A complete thought does have a verb; but having a verb does not make a group of words a complete thought. A complete thought must have at least one verb, but a complete thought can also have several verbs.
An incomplete though that does have a verb is called a clause.
A group of words becomes a sentence when it is a complete thought. Some examples:
The cookies that Mary made were passed out to the class. (The dependent clause 'that Mary made' has a subject and a verb, but it is an incomplete thought.)
I watched TV while Mary washed the dishes, packed the lunches, and made some coffee. (There are four verbs in the sentence, but the sentence is a single complete thought.)
No, a complete thought requires a subject and a verb to form a sentence that conveys a complete idea. A subject is needed to explain who or what is performing the action expressed by the verb.
A group of words that have a subject and a verb and express a complete thought is called a sentence. It is the basic unit of written and spoken language that conveys meaning.
A group of words that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought is called a sentence fragment. This type of sentence does not express a complete idea on its own.
A verb can be called a sentence by itself when it is intended to stand alone as a complete thought or command. For example, "Run!" or "Stop!" are considered sentences even though they only contain a verb.
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb. It conveys a complete idea and can stand alone as a unit of communication.
"Be punctual" is a complete sentence because it has a subject ("you" understood) and a verb ("be") that expresses a complete thought or command.
Yes it can, for example: Mom made hamburgers. (a complete thought with subject, verb, object) Fire burns. (a complete thought with subject, verb) Stop! (a complete thought with verb only, the subject 'you' is implied)
A group of words that have a subject and a verb and express a complete thought is called a sentence. It is the basic unit of written and spoken language that conveys meaning.
The purpose of a sentence is to express a complete thought. To be a complete thought, a sentence must contain a subject and a verb. (A verb is an action word, aka predicate.)
Subject, verb, capitalization, punctuation, complete thought.
A group of words with a subject and a verb that does not form a complete sentence is called a sentence fragment. It lacks one or more essential elements to express a complete idea and may be missing a subject, verb, or both.
Yes, sentences can be formed without a verb. These are known as nominal sentences or phrases, where the subject serves as the main focus without an accompanying action. For example, "The big red car."
sentence is a complete thought with a noun and verb. Fragment is just part of a sentence and does not make a complete thought.
Subject, verb, punctuation, capittalization, complete thought.
If the 'y' is capitalized and there is a period after 'have', then it can be a complete sentence. The subject is 'you' and the verb is 'have', the basic elements of a sentence. However, it is an incomplete thought and could only have meaning if it is an answer to a question such as, 'Who has the best score?' or 'Who has that job?'.
Yes, a subordinate clause has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought. Subordinate clauses are dependent on main clauses to form complete sentences.
Can is a helping verb. It must be paired with an action verb to make a complete thought. For example: "She can swim fast." Here, the action verb is swim.
Yes. It is a complete thought, containing a subject, verb, and direct object.