I saw the following item on an exercise from Purdue's OWL:

____ 6. It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel that you should be in control.

Grammatically there is no fragment here.  But the 2nd sentence FEELS ungrammatical.  Is it just awkward or does it violate some rule?  The following permutations are fine:

6a.  It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional, especially when you are on your first date.  You feel that you should be in control.

6b.  It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional.  You feel that you should be in control, especially when you are on your first date.

Thanks!

John

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