Matching Pairs Sentence BitsOnline version Subject Predicate Indy or Dependy Clauses by Elizabeth Sand 1 Subject 2 Independent Clause 3 A complete thought is 4 Another name for a predicate 5 Dependent Clause 6 Predicate 7 To be complete, a sentence needs to have these three things: 8 Clause Verb A group of words a subject and main verb. The ACTOR of the sentence. The ACTION of a sentence (also known as VERB) A subject; a predicate; a complete thought. Expresses a complete thought and it can be a sentence by itself. It stands alone, it expresses a complete thought, and it is independent. Cannot stand on its own Should be attached to an independent clause