What is the difference between sentence fragment and a phrase?
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diff between sentence fragment and a phrase
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Every complete sentence/clause needs an action verb in order to exists independently. A fragment is those kind of sentence that lacks an action verb.
A phrase do not exist independently and hence it do not have an action verb.
The term "fragment" is an error that occur when a sentence is written without a main working verb.
A phrase is not an error, its a part of a sentence/clause.
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A phrase do not exist independently and hence it do not have an action verb.
The term "fragment" is an error that occur when a sentence is written without a main working verb.
A phrase is not an error, its a part of a sentence/clause.
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So basically, none of these 2 have a verb. If this is true them how do we differentiate between the 2avik.ch wrote:Every complete sentence/clause needs an action verb in order to exists independently. A fragment is those kind of sentence that lacks an action verb.
A phrase do not exist independently and hence it do not have an action verb.
The term "fragment" is an error that occur when a sentence is written without a main working verb.
A phrase is not an error, its a part of a sentence/clause.
I hope this helps
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If a part of a sentence require a clause but there is no working verb then its a fragment. For example :
main clause + in that + subordinate clause --- in this type you need to clause, but if you find that an action verb is missing in any of the clause then that is a fragment. for example :
This model explains all known subatomic particles, some of which were only recently discovered. - without "were" the second part would be a fragment as you require a clause instead of a phrase.
or..
a complete sentence without a verb - fragment.
You dont have to understand between the two, you just have to understand what part of the sentence requires what.
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main clause + in that + subordinate clause --- in this type you need to clause, but if you find that an action verb is missing in any of the clause then that is a fragment. for example :
This model explains all known subatomic particles, some of which were only recently discovered. - without "were" the second part would be a fragment as you require a clause instead of a phrase.
or..
a complete sentence without a verb - fragment.
You dont have to understand between the two, you just have to understand what part of the sentence requires what.
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The simple version:
A fragment is a string of words that is an incomplete sentence. Usually this is because it is missing a verb.
A phrase is a group of words that can be used in a sentence.
The complicated version:
A sentence fragment (or simply "fragment") is an incomplete part of a sentence. If someone says that a string of words is a "sentence fragment" rather than a sentence, they mean that it is not a grammatically complete sentence.
In everyday speech, "phrase" can refer to any group of words. In linguistics, a phrase is a group of words that form a constituent - a single unit in the syntax of the sentence.
This means that all phrases can be considered fragments, but not all fragments are phrases.
For example:
"My black cat is happy" is a sentence.
"My black cat" is a phrase, and is also a fragment.
"black cat is" is a frament, but not a phrase (it is neither a complete noun phrase, or verb phrase)
A fragment is a string of words that is an incomplete sentence. Usually this is because it is missing a verb.
A phrase is a group of words that can be used in a sentence.
The complicated version:
A sentence fragment (or simply "fragment") is an incomplete part of a sentence. If someone says that a string of words is a "sentence fragment" rather than a sentence, they mean that it is not a grammatically complete sentence.
In everyday speech, "phrase" can refer to any group of words. In linguistics, a phrase is a group of words that form a constituent - a single unit in the syntax of the sentence.
This means that all phrases can be considered fragments, but not all fragments are phrases.
For example:
"My black cat is happy" is a sentence.
"My black cat" is a phrase, and is also a fragment.
"black cat is" is a frament, but not a phrase (it is neither a complete noun phrase, or verb phrase)
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If you can't understand the basic meaning of the group of words without additional context, it's likely a fragment.