Select the proper description of the following group of words.

on december 17, 1903, at kitty hawk, the wright brothers.

a. fragment: contains no subject

b. fragment: contains no predicate

c. complete sentence

The correct answer is B. Fragment: contains no predicate

Explanation:

For a sentence to be complete rather than just a fragment you need two elements: the subject and the predicate. The subjects refer to the person or agent that is being described or that carries out the action, while the predicate contains the verb and other elements such as objects that complete the meaning.

The sentence presented "On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers" introduces the subject "the Wright brothers" and the context of the sentence "On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk"; however, there is no verb such as were, invented, went, etc. that can complete the idea or what were the Wright brothers doings or what happened to them and thus the sentence is a fragment because there is not a predicate.

d. cassius cannot believe that a weakling like caesar has become so great.

the answer is:

when will (v) the books (n) be (v) due?

nouns refer to people (other than pronouns), places and things, whereas verbs describe actions and are usually part of the predicate of a sentence. finally, pronouns can work as nouns and identify the participants in speech.

in the example sentence, "will" is a verb part or auxiliary verb, "be" is an infinitive verb and "books" is a plural noun.