4. Completing the Thought - Introduction

Question

Some sentences have both nouns and verbs, but they cannot stand alone because you expect something else to follow.
Completing the Thought
Incomplete Idea: The player who was injured
Complete Idea: The player who was injured limped off the field.
In the example above of an incomplete idea, you expect something else to follow. What is the injured player doing? The second sentence answers this question, and therefore expresses a complete idea; the phrase "limped off the field" completes the thought.
Directions: In the table, review the ideas in the left-hand column. Then, select whether each idea on the left is a complete thought or is an incomplete thought. Fast

Ideas
Complete
Incomplete
1. If you don't want to go.

2. A sandwich that has turkey and lettuce.

3. Lisa wants that ice cream flavor.

4. The instructor who teaches biology.

5. While driving across the prairie, we saw cows.

6. Because the engine light is on.

7. A method for dealing with stress.

8. Making cookies from scratch during the holidays.

9. My uncle's dog that always ran up to greet us when we arrived at the house.

10. The country has endured many civil wars over the last 20 years.

Answer 1

Ideas
Complete
Incomplete
1. If you don't want to go. Incomplete
2. A sandwich that has turkey and lettuce. Incomplete
3. Lisa wants that ice cream flavor. Complete
4. The instructor who teaches biology. Incomplete
5. While driving across the prairie, we saw cows. Complete
6. Because the engine light is on. Incomplete
7. A method for dealing with stress. Complete
8. Making cookies from scratch during the holidays. Incomplete
9. My uncle's dog that always ran up to greet us when we arrived at the house. Incomplete
10. The country has endured many civil wars over the last 20 years. Complete