New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sentence fragment — noun an incomplete sentence; a phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence. It is usually caused by the failure to include a subject and a verb in a sentence or as the… … Wiktionary
sentence fragment — noun : a word, phrase, or clause usually having in speech the intonation characteristic of a sentence but lacking the grammatical completeness and independence of a full sentence * * * a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an… … Useful english dictionary
sentence fragment — a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
sentence fragment — sen′tence frag ment n. gram. a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English … From formal English to slang
fragment — 1. noun a) A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. b) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate. See Also: fragmental 2. verb a) To break apart … Wiktionary
Finnsburh Fragment — (The Fight at Finnsburh, The Battle at Finnsburh) (ca. 700–1000) The Fight at Finnsburh is the name commonly given to a fragment of 48 lines of an OLD ENGLISH poem discovered on a single parchment manuscript page in the 18th century and… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
sentencefragment — sentence fragment n. A phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence. * * * … Universalium
Wikipedia:Manual of Style — This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia s Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional exceptions. Please ensure that any edits to this page reflect consensus. Shortcuts … Wikipedia
Ghost (game) — This article is about the word game. For the board game, see Ghosts (board game). Ghost is a spoken word game in which players take turns adding letters to a growing word fragment, trying not to be the one to complete a valid word. Each fragment… … Wikipedia
Finnegans Wake — infobox Book | name = Finnegans Wake title orig = translator = author = James Joyce cover artist = country = language = English series = genre = Sui generis publisher = Faber and Faber release date = 4 May 1939 media type = Print (Hardcover… … Wikipedia
