Question

fixing sentence fragments
to correct a sentence fragment, figure out what piece is missing.
then add it. thats it!

the correct way to fix the fragment in the box is—
ben and jesse to california for a teen conference.
ben and jesse traveled to california.
when ben and jesse traveled to california.

Explanation:

To fix a sentence fragment, we need a complete sentence with a subject and a predicate (verb + action). The original fragment "Ben and Jesse to California for a teen conference" lacks a verb. Let's analyze the options:

• "Ben and Jesse traveled to California." is a complete sentence (subject: Ben and Jesse; verb: traveled; object: to California). It can be adjusted to include "for a teen conference" (e.g., "Ben and Jesse traveled to California for a teen conference") to fix the fragment.
• "When Ben and Jesse traveled to California." is a dependent clause (starts with "when") and is still a fragment as it doesn't express a complete thought on its own.

Answer:

Ben and Jesse traveled to California. (To fully fix the original fragment, it could be "Ben and Jesse traveled to California for a teen conference", but among the given options, "Ben and Jesse traveled to California" is the complete sentence that provides the core structure to build on and correct the fragment.)