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discuss the follo. Wing In groups of three members each, questions: What is the message What is the greatest love of all that was mentioned jp, ‘ /song? fe Does loving yourself mean being selfish or self-centerey Why/Why not? p inderlined words/phrases function? ofthe song “The Greatest Love of Alp Pee ly used: ry ship captain, Kenny’s job entails a lot of y from home. Every time the ship docks, his*wife st him with big smiles and much excitement. ‘example of a family that? truly loves one n s youngest, idolizes his father very much. ny picked up his youngest himself> and asked, want to be when you grow up?” Tim responded e each other" more often.” Kenny he needs more time for his ed much effort to balance Its have been struggling ording to one survey, lend at least twenty } ke the place of a noun. Pronouns They shorten and make a sentence ssified into subject, object, posses- Plural Us You Them ae. Pronoun ~ indicates that the pronoun is act- ject. end more time with Dad. lly enticed by a good-paying job. ke your own happiness. a seaman. ideal friends. big. It was very amazing. ~ indicates that the pronoun is acting ‘a verb, object of a compound verb, object bject of an infinitive. ag trip his wife and kids would meet him big smiles and much excitement. (direct direct object) from him. (object of a preposition) take the place of the pplieialeh determiner does not follow possessive pronouns. ee rents designed our house because their | interior designing. How about your eirs is not interior designing but sell- (0 back to your house. That room pronoun; for say “the Reflexive pronouns show that a pronoun refers back to the Sub- ject. They are used when the subject and the object are the same entity. They can also be used with verbs like cut, talk, see, enjoy lean, and hurt. u Example: He picked up himself. Pronouns show emphasis. An intensive pronoun ly follows a noun or a personal pronoun (subject ris placed at the end of the sentence. Singular Myself Ourselves Yourself Yourselves Himself, Herself, Themselves Itself, Oneself Intensive _ You yourself volunteered to teach. | myself chose to bea seaman. They themselves were rally refer back to the e sentence. Each other xamples of reciprocal Grammar First Pronouns — do not refer to a specific noun (person, or event). Both Singular and Plural Both Few Many _ Nothing Several . Somebody re. [need somebody to open the door. ide. Diana checked it out and said, “Oh, it’s you, Kyle. You ing now. | was really surprised. because you're already Possible now that we are , the door. (direct object) hat’s why | gave the key to someone who oor. (object of preposition) ~ are used in asking questions. They ative sentence. To which ‘ause he needs 5,000.00 for his enrollment ester. id you call after knowing that your was stolen? (Asking for direct object) ned my mother and told her that the ance she gave me was lost along with the . | also sent some text messages to my informing them about the incident. did you specifically send the ges? (Asking for object of preposition) ina, my best friend. xtent did this incident affect you? d me psychologically, emotionally, cially. or relate a clause to their anteced- . Make sure that the relative are appropriate for their ante- or animals with names; which love in return. This is who loves animals. He Investigator: Whom did you call after knowing that your wallet was stolen? (Asking for direct object) | phoned my mother. She was the first Person whom | talked to after the incident. s not fit the box, adjust it. (Which ted, the doll or the box?) if it does not fit the box. ather that he had lost his tie. (Which whose tie?) ther that he, Carlo, had lost his fa- er, “I lost your tie.” er, “I lost my tie.” ans that no antecedent is being is could be corrected (1) by pro- 4. Avoid broad reference. Broad reference means that pronouns like it, this, ang that refer to the whole sentence. ted housing units for ernment has constructec Le employees. This is, indeed, commend. constructed housing units a ivces This project is, indeed, Grammar First le H! Practice! Practice! Task 1 ‘Directions: Read the story about an unusual person and some of his ‘unusual actions that caused him a lot of troubles. Look at the un- derlined pronouns. Write the noun being referred to by each under- “lined pronoun. Write your answers on the numbered spaces after the story. The first one is done for you. Bert was the cleverest Filipino marketer who must not be emulated. (1) He lived in Aklan, near Boracay Beach. He usually had (2) his vacation in Boracay. There he saw many foreigners like Koreans, Japanese, Americans, and Europeans. All of (3) them were amazed by the beauty of the beach. One morning, Bert was walking along the shore. The Korean Vacationers saw Bert. (4) They thought (5) he was the owner of the leach and thought (6) it was for sale. Bert asked for millions of money but the Koreans had no money then. Not too far from them were the panese. The Japanese approached Bert and offered to buy the beach. ) They already had the money and gave (8) it to Bert. On the next day, the Japanese phoned a contractor to build 10 new cottages in the sre. The contractor, together with (9) his 10 construction workers, ght some logs and cement. (10) They rted to build the cottages. wt _ The beach administrator noticed the © “ongoing construction. (11) He asked the kers, “What are (12) you doing here?” | ey answered, “(13) We're building new cot- t es here.” The Japanese arrived and talked ~ the administrator. (14) Ihey explained, “This is Ours. We bought this from Bert.” “(16) a is not for sale,” said administrator. : During the conversation beeveen the administrator and the Japa- eae Bert had already left for Mente: (17) = continued his 15 ». He saw the Jose Rizal Monument in Luneta ang Jones, a British executive. Fortunately, my, not for sale, so (20) he called some police. Hi i about skipping meals. Then, the correct pronoun. stantly missing life especially in

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