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2. It has a subject (someone or something that performs the action or serves as the main focus of the sentence). As with verbs, many sentences have more than one subject. |
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Examples: |
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Bob and Alexandra both want a promotion. |
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Yurika drafted a memo and sent it to the sales department. |
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Herbert and Tan are the chief operators in this department. |
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3. It expresses a complete thought. In other words, the group of words has a completed meaning. Sometimes a group of words has both a subject and a verb but still does not express a complete thought. Look at the following examples. The subjects and verbs are highlighted to make them easier to identify. |
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Complete sentences (also called independent clauses): |
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I left an hour earlier than usual. |
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Our team finished its year-end evaluation. |
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Roger tried to explain his position |
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Sentence fragments (dependent clauses): |
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If I left an hour earlier than usual. |
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When our team finished its year-end evaluation. |
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Whenever Roger tried to explain his position. |
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The next section explains why the groups of words in the second set are not complete sentences. |
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