I. Ran to the store and back. II. Kenya is a proud nation. III. Jim the ball.
I & III
There are transitive verbs, if that's what you mean. Depending on the type of object they take, verbs may be transitive, intransitive or linking. The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete with a direct object, as in the following examples: Incomplete: The shelf holds. Complete: The shelf holds three book and one vase.
Sentences are short and incomplete
A sentence fragment is when a sentence is not fully complete. Such as : My mommy went..... Where did your mommy go? My mommy went to the store. That is an example of a sentence fragment and how it was fixed.
No. < That was a sentence without a verb.
Unless you are writing dialog and fragments or run-on sentences are part of a character's speech pattern, it's best to avoid them because they are examples of lazy writing. Writing anything assumes that you intend your work for publication. Your audience is unknown, but expects clear, legible sentences. Finally, if your work is to be translated into any other language, fragments and run-on sentences are nearly impossible to translate while maintaining the author's intention.
Incomplete sentences or sentence fragments.
Single word answers that we see many of on this site are "non sentences"
Rhetorical fragments are incomplete sentences that are used in writing to persuade the reader, or to evoke some emotional response from the reader's perspective. They are sentence fragments used to emphasize a point.
A sentence without a subject and verb is called a fragment. Fragments are incomplete sentences that don't express a complete thought.
There are transitive verbs, if that's what you mean. Depending on the type of object they take, verbs may be transitive, intransitive or linking. The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete with a direct object, as in the following examples: Incomplete: The shelf holds. Complete: The shelf holds three book and one vase.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject or a verb, or fails to express a complete thought. For example, "Running through the park" or "Although it was raining" are fragments because they do not stand alone as complete sentences. Fragments often occur when dependent clauses or phrases are mistakenly presented as standalone sentences. To correct a fragment, it can be combined with a complete sentence or revised to include the missing elements.
If the marked words are an incomplete thought, consider developing this thought into a complete sentence by adding a subject or a verb or combining this text with another sentence.Instead of: Meteors the entire night.Consider: We watched meteors the entire night.Instead of: Because the teacher said to.Consider: You have to, because the teacher said to. xoCiNDYMARiExo
Sentences are short and incomplete
A complete sentence includes a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. On the other hand, a sentence fragment is incomplete as it lacks one of these components or does not express a full idea.
Fragments are incomplete sentences that lack a subject or verb. Run-ons are two or more independent clauses incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Comma splices occur when two independent clauses are incorrectly connected with a comma instead of a conjunction or appropriate punctuation.
I would not denigrate you for using incomplete sentences.
A sentence fragment is when a sentence is not fully complete. Such as : My mommy went..... Where did your mommy go? My mommy went to the store. That is an example of a sentence fragment and how it was fixed.