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Basic Sentence Patterns & Punctuation Guide
Basic Sentence Patterns & Punctuation Guide
Patterns &
Punctuation
Guide
Independent
Clause (a.k.a.
Complete
Sentence)
It is.
Subject/ Verb
Recognizing a Complete
Sentence
• For a sentence to be a complete sentence
(independent clause), there must be a
subject and verb, and you must be able to
identify them, as in the next two examples.