What is a complete sentence?

A complete sentence is a complete thought - it doesn’t need anything else. If someone called you on the phone and said it, you would understand them.

  • The cat ate food.
  • Billy sobbed.
  • The dictionary has a blue cover.

Can I do this?

  • The cat ate food Billy sobbed.

No, I can't.

Complete sentences must be treated as complete sentences.

Can I do this?

Can I do this?

  • The cat ate food, Billy sobbed.

No, I can't.

Complete sentences must be treated as complete sentences.

Can I do this?

Can I do this?

  • The cat ate food, and Billy sobbed.

Yes, I can!

Complete sentences must be treated as complete sentences. I CAN connect complete sentences with a comma and a conjunction.

Can I do this?

What is a conjunction?

 

The main ones are For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Are these correct?

 

Lennie is big George is not big.

George plays solitaire, Slim watches him play.

Curley likes to fight people, he's good at it.

 

What is a complete sentence?

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