Question

Can someone explain this to me better I dont get it!​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's put it this way. By "complete thought" they mean that if the words within the quotations, "like this," do not sound like a complete sentence on their own - don't capitalize it. An incomplete thought or sentence does not express a full thought. A complete sentence needs a complete thought.

Let's use the last one, for example, you wouldn't say "exciting and memorable" all on its own. It is not a complete sentence. They're simply quoting a small portion of what was said, there is no need to capitalize it.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

What this image means is that if someone were to quote something in the middle of the sentence, it would have to be a complete thought for the beginning letter of the quote to be capitalized. An example would be the following sentence:

“The boy claimed to have ‘walked on water.’”

This sentence would have the w at the beginning of the quote as a lowercase letter because it is not a complete thought. A complete thought is a sentence that contains a subject and predicate, which is a focal point of the sentence and something about the focal point or a description. The predicate often comes in form of a verb, which describes an action or state of physicality of the noun.