1. groups of words that do not form complete grammatical sentences
Usage: linguistics; grammar

Examples

• The student’s essay contained several nonsentences that needed to be corrected.
• Teachers often mark nonsentences as grammatical errors on writing assignments.
• During the grammar lesson, we learned to identify nonsentences in our paragraphs.
• The editor removed all nonsentences from the manuscript before publication.
• Nonsentences like ‘Running quickly’ lack a complete thought.
• Students struggle to distinguish between sentences and nonsentences in their writing.