Matching Pairs Sentence BitsOnline version Subject Predicate Indy or Dependy Clauses by Elizabeth Sand 1 To be complete, a sentence needs to have these three things: 2 Predicate 3 Clause 4 Another name for a predicate 5 Independent Clause 6 Subject 7 Dependent Clause 8 A complete thought is It stands alone, it expresses a complete thought, and it is independent. A group of words a subject and main verb. Verb A subject; a predicate; a complete thought. 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. The ACTION of a sentence (also known as VERB)