EMPHASIS IN DEVELOPING AND ORGANIZING IDEAS 12

A. On Making Grammatical Structures Parallel and Uniform

Write the phrases or clauses that are correct to fill in the blanks below because they are
parallel and uniform:
1. The Philippines adheres to the policy of _______________________________________.
a. peace, equality, justice and being free
b. peace, equality, just, and freedom
c. peace, equality, justice, and freedom
2. She shall inculcate in the youth _____________________________________________.
a. patriotism and to be nationalistic
b. being patriotic and nationalistic
c. patriotism and nationalism
3. The blessings of democracy in our country are for _______________________________.
a. you and I
b. you and me
c. I and you
4. In return, the State should promote our ______________________________________.
a. physical, moral, spiritual and intellectual well being
b. physical, moral, spiritual, and intellect well being
c. physical, moralistic, spiritual, and intellect well being
5. It should also _____________________________________________.
a. be promoting and protect the right of the people to health
b, promoting and protecting the right of the people to health
c. promote and protect the right of the people to health

B. On Maintaining the Subject
Underline the subject of each sentence in the following paragraphs and you will see the
unnecessary shifts in the subject. Then, rewrite the same paragraph to remove the unnecessary
shifts and make them emphatic.
Copper
The body weight is about 1.5 kilogram copper. Ceruplasmin which is involved in
the use of iron for haemoglobin synthesis is a constituent of it. Certain copper
containing proteings like erythrocuprein, have important enzymatic functions. Copper
also promotes the synthesis of elastin and appetite.
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