Yes, "The boy on the phone" is a sentence fragment because it does not express a complete thought or have a subject and a predicate.
A sentence punctuated as a whole sentence is a compound sentence. This is taught in 3rd grade.
A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that has either no subject or predicate. In most instances, it does not make sense if it stands alone. "Going to the races" is a sentence fragment. WHO is going? The only time this would not be a fragment is in response to a question in dialogue.
There may or may not be a full stop at the end of a sentence fragment. It is the grammatical content that determines whether it is a fragment. For example, 'She opened the' is a fragment, whether there is a full stop after it or not.
No, it is not a complete sentence. It is a fragment.
Yes, that is correct. A fragment is an incomplete sentence that does not express a complete thought. So, even if you punctuate a fragment like a sentence, it remains a fragment because it lacks a subject, verb, or complete meaning.
A sentence is a complete thought with a noun and verb.A sentence fragment is just part of a sentence and does not make a complete thought.The above are sentences.Here are some fragments that make no sense:the sentence fragment?what is?your answer in a complete sentencethe boy who lived down the streetbecause he had to go home
What? Is that a question... More of a sentence Fragment...
Do you work? is a complete sentence; it is not a sentence fragment.
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"She wave." is fragment but "She waves" is a sentence.
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"After the storm," is not a complete sentence so it is a fragment.
Make each fragment into a complete sentence.
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A fragment sentence is a partial sentence. It does not have everything it needs to be a full sentence. For example: "The dog" is a fragment.