What term means a sentence does not express a complete thought?

Answer 1

A term often used to mean a sentence that does not express a complete thought is either:

1. an incomplete thought (or)
2. a sentence fragment

Examples of sentence fragments:

• When she came into (...)
• After the woman finished shopping (...)
• At the time, she (...)
• My whole heart.
• Whenever he (...).
• The winds (...).
• She was (...).
• I wanted (...).
• He looked (...).
• Walking.

Fragments are missing Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, or any 1 or more of these.

He went (where?).

She was (what?).

Answer 2

A sentence fragment.