Sentence Structure

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

A complete sentence has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being.

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

Punctuation is the use of symbols like periods, commas, and question marks to clarify meaning in writing.

A question sentence asks something and usually ends with a question mark.