The phrase "They spoke before lunch" is a complete sentence.
It has a subject ("They") and a verb ("spoke"), and it expresses a complete thought. Therefore, no options indicating incompleteness are applicable here.
Identify the following group of words as an incomplete or complete sentence. If the sentence is incomplete, identify the reason.
They spoke before lunch
incomplete sentence: no subject
complete sentence
incomplete sentence: no verb
incomplete sentence: subordinate clause
1 answer
The phrase "They spoke before lunch" is a complete sentence.
It has a subject ("They") and a verb ("spoke"), and it expresses a complete thought. Therefore, no options indicating incompleteness are applicable here.