Question
Are these complete sentences, or is one of them a fragment?
At SeaWorld, James Rhodes waited for the dolphin show to start. Jumping with excitement, he found his seat.
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At SeaWorld, James Rhodes waited for the dolphin show to start. Jumping with excitement, he found his seat.
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GPT-4o mini
Both sentences you provided are complete sentences.
1. "At SeaWorld, James Rhodes waited for the dolphin show to start." - This is a complete sentence with a subject ("James Rhodes") and a verb ("waited").
2. "Jumping with excitement, he found his seat." - This sentence is also complete. While it starts with a participial phrase ("Jumping with excitement"), it has a clear subject ("he") and a verb ("found").
So, neither of them is a fragment; both are complete sentences.
1. "At SeaWorld, James Rhodes waited for the dolphin show to start." - This is a complete sentence with a subject ("James Rhodes") and a verb ("waited").
2. "Jumping with excitement, he found his seat." - This sentence is also complete. While it starts with a participial phrase ("Jumping with excitement"), it has a clear subject ("he") and a verb ("found").
So, neither of them is a fragment; both are complete sentences.