We are debating this sentence.
Although some items are not for the body but for the soul.
I say a fragment. It just doesn't sound complete to me.
yes it is not a complete sentence
It's a fragment. It's a dependent clause (one verb), but it doesn't complete the thought.
To determine whether the sentence "Although some items are not for the body but for the soul" is a fragment, we need to understand the essential components of a complete sentence.
A complete sentence typically consists of a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought. In this case, the subject is "some items" and the verb is "are."
However, the phrase "not for the body but for the soul" appears to be a dependent clause introduced by the conjunction "although." A dependent clause alone cannot form a complete sentence, as it does not express a complete thought and is reliant on an independent clause to make sense.
In this sentence, the dependent clause "Although some items are not for the body but for the soul" lacks an independent clause. An independent clause would add the missing context or additional information required for the sentence to be complete.
To make it a complete sentence, one option could be adding an independent clause after the dependent clause. For example, "Although some items are not for the body but for the soul, they provide nourishment for our well-being."
Without an independent clause, the sentence remains a fragment as it fails to express a complete thought.