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