack Obama, who won the presidential election in 2008 and was inaugurated in 2009.

In 2008, Barack Obama was elected, and he was inaugurated in 2009.

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Elliot Arias

23 April, 22:23

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Barack Obama won the presidential election in 2008 and was inaugurated in 2009.

Inaugurated in 2009, Barack Obama had won the presidential election in 2008.

Barack Obama, who won the presidential election in 2008 and was inaugurated in 2009.

In 2008, Barack Obama was elected, and he was inaugurated in 2009.

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Franco Atkinson · Answer 1

A fragment sentence consists of a group of words but do not function as a sentence because it does not have even one independent clause. Therefore, this kind of sentence cannot convey a complete thought. In the following, an example of a sentence fragment is, "Inaugurated in 2009, Barack Obama had won the presidential election in 2008."