Sentence or Not
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Sentence or Not
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The sentence given is a fragment.
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Okay thanks. I’ll keep that in mind for future questions about grammar.MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑25 May 2021, 10:39 This would be more appropriate for the International Writing Forum.
The sentence given is a fragment.
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I moved it to the correct forum, the International Grammar Forum.Hunter_T wrote: ↑25 May 2021, 11:45Okay thanks. I’ll keep that in mind for future questions about grammar.MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑25 May 2021, 10:39 This would be more appropriate for the International Writing Forum.
The sentence given is a fragment.
Pronouns: She/Her
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Your "sentence" was probably not considered a mistake by the various grammar checkers because sentence fragments are generally acceptable in writing today. They are more of a style than a grammar issue. But I wouldn't use them on OBC -- too conservative.
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