Answer this question with a few words: What is your favorite hobby?
A complete sentence includes a subject and a verb. It must also make sense on its own. It must begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.
The Complete Sentence
subject: The subject of a sentence is what (or whom) the sentence is about. verb: A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. punctuation: Punctuation marks are symbols used to separate sentences and thoughts.
Concepts:
The longest sentence ever written has over 823 words! The shortest sentence in English is 'I am'. A sentence can have more than one verb.
Fun facts:
Work together in pairs: What is the difference between a complete sentence and an incomplete sentence?
Work together in pairs: What is the difference between a complete sentence and an incomplete sentence?
Brain break: Create a drawing of a giant walrus that is wearing a top hat and a bowtie and is riding a unicycle. The walrus must have a large mustache and a giant monocle. The unicycle must have streamers and bells attached to it.
What is a complete sentence?
- A complete sentence has a subject and a verb.
- A complete sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.
- A complete sentence has a subject, verb, and object.
- A complete sentence must always end with a period.
What is the most important part of a complete sentence?
- The verb.
- The subject.
- The object.
- The punctuation.
What is an example of a complete sentence?
- The cat slept on the mat.
- He is running.
- Happy and excited.
- The mail came.
What is a subject in a complete sentence?
- The person or thing performing the action.
- The action being performed.
- The punctuation at the end of the sentence.
- The person or thing being described.
What is the best way to check if a sentence is complete?
- Check to see if the sentence has a subject and a verb.
- Check to see if the sentence has a subject, verb, and object.
- Check to see if the sentence has a subject, object, and punctuation.
- Check to see if the sentence ends with an exclamation point.