Independent

Clause

A group of words with:

• At least one subject
• At least one verb
• A complete statement (thought)

The person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about

(the noun that the sentence is about)

Verb

The action or state-of-being

of the subject of the sentence

Physical Actions

or

Mental Actions

Some form of the verb "to be"

Also known as Linking Verbs

am                was                    be

are               were                   been

is                  seem                  become

• Must start with a capital letter
• Must end in punctuation (. , ! , ?)
• Must have a subject
• Must have a verb
• Must make sense