Identifying Complete Sentences

2nd Grade English practice: Which is a complete sentence? 1. Ran quickly. 2. The small rabbit. 3. The small rabbit ran quickly.. Part of grammar: sentences & conventions (Grammar: Sentences & Conventions).

~8 min

A complete sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing or being). It also expresses a complete thought.

Parts of a Sentence

The dog runs fast.

A complete sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about, and the predicate tells us what the subject is doing.

💡 Think of the subject as the star of the sentence!