MODULE 1: DEALING WITH THE PRESENT

Lesson 1: Grammar Elements (Review) and Present Tenses

Topic Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, the students must have been able to:
A. Identify parts of speech from sample resources and
B. Deduce subject-verb agreement rules from sample materials.

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TASK 1

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

1 2 3

Decoding Grammar Concepts

Instruction: Identify the grammatical function of each word in each quote. Write your
answers in the box.
 Parts of Quote 1 Quote 2 Quote 3 Quote 4 Quote 5
Speech

Noun Lives Solution Justice Change Goals

Pronoun We The Is The The

Adjective Silent The Love Focus First step

Verb Become In What Secret Setting

Adverb Day Liberty Looks To Turning

Preposition About Is In On Into

Conjunction That Of Like But The

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.

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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.

Place your answers here!

1. ARTICLE 6. ADJECTIVE 10. ADJECTIVE 14. VERB

2. ADJECTIVE 7. PREPOSITION 11. PREPOSITION 15. ADVERB

4. ADVERB 8. PREPOSITION 12. NOUN

5. PRONOUN 9. CONJUNCTION 13. VERB

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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.

NOUN 1.

VERB 2.

ADVERB 3.

PRONOUN 4.

VERB 5.

PRACTICE B

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).

Here is the abbreviation code: n = noun; pro = pronoun; adj = adjective; v =

verb; advb = adverb; c = conjunction; prep = preposition; hv = helping
 verb; mv = main verb; pro-adj = pronounadjective (such as these); art =
article ( a, an, or the).

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

She is infecting the old woman beside her.

2. Pro / prep / pro-adj / n / v / adj.

He with these kids disinfecting properly.

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

The teacher quickly gave these facemasks politely to the students.

4. N / conj / N / hv / mv / prep / N.
Vance and Dianne are helping with frontliners.

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

These frontliners will also going to help these patients.

Lesson 2: Subject-Verb Agreement (Review)

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TASK 1

Instruction: Read the testimony of a COVID-19 front liner then do the activity that follows.

Andre Anglin, 51, bus driver in Columbus, Ohio

 I start at 6:45 in the morning, and I usually get off around 6:30 p.m. Before 12 o’clock, it’s like
a ghost town. But after 12 o’clock, people start coming out. I greet almost every passenger that
comes on. Most people are going to loved ones’ houses to check on them. There’s a few people
that might be going to the grocery store. And some people have essential jobs they have to go
to.

I feel proud to be able to do my part, especially for the ones that may be going to the hospital
because they’re worried that they have it, so they can get checked out. I was in the military, so I
still have that sense of honor. I want to do everything I can to make sure that people are taken
care of and protected. My employer moved the standing line back so that we’re kind of in an
isolated area, and people are now coming in and out the backdoor, so there’s no more up-close
personal contact with people coming near the fare box. I also make sure that I’m keeping myself
sanitized and everything, but I feel more proud about helping other people than, at this
moment, my own safety.

When I was in [the Gulf] war, I was in an aircraft carrier and it was actually stressful in the
same way. This is an enemy that we really don’t have a full understanding of. So we’re doing
our best to fight something that we don’t know, and I’m just trying to do my part. I also learned
especially going to war that a smile can go a long way to making people feel better about
everything that’s going on.

I was talking to a gentleman yesterday and he was like, “Without y’all, this city would be
shut down.” And he said he wished he could do something special for us. But you know, I
thought that him saying thank you was enough for me. —As told to Abby Vesoulis

Come to think of it…

1. How does Andre Anglin view his job during the pandemic?
Andre Anglin sees his work as important and will help many
people. He is happy to serve the community even if it is not safe and he can
get infected anytime. He prioritizes the welfare of other people over his
own safety.

2. What grammar features did you observe in his testimony?

The grammar features I observed that Andre Anglin used are singular, first
person, and present tense.

Decoding Grammar Concepts

Instruction: Identify a noun/pronoun and a verb from each sentence below.
Sentences Noun Verb

1. I start at 6:45 in the morning, and I usually I Start

get off around 6:30 p.m.
 2. I greet almost every passenger that comes on. I greet

3. Most people are going to loved ones’ houses People most

to check on them.

