Reproduced below is an article which appeared in THE STAR’S MIND OUR ENGLISH on January 9, 2008. It teaches us to differentiate a phrase or a clause from a complete sentence.
Grammar Matters by Patty Gibbons Saunier
Finding Fragments
A fragment is a sentence look-alike. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark, but it does not express a complete thought. Can you spot the impostures? Which of the following are not sentences?
1. Don’t tell.
2. If you can’t stand the heat.
3. My cousin Kathy.
4. Because of the bad storm.
5. The people relaxing by the small, peaceful lake.
Answers: The only full sentence is #1. The rest are fragments.
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