sentence fragment

sentence fragment

noun

Definition of SENTENCE FRAGMENT

: a word, phrase, or clause that usually has in speech the intonation of a sentence but lacks the grammatical structure usually found in the sentences of formal and especially written composition

First Known Use of SENTENCE FRAGMENT

1947

Rhymes with SENTENCE FRAGMENT

coincident, disorient, experiment, ferro-cement, glove compartment, inconsequent, informed consent, misrepresent, nonresident, oxygen tent, privatdozent, rubber cement, self-confident, self-evident, vice president