Definition
What is a sentence fragment? How is it different than a complete sentence?
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence; some essential part of the sentence is missing. In order for a sentence to be complete, it must contain both a subject and a predicate. One subject and predicate set is a complete sentence only if it is not introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
Complete Sentence = Subject + Predicate
It must offer a complete thought, and it must be able to .
In other words, the group of words which make a sentence--beginning with the capital letter and ending with the period--must make sense all by itself.
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