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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Yes, Right, Correct - Minor Technicality Query

When someone responds to a question with a one-word answer like "Yes," "Right," or "Correct," is that technically a sentence fragment?

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I wouldn't call them 'fragments', because that word usually denotes an error of some kind. The writer of this article would call these 'pro-sentences'. org/wiki/Pro-sentence Clive

— Clive

  • I wouldn't call them 'fragments', because that word usually denotes an error of some kind.
  • The writer of this article would call these 'pro-sentences'.
  • org/wiki/Pro-sentence Clive
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I wouldn't call them 'fragments', because that word usually denotes an error of some kind.
The writer of this article would call these 'pro-sentences'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-sentence

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