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sentence fragment

sen·tence frag·ment
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tns noun frag-muh nt]
    • /ˈsɛn tns noun ˈfræg mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tns noun frag-muh nt]
    • /ˈsɛn tns noun ˈfræg mənt/

Definitions of sentence fragment words

  • noun 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. 1
  • noun sentence fragment incomplete grammatical phrase 1
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Origin of sentence fragment

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Sentence fragment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sentence fragment

sentence fragment popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sentence fragment usage trend in Literature

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