Question

Identify the following group of words as an incomplete or complete sentence. If the sentence is incomplete, identify the reason.

It was a dark and stormy night

A.
incomplete sentence: subordinate clause

B.
incomplete sentence: no verb

C.
incomplete sentence: no subject

D.
complete sentence

Answer 1

Answer: D) Complete sentence.

Explanation: The given sentence ("it was a dark and stormy night") is an example of a complete sentence, because it has a subject ("It"), a verb ("was"), and complements ("a dark and stormy night"). Also, it isn't a subordinate clause, because it has complete meaning by itself (it doesn't depend on another clause). So the correct answer to the question is the corresponding to option D: complete sentence.

Answer 2

The group of words stated above is a complete sentence. It has a subject and predicate. A sentence can be considered as complete when it expresses a complete thought. In this case, the sentence is independent and it can stand alone without the utilizing a subordinate clause.