There are only two members that belong to The Complete Sentence Super-Team (A.K.A. parts of a sentence), and they are The Subject and The Predicate.
With only two members, The Complete Sentence Super-Team is the smallest of all the super-teams, but just because they don’t have as many team members as the other bigger groups, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have a big and important part to play in keeping your sentences strong and correct. In fact, these two wholesome heroes may very well have one of the most important grammar jobs of all: making complete sentences.
Why are complete sentences so important? It’s because complete sentences are the very first line of defense against three (3) major sentence supervillains: The Fragment, The Run-on, and The Comma splice. Any one of these villains can spell big trouble for your sentences, and each of them is always ready to exploit a weak sentence, but teaming up with the Complete Sentence Super-Team can help protect you against their attacks because—a complete sentence—is a strong sentence. Also, being able to recognize and create complete sentences gives you the power to correctly form, structure, and punctuate your sentences. And if you can do that, you’ll always have these three villains beat.
Just remember this: The Subject and The Predicate's powers are linked. These two heroes get all of their sentence-forming powers from working together as a complete team. If these two heroes are ever separated from each other, they will be incomplete, and that will make them weak and vulnerable.
So, always make sure that The Complete Sentence Super-Team is kept together, and they’ll make sure that your first line of defense is always strong and secure.
SUPER POWERS:
The Subject and The Predicate are members of the Complete Sentence Super-Team (A.K.A. parts of a sentence), and they have the power to form strong and complete sentences.
THE COMPLETE SENTENCE SUPER-TEAM MEMBERS:
- The Subject: the someone or something the sentence is about.
- The Predicate: tells (verbalizes) something about the subject.
The hero rescued the crowd.
Is this a complete sentence? Let's check.
First, find the subject (ask: who or what is the sentence about?).
Next, find the predicate (ask: what is the sentence telling about the subject?).
Now, put the subject and the predicate together, and ...
Yes, this is a complete sentence.
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