"Next to the teacher's big desk" does not contain a verb.
No, "desk" is not a verb. It is a noun referring to a piece of furniture typically with a flat or sloped surface for writing or working.
The word 'fragmented' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to fragment. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The word fragment is also a noun as a word for a piece broken off or detached.The noun forms of the verb to fragment are fragmentation and the gerund, fragmenting.
Yes, "Sit" is a fragment because it lacks a subject and a complete verb. It does not express a complete thought on its own.
An ing fragment is a sentence fragment that starts with a word ending in "ing." It does not include a subject and a verb, so it is not a complete sentence. It can be confusing to readers because it does not express a complete thought.
A verbal phrase fragment is a group of words that includes a verb but is incomplete and does not express a complete thought on its own. It lacks either a subject or a complete verb. Example: "Running to catch the bus."
There is no verb in that fragment - it is not a sentence.
A sentence is a fragment when you do not have a noun/pronoun and a verb.
A noun
There is no verb in this sentence fragment.
"The cat purred." is a sentence because it has a subject, which is the cat and a verb which is purred. A sentence fragment has either a missing subject, a missing verb, or both.
A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence, such as just the subject noun, or just a verb.
No; it has a subject and a verb and is a complete sentence.
No, "desk" is not a verb. It is a noun referring to a piece of furniture typically with a flat or sloped surface for writing or working.
A sentence fragment is sentence which cannot stand on its own. A sentence fragment may not stand on its own as it may not contain an independent clause or it may not fulfill the subject-verb relationship or it may not contain a verb at all.
A complete sentence always has both a subject and a verb. If either the subject or the verb is missing, then it is a fragment. For example, "The cat sits on the bed" is a complete sentence because it has both a subject (the cat) and a verb (sits). "The cat" by itself is a fragment because it doesn't have a verb.
The word 'fragmented' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to fragment. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The word fragment is also a noun as a word for a piece broken off or detached.The noun forms of the verb to fragment are fragmentation and the gerund, fragmenting.
Yes, "Sit" is a fragment because it lacks a subject and a complete verb. It does not express a complete thought on its own.