Complete Sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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

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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.

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Example of a complete sentence.

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The dog barks loudly.

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Example of an incomplete sentence.

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Running in the park.

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What does a subject do in a sentence?

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The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What does a verb do in a sentence?

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The verb tells us what the subject is doing.

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Identify the subject: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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Identify the verb: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The verb is 'sleeps'.

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Which of the following is a complete sentence? 'The sun shines.' or 'Shining brightly.'

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'The sun shines.' is a complete sentence.

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Which of the following is an incomplete sentence? 'She loves to read.' or 'Loves to read.'

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'Loves to read.' is an incomplete sentence.