What is a sentence?

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb. For example, 'The cat sleeps.'

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence does not express a complete thought and may be missing a subject or a verb. For example, 'Running in the park.'

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Identify the subject in a sentence.

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. For example, in 'The dog barks,' 'The dog' is the subject.

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Identify the verb in a sentence.

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The verb is the action word in a sentence. For example, in 'She runs fast,' 'runs' is the verb.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. For example, 'Because I was tired.'

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. For example, 'When it rains, we stay inside.'

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought. For example, 'I like ice cream.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. For example, 'I love to read I have many books.'