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