Subject and predicate

Subject and Predicate

ประโยค (Sentences) หมายถึง กลุ่มคำหรือข้อความที่กล่าวออกมาแล้วมี ใจความสมบูรณ์

ประโยคจะประกอบด้วยส่วนใหญ่ 2 ส่วน คือ

1.            ภาคประธาน (Subject)

2.            ภาคแสดง     (Predicate)

ภาคประธาน	ภาคแสดง
He	shouted.
Mary	was selfish.
The loose door	rattled all night.
Those students	study hard for their exam.

ภาคประธาน

ภาคประธานอาจมีได้หลายรูปแบบ เช่น

1.   เป็นคำนาม เช่น The man walked in the rain.

2.  เป็นคำสรรพนาม เช่น He was a policeman.

3.   เป็นอนุประโยค เช่น What he described frightened everybody.

4.  เป็น gerund เช่น Writing was her hobby.

5.  เป็น gerund phrase เช่น Working in the South is dangerous.

6. เป็น infinitive เช่น To swim is a good exercise.

7.  เป็น infinitive phrase เช่น To escape from the prison seems impossible for him.

ภาคแสดง

ภาคแสดงจะต้องประกอบด้วยคำกริยา และมีกรรมที่รวมเรียกว่า Verb Completion หรือ ส่วนขยายที่เรียกว่า Verb Modifiers

1. Verb Completion

She knows my name.

Many people complained a lot about air pollution.

2. Verb Modifiers (adverb)

The teacher should speak nicely to the children.

Students can be observed in all classrooms. 

Subject and Predicate Practice Exercises

Practice Exercise

Identify the simple subjects and simple predicates of the following sentences, and then divide the sentence into its complete subject and complete predicate.You can check your answers below.

1. Have a happy birthday.
2. The mountains are a popular vacation spot.
3. Tad took his dog to the vet yesterday
4. Holly and Mac cleaned the basement.
5. Do birds sing to warn other birds about their territory?
6. Park your car in the garage when the weather calls for snow.
7. At six o'clock each day, please feed and walk the dog.
8. Salad is a healthy addition to lunch and dinner.
9. Skunks are very accurate when they spray a rival.
10. Justin washed and waxed Dad's car.
11. The garbage truck arrives very early in the morning.
12. Would they prefer chili or sauerkraut with their hotdogs?
13. Sixteen inches of snow fell in the Adirondacks last night.
14. I am afraid of heights.
15. Reading often improves your vocabulary
16. Cell phones are convenient at home or at the office.
17. Grab my hand and hang on tight!
18. The drenching rainfall yesterday flooded many roads.
19. May I borrow your stapler?
20. Place a coaster underneath your glass, please.

Answers

1.	S: (You); P: have
	(You) | have a happy birthday.
2.	S: mountains; P: are
	The mountains | are a popular vacation spot.
3.	S: Tad; P: took
	Tad | took his dog to the vet yesterday.
4.	S: Holly and Mac; P: cleaned
	Holly and Mac | cleaned the basement.
5.	S: birds; P: do sing
	Do birds sing to warn other birds about their territory? becomes the statemen: Birds | do sing to warn other birds about their territory.
6.	S: (You); P: park
	(You) | park your car in the garage when the weather calls for snow
7.	S: (you); P: feed, walk
	At six o'clock each day, (you) | please feed and walk the dog.
8.	S: salad; P: is
	Salad | is a healthy addition to lunch and dinner.
9.	S: skunks; P: are
	Skunks | are very accurate when they spray a rival.
10.	S: Justin; P: washed, waxed
	Justin | washed and waxed Dad's car.
11.	S: garbage truck; P: arrives
	The garbage truck | arrives very early in the morning.
12.	S: they; P: would prefer
	Would they prefer chili or sauerkraut with their hotdogs? becomes the statement: They | would prefer chili or sauerkraut with their hotdogs.
13.	S: snow; P: fell
	Sixteen inches of snow | fell in the Adirondacks last night.
14.	S: I; P: am
	I | am afraid of heights.
15.	S: reading; P: improves
	Reading | often improves your vocabulary.
16.	S: phones; P: are
	Cell phones | are convenient at home or at the office.
17.	S: (You); P: grab, hang on
	(You) | grab my hand and hang on tight!
18.	S: rainfall; P: flooded
	The drenching rainfall | yesterday flooded many roads.
19.	S: I; P: may borrow
	May I borrow your stapler? becomes the statement: I | may borrow your stapler.
20.	S: (You); P: place
	(You) | place a coaster underneath your glass, please. Thank you for information: Kru-Tum-English Thank you for exercises: http://www.education.com/study-help/article/subjects-predicates_answer/