To express a complete thought mean to write a sentence that contain a subject (She), a verb (arrived), and a predicate (to school late every Tuesday). She arrived to school late every Tuesday.
Expressing a complete thought means conveying a clear and coherent idea or message that is logically structured and can stand alone without the need for further clarification. It should have a subject, verb, and make sense on its own.
A phrase that doesn't express a complete thought is called a fragment.
No, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought on its own. It relies on an independent clause to form a complete sentence.
An independent clause is a grammatical structure that can stand alone as a complete sentence and express a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate and does not require additional information to make sense.
A term often used to mean a sentence that does not express a complete thought is either:an incomplete thought (or)a sentence fragmentExamples of sentence fragments:When she came into (...)After the woman finished shopping (...)At the time, she (...)My whole heart.Whenever he (...).The winds (...).She was (...).I wanted (...).He looked (...).Walking.Fragments are missing Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, or any 1 or more of these.He went (where?).She was (what?).
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 phrase that doesn't express a complete thought is called a fragment.
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An independent clause, also known as a simple sentence, is a clause that can stand alone and express a complete thought.
"Please close the door."
An independent clause is a grammatical structure that can stand alone as a complete sentence and express a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate and does not require additional information to make sense.
Sentence fragment - an incomplete sentence that is punctuated as though it were complete.A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.It has two basic parts:* a subject (names who or what the sentence is about) * and a predicate (says something about the subject)
A term often used to mean a sentence that does not express a complete thought is either:an incomplete thought (or)a sentence fragmentExamples of sentence fragments:When she came into (...)After the woman finished shopping (...)At the time, she (...)My whole heart.Whenever he (...).The winds (...).She was (...).I wanted (...).He looked (...).Walking.Fragments are missing Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, or any 1 or more of these.He went (where?).She was (what?).
No. A fragment does not express a complete thought, and could be a very long phrase or clause: "Jumping merrily from tree to tree as they went" is a fragment (object without predicate). A complete sentence might be only one or two words: "Wait." "He jumped." "Where's Waldo?"
Mathematical phrase is a number phrase which does not express a complete thought.
A subordinate clause is a clause that can not stand alone as a complete sentence, because it does not express a complete thought
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.