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