Question

subject – the topic of a sentence
predicate – the action word in the sentence
independent clause – a group of words with one subject and one verb that form a complete thought (this is a complete sentence.
simple sentence (independent clause) fragment
my mother likes to read books in the afternoon. when my mother reads books.
subject predicate (incomplete thought)
directions: in the space provided, write “s” for sentence if it is a sentence, and write “f” for fragment if the sentence is incomplete (does not have a subject and verb).

1. the line at the grocery store was very long.
2. she likes pizza.
3. after waiting in line for three hours to ride the roller coaster.
4. the birthday party will be a lot of fun.
5. when i graduate from high school.
6. once the children are done playing.
7. the baseball player threw the ball.
8. the clouds in the sky look rather ominous.
9. before the football teams practice each day after school.
10. once upon a time in a land far, far away.
11. he fell off his bike.
12. the kids baked a cake for their friends.
13. after reading the entire book.
14. whenever we go to the amusement park with our best friends.

Explanation:

1.

The sentence has a subject ("The line") and a predicate ("was very long") forming a complete thought.

Subject is "She", predicate is "likes pizza", complete thought.

It's a dependent clause (starts with "After"), no complete thought.

Answer:

S

2.