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Complete or Incomplete Sentence. A sentence will be complete if it has…. A subject Who the sentence is about A predicate An action that tells what the subject is doing If a sentence is missing one of these, it is called an incomplete sentence.
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A sentence will be complete if it has… • A subject • Who the sentence is about • A predicate • An action that tells what the subject is doing • If a sentence is missing one of these, it is called an incomplete sentence.
These sentences are complete and incomplete sentences: Complete Sentences Not a complete sentence • The author thought of a story. • I like to read stories. • What kind of stories do you like to read? • Mary enjoys reading adventure stories. • Thought of a story. • I like to. • What kind of stories? • Reading adventure stories.
Are these complete or incomplete sentences? • Took place long ago. • Incomplete sentence • She sat next to a young boy. • Complete sentence • Were very friendly to her. • Incomplete sentence • Her first day of school. • Incomplete sentence • Good poems take a long time to write. • Complete sentence • Do not have to rhyme. • Incomplete sentence