Question

Which is a complete sentence?

a. Massive sheets of ice from the frozen north, gouging lakes and high peaks.
b. When the delicate signs of the beginning of spring appear.
c. The quiet beauty of the lake, near the big hotel.
d. The landscape of deep blue lakes tells the story of ancient glacial action.

Answer 1

The only complete sentence among the options is d, 'The landscape of deep blue lakes tells the story of ancient glacial action,' because it includes both a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asks which option represents a complete sentence. A complete sentence must have a subject and a verb, and present a complete thought. Option d is the correct answer: "The landscape of deep blue lakes tells the story of ancient glacial action." This sentence contains a subject (the landscape of deep blue lakes) and a verb (tells) and communicates a complete thought.

Options a, b, and c are all fragments because they are missing either a subject or a verb, or they don't express a complete thought. Option b seems to begin a subordinate clause and option a does not contain a verb connecting the subject to the rest of the sentence. Option c has a subject and a verb, but it doesn't present a complete thought. It describes a lake but doesn't have the main clause.

Answer 2

(D) The landscape of deep blue lakes tells the story of ancient glacial action

This sentence is a complete sentence because it has an independent clause which can stand alone on its own and make sense. There is no need to add additional information to complete the message of the sentence.