Monday, January 6, 2014

meaning - Distinction between Phrases and sentence fragments

Are these sentence fragments or phrases ? What is the distinction between the two as phrases don't always have subjects either. Online examples have some subordinate clauses as 'fragments' whilst others just have groups of words that look like sentences (rained all night).



Where do they stand grammatically just as they are written.




hit a nerve



keep it safe



let yourself in



find the keys to the door



useless detective can't catch the criminals.




find out who else can take care of the dog.



assume his identity is real

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