A sentence that lacks either a subject or a verb is incomplete.

A sentence that lacks either a subject or a verb is incomplete.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not always
• D. Sometimes

Answer: (A)

A complete sentence needs both a subject and a verb to express a complete thought. When either part is missing, you generally get a fragment that can’t stand on its own as a sentence. So, in standard grammar and editing practice, a sentence that lacks a subject or a verb is incomplete. There are small edge cases, like imperative commands where the subject is implied (you) but the sentence still has a verb, so those remain complete in effect. But the typical rule supports treating the absence of either a subject or a verb as making the sentence incomplete.

A complete sentence needs both a subject and a verb to express a complete thought. When either part is missing, you generally get a fragment that can’t stand on its own as a sentence. So, in standard grammar and editing practice, a sentence that lacks a subject or a verb is incomplete. There are small edge cases, like imperative commands where the subject is implied (you) but the sentence still has a verb, so those remain complete in effect. But the typical rule supports treating the absence of either a subject or a verb as making the sentence incomplete.