frag

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Proofreading and Correction Mark

frag
Stands forSentence fragment
CategoriesWriting & Everyday

frag stands for Sentence fragment, a proofreading and correction mark abbreviation.

Shows that a group of words punctuated as a sentence lacks a subject, a main verb or a complete thought, such as "Because the bus was late." Teachers expect the writer to complete it or attach it to a neighboring sentence.

Example: The teacher wrote frag next to "Which was the reason I left" in the essay's conclusion.

Usage notes

Fragments are common in speech, advertising and fiction, where writers use them deliberately for emphasis, but formal academic writing treats them as errors. Dependent clauses beginning with "because," "although" or "which" are the most frequent source. Gamers use "frag" as slang for a kill, an unrelated word.

More proofreading and correction mark abbreviations

  • AQ – Author query
  • awk – Awkward
  • bf – Boldface
  • caps – Capitals
  • CS – Comma splice
  • DM – Dangling modifier
  • FS – Fused sentence
  • ital – Italics
  • lc – Lowercase
  • lf – Lightface
  • MM – Misplaced modifier
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