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Elements of a Complete English Sentence

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To write a complete sentence, applying proper rule of English grammar, you must use several different items. Make sure that your sentences have all of these elements:

  • Subject–verb pair: The verb is a "doing' or a "being' word. Someone or something has to do the action or exist in the state of being. That is the subject. Every complete sentences needs at least one subject–verb pair.

  • End punctuation: Every sentence ends with a punctuation mark. A statement ends with a full stop, a question with a question mark, and a strong statement with an exclamation mark.

  • Complete thought: The sentence must include one complete idea.

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Geraldine Woods is a grammarian and writer with more than 35 years’ experience teaching and writing about English. She is the author of English Grammar For Dummies, SAT For Dummies, and Research Papers For Dummies.