Question

Which best corrects the phrase fragment? i think its c? ferns and tiny wildflowers grew. along the narrow forest trail.

a. ferns along the narrow forest trail and tiny wildflowers.

b. we walked along the narrow forest trail. growing ferns and tiny wildflowers.

c. along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew.

d. ferns and tiny wildflowers. growing along the narrow forest trail.

Answer 1

c. Along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew.

The phrase fragment is "along the narrow forest trail". It is a prepositional phrase that cannot be by itself. It does not have a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence. To fix the problem, the prepositional phrase can move to an introductory phrase for the rest of the sentence using a comma for correct punctuation.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. Along the narrow forest trail, ferns and tiny wildflowers grew.

Explanation:

Phrase fragments are constructions that are wrong because they are standing alone as if they were full sentences when in reality, they are not sentences because they do not express complete thoughts on their own. One way to correct them is to make place them within a sentence so that they can make sense. In sentence C, the phrase “Along the narrow forest trail” is correctly set because it is within a sentence, adding more detail to the independent clause “ferns and tiny wildflowers grew.”