MODULE 1: DEALING WITH THE PRESENT

Lesson 1:
Learning Outcome:

At the end of this module, you are expected to compose an online post on the current
situation of the pandemic in their locality observing subject-verb agreement rules and the
different present tenses.

Lesson 1: Grammar Elements (Review)

Specific Learning Outcome:
At the end of the lesson, the students must have been able to:
A. Identify parts of speech from sample resources.

Link-it-in
TASK 1

Instruction: Read the quotes below and do the activity that follows.

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Decoding Grammar Concepts
Instructions:Using the quotes from the previous page, write at least one word that belongs to the part
of speech provided in the first column. If no word belongs to the specific part of speech,
leave it blank.

Parts of
Quote 1 Quote 2 Quote 3 Quote 4 Quote 5
Speech
solution, social Justice, public, secret, energy,
Noun Lives , matter, setting, goal
problem, liberty love building
day
Pronoun
Our,we your

Adjective silent, the the what the, old the, first,

invisible

Verb become, begin, is is, looks change, is, focus is

end
Adverb
that of, to
Preposition
to, about of, in like, in in, on in, into
Conjunction
but
Interjection

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Additional points to note:

 Gerunds are verbs with –ing however, these words do NOT function as a verb but a
noun.
 Infinitive is a verbal consisting the word to plus a verb in its simplest form. It may act
as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on how it is used.
 Articles and determiners such ‘as a, an, the’ are adjectives since they modify nouns.
 Some words can be under one or more parts of speech. Hence, we look into their
‘grammatical function’ or how they are used in the sentence.

Plug in
Instructions: Read the article below by Our Better World Organization. Identify the grammatical
function of the underlined words inside the box.

A Day in COVID-19
(1) The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths can be tallied every
day, with (2) heartbreaking precision.

(4) Less precise, but no less essential, is keeping track of the goodness in
the world that helps all of us keep going, for yet (5) another day.

As COVID-19 spreads around the world to (6) devastating effect, so

has grace and kindness. People (7) across Asia are responding to
vulnerable communities falling (8) through the cracks in the
pandemic’s wake: the low-income, refugees, the elderly, migrant
workers, indigenous communities, (9) and people struggling with (10)
mental health.

(11) Among them are familiar figures (12) Our Better World has told
stories of, rising to the occasion with new ways (13) to support their
causes.

(14) Tracking every kind gesture is impossible. But here's a snapshot of

how (15) much can be done when hearts are in the right place.

Source: https://www.msf.org/covid-19-provokes-fears-over-declining-health-system-syria?
gclid=CjwKCAjwtNf6BRAwEiwAkt6UQnB8Ma-aeeot2qzeye-
OhnDDNFZIX6QN4hkz1iYTey_QIqkBoGf2sBoCIHYQAvD_BwE

Place your answers here!

1. article 4. adverb 7. preposition 10. noun 13. infinitive
2. gerund 5. determiner 8. preposition 11. preposition 14. gerund
3. 6. gerund 9. conjunction 12. noun 15. adverb

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PRACTICE A
Instructions: Below are sentences extracted from the Executive Order No. 97 Series of 2020 of the
Office of the Malaybalay City Mayor. Identify the grammatical function of the
underlined word.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1. classification- adjective
2. issued- verb
3. therefore- conjunction
4. this- demonstrative noun
5. shall - modal verb

PRACTICE B

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Instructions: Write five sentences using the parts of speech in the order specified. If the
abbreviations are capitalized, the word must be capitalized as well. Your sentences
must be based on what is CURRENTLY happening in our society (i.e. COVID-19,
Bubonic Plague, rice shortage).

Part of Speech Abbreviation Code

Noun n
Pronoun pro
Adjective adj
Verb v
Helping verb hv
Adverb adv
Conjunction conj
Preposition prep
Article/Determiner art

1. Pro / hv / v / art / n / prep / pro.

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2. Pro / prep / pro-adj / n / v / adj.
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3. Art / n / advb / v / pro-adj / n / advb / prep / art / n.

The / global outbreak / roughly / kills / a lot of my / countrymen /surprisingly / across / the /
nation.
4. N / conj / N / hv / mv / prep / N.

Philippines / neither / America / is / prepared / with / COVID-19.

5. Pro-adj / n / hv / conj / hv / mv / prep / pro-adj / n.
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