In the definition of a phrase I read "a phrase, unlike a sentence, does not express a complete thought, for example "tall trees" is a phrase and "Tall trees are old" is a sentence" Can anybody give a precise definition for "complete thought" here, because "tall trees" also sounds quite complete to me.
2007-05-19 06:00:18 · 6 answers · asked by dolempap 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If someone walked up to you and said, "Tall trees", you would probably say,"What?"
What about tall trees? Why are tall trees even mentioned? Because they are old. If someone walked up to you and said, "Tall trees are old.", you might think they had a screw loose, but at least you would understand why they talking about trees.
2007-05-19 06:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Query 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a complete thought would arrive at a conclusion, or express an idea or a feeling, tall trees just makes a statement that the trees are tall, its says nothing more about them, the only thought involved is in deciding if the tree is tall or short, a complete sentence needs a verb, is an easy way to look at it
2007-05-19 13:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A complete sentence
2007-05-19 13:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by Chelsea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A complete thought is a concise, articulate and did you hear about that storm in Alaska?
2007-05-19 13:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by Poetland 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite of incomplete thought.
2007-05-19 13:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a universal.
2007-05-19 14:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by griermangum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