Table of Contents
- 1 What are incomplete thoughts called?
- 2 What is the group of words that express a complete thought?
- 3 Is a group of word that makes complete sense?
- 4 Is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought?
- 5 Which of the following is a group of words that express a complete throw and makes complete sense?
- 6 What is the group of words that expresses a complete thought that contains a subject and a predicate?
What are incomplete thoughts called?
Incomplete thoughts are called “Dependent Clauses” because they “depend” on the main clause to make sense. Dependent Clauses often contain Descriptive Phrases or start with Subordinate Conjunctions.
What is the group of words that express a complete thought?
A complete thought expressed in words is a sentence; A group of words expressing a complete thought is a sentence; A sentence is the expression of a complete thought in words. its predicate verb.
What does it mean to express a complete thought?
A complete thought consists of a general subject (a topic) and some kind of “spin” or controlling idea on the topic. For example, the controlling idea could be the speaker’s intent, understanding, perspective, or opinion about the topic.
Is a group of words that does not give a complete idea?
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject, a predicate, and a complete thought. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, but does NOT express a complete thought.
Is a group of word that makes complete sense?
Sentence
A Sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
Is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought?
dependent clause
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
Are groups of words which express a single idea?
1 : a group of two or more words that express a single idea but do not form a complete sentence The group of words “out the door” in “they ran out the door” is a phrase.
Is a group of words that makes sense but not complete sense?
a phrase
Such a group of words which makes sense, but not complete sense is called a phrase.
Which of the following is a group of words that express a complete throw and makes complete sense?
A group of words that makes a complete sense is called a sentence.
What is the group of words that expresses a complete thought that contains a subject and a predicate?
A clause is a group of related words that contain a subject and predicate. Only one of the clauses is a sentence. Clause #1 gives a thought or an idea that is COMPLETE, that can stand by itself, independent of other words.