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 often the result of failing to include a subject and a verb, or beginning a sentence with a subordinator or relative pronoun. But not all one-word or two-word sentences are sentence fragments, though.)

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Meanings

nounsentence fragment (plural sentence fragments)

plural sentence fragments

  1. grammarAn incomplete sentence; a phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence. (It is often the result of failing to include a subject and a verb, or beginning a sentence with a subordinator or relative pronoun. But not all one-word or two-word sentences are sentence fragments, though.)
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APA

sentence fragment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentence%20fragment

MLA

“sentence fragment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentence%20fragment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sentence fragment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentence%20fragment.

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