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