Fragments of sentences cannot stand alone as a complete thought. A complete sentence or what's called a complete thought has to have at least a noun/pronoun and a verb.
For example, these are not great sentences but they have the oun/pronoun and a verb:
She danced.
He sang.
She cried.
Too many short sentences like those, above, are not appropriate in one paragraph or in one writing.
Examples of sentence fragments include:
Sally's lunch box. (What about Sally's lunch box?)
Tom held. (Tom held what? whom?)
The store. (What about the store?)
Cash in my pocket. (What about the cash in your pocket?)
Fragment.
If the verb is the whole sentence, then it is not a sentence, but a sentence fragment. A sentence requires at least a subject and a verb. Examples of Sentence Fragments: Run. Hide. Watch.
A fragment sentence is a partial sentence. It does not have everything it needs to be a full sentence. For example: "The dog" is a fragment.
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A fragment is a sentence that isn't a complete sentence. Example: I have. *or* I Like. They both have subjects and verbs but no predicates.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that cannot stand by itself. Rhetoric is the art of using language to persuade. Therefore, a rhetorical fragment is an incomplete sentence that is used for the purpose of persuading. Examples can be found on this website: http://greatsentences.blogspot.com/2007/06/rhetorical-fragment.html
Do you work? is a complete sentence; it is not a sentence fragment.
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"She wave." is fragment but "She waves" is a sentence.
Fragment.
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It is a sentence fragment
"After the storm," is not a complete sentence so it is a fragment.
Make each fragment into a complete sentence.
is a sentence fragment
If the verb is the whole sentence, then it is not a sentence, but a sentence fragment. A sentence requires at least a subject and a verb. Examples of Sentence Fragments: Run. Hide. Watch.
A sentence is a fragment when you do not have a noun/pronoun and a verb.