What is a sentence?

A sentence has a subject, a predicate, and expresses a complete thought.

Subject The mouse

Subject + Predicate The mouse ran

Subject+Predicate+Complete Thought The mouse ran across the floor.

S P The mouse / ran across the floor.

Sentence? The mouse across the floor.

Sentence? Ran across the floor.

Sentence? Across the floor ran a mouse.

Sentence? The mouse ran across the floor it disappeared behind the bookcase.

Sentence? When the mouse ran across the floor.

Clauses An independent clause has a subject, a predicate, and expresses a complete thought. A dependent clause has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought.

Clauses A sentence must have at least one independent clause. A dependent clause must be joined with an independent clause to form a complete sentence.

Finish the sentence When the mouse ran across the floor,

Flip it _____________________ when the mouse ran across the floor.

New sentence _____________ the mouse ran across the floor,

Add and replace The ___________ mouse _______ across the floor.

The enormous mouse waddled across the floor. The crippled mouse limped across the floor.