What are the key components that a complete sentence must include?

A complete sentence must include a subject, a verb or verb phrase, and it must convey a complete idea that stands alone. It also begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

Fill in the blank: A sentence must contain a subject that is given only ___ time.

Once

True or False: A sentence can begin with a lowercase letter.

False; a sentence must begin with a capital letter.

What question can help you identify the verb in a sentence?

To identify the verb, ask the question 'What was the action or what happened?'

Riddle: I am a group of words that convey a complete thought, starting with a capital and ending with a punctuation mark. What am I?

A sentence

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball,' identify the subject, verb, and object.

Subject: The dog; Verb: chased; Object: the ball.

Fill in the blank: To understand sentence structure, it is important to understand ___.

Clauses

What does the object in a sentence represent, and how can you determine it?

The object in a sentence represents the person, animal, place, thing, or concept that receives the action. You can determine it by asking 'The subject did what?' or 'To whom?/For whom?'

What is a clause and how does it differ from a phrase?

A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, while a phrase does not contain both a subject and a verb.

Fill in the blank: Every main clause follows the pattern: Subject Verb = ___ .

Complete Thought