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