1.True or False. The following is a sentence fragment: The briefcase lying on the desk
2. the following a sentence fragment or a runon sentence ? He knew how to cite cases appropriately, and he also knew how to use lexisnexis
1. True, it is a fragment. It would be a complete sentence with: “The briefcase is lying on the desk.” 2. Neither a fragment nor a run-on sentence. It is a compound sentence (note the “…, and” connecting two complete sentences.