Writers often make common errors by writing the way they speak. Identify and explain the sentence structure error in the following sentence:
Because Belinda wants to move to California.
This is a sentence fragment. It is not a complete sentence.
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The sentence "Because Belinda wants to move to California" is an example of a sentence fragment.
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that is missing either a subject or a verb, or it does not express a complete thought. In this case, the sentence is missing a main verb, making it unable to stand alone as a complete sentence.
To correct this sentence fragment, you could add a subject and a main verb. For example: "Belinda wants to move to California because she prefers the warmer climate." Now the sentence expresses a complete thought and has a subject (Belinda) and a main verb (wants).