What Makes a Complete Sentence?
A complete sentence is like a little story that has two important parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is the part that tells us who or what the sentence is about. For example, in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' 'The dog' is the subject because it tells us who is doing something. The predicate is the part that tells us what the subject does or is. In our example, 'barked loudly' is the predicate because it tells us what the dog is doing. It's very important to know that sometimes we might say something that isn't a complete sentence, which we call a fragment. A fragment is missing either a subject or a predicate. For instance, if we say 'Running down the street,' we don't know who is running, so that's a fragment. By understanding these parts of a sentence, you can write sentences that are clear and complete, making your writing much better!