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