Dependent Clause
Subject
A complete thought is
Clause
To be complete, a sentence needs to have these three things:
Independent Clause
Predicate
Another name for a predicate
The ACTION of a sentence (also known as VERB)
A subject; a predicate; a complete thought.
Cannot stand on its own Should be attached to an independent clause
A group of words a subject and main verb.
It stands alone, it expresses a complete thought, and it is independent.
The ACTOR of the sentence.
Verb
Expresses a complete thought and it can be a sentence by itself.