sentence fragment

created by dflync01
(thing) by icicle (1.5 d) (print)   (I like it!) 2 C!s Wed Mar 29 2000 at 9:12:39
Frowned upon by English teachers.
(thing) by artfuldodger (5 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Fri Apr 07 2000 at 5:08:00
Literary device. Very useful. Used for effect. Creates rhythm.
(idea) by Frater 219 (5.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sun Apr 08 2001 at 4:17:33
Chunk of a sentence, as opposed to a whole one. Sometimes just a noun phrase. Also can be a predicate with no subject. Or a sentence no verb. Very abrupt. Not the same as nonsense, as meaning can be had from context.

Good grammar in Japanese — bad grammar in English. Common in casual speech, though. Also at the beginning of definitions and E2 writeups. Sometimes, all the way through.

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