Sentence Fragments: Intentional Use

Sentence Fragments: Intentional Use

Sometimes writers use fragments intentionally for emphasis after a question, as an exclamation, or at a point of transition. Fragments are also used frequently in advertisements to keep the text short.

Example

Is this unease what Kincaid intends? Maybe.

When you are writing academic papers in college, use intentional fragments sparingly, if at all. Readers of your academic writing might not realize when a fragment is intentional.