4. I feel proud to be able to do my part, I feel

especially for the ones that may be going to
the hospital because they’re worried that
they have it, so they can get checked out.

5. I also make sure that I’m keeping myself I make

sanitized and everything, but I feel more
proud about helping other people than, at
this moment, my own safety.

*If you are not quite sure of your answers, re-do the activity after reading the Pin to Post.

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Subject-Verb Agreement Rules Examples

1. Third person (he/ she/ it), singular She plays the piano.
number requires ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ form of
the verb.

2. When the subject and verb are The candies that she gave to the children
separated by a long phrase or a were very sweet.
clause, the verb must agree with the
actual subject (and not that of the
phrase/ clause).

3. When the subject is a phrase begins One of the boys is yelling so loud.
with, ‘one of‘, the verb that follows
is singular.

4. When two nouns in a sentence refer

to the same person or thing, the verb The District Magistrate and Collector is on
that follows is singular. leave today.

5. When two nouns are synonymous, The law and order situation in the state is
they are followed by a singular verb. under control.

6. When two nouns, though not

synonymous, express the same idea, Milk and biscuit is usually my first meal
they are followed by a singular verb. of the day.
 7. Nouns such as shoes, trousers,
scissors, binoculars, spectacles etc. My shoes are hurting my feet.
are followed by a plural verb, BUT if
they sentence, begins with the
phrase, “A pair of”, a singular verb A pair of trousers is quite costly.
follows.

8. Uncountable nouns, such as:

furniture, equipment, stationery, The furniture that we bought yesterday is
poetry, machinery, information etc. very cheap.
are always followed by a singular
verb.

9. If a collective noun is used in the

sentence, and it is spoken of as a
single/ united entity, a singular
verb follows. BUT if individual
members are being referred to, or
the group is divided, in that case, a
plural verb follows.
The committee agrees on the quality of the
writing.
The committee participate in various
volunteer activities in their private lives.

10. When two nouns are connected by:-

a) Phrases like accompanied by, a) The students as well as the teacher are
in addition to, as well as, unaware of the new marking scheme.
along with etc., the verb
agrees with the first noun.

11. b) ‘either or’, ‘neither nor’, the verb
that follows, must agree with the
noun that is nearest to it.
12. An indefinite pronoun is always
followed by a singular verb.
b) Neither the monitors nor the Principal is
responsible for this.
Everybody loves her.

13. The verb that follows a relative

pronoun, takes its number from the This is best decision that has been made
noun that precede the relative by the council.
pronoun.

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Instruction: Pictures tell millions of stories. Below are photos of the effects of COVID-19
pandemic in the Philippines. Write 3 sentences per picture describing their
content.
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PRACTICE A

Instruction: Pictures tell millions of stories. Below are photos of the effects of COVID-19
pandemic in the Philippines. Write 3 sentences per picture describing their
content.

1.

(a) People are required to wear facemasks so they don't get infected and infect others
with the Covid-19 virus.
(b) It is in the health protocol that it is necessary to keep a distance of 1 meter apart or more
so that the virus does not spread easily but people do not comply.
(c) Others also do not wear facemasks.

(a) Because it was prohibited to go outside, people's situation became more difficult,
especially for poor families.
(b)They only rely on government aid/assistance because many Filipinos have
temporarily lost their jobs.
(c) Many disobey the law because if they don't find a job, their family will have
nothing to eat. After all, not all government aid/assistance is available to everyone.
Lesson 3: Present Tenses
Topic Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, the students must have been able to:
A. Identify the types of present tenses;
B. Exemplify proper use of present tenses; and
C. Write an online advocacy post on the need to follow the health guidelines employing
accurate present tenses and subject-verb agreement.

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Instruction: Read the following article on Covid-19.

Current evidence indicates that the COVID-19 virus is transmitted through

respiratory droplets or contact. Contact transmission occurs when contaminated hands
touch the mucosa of the mouth, nose, or eyes; the virus can also be transferred from one
surface to another by contaminated hands, which facilitates indirect contact transmission.
Consequently, hand hygiene is extremely important to prevent the spread of the COVID-19
virus. It also interrupts transmission of other viruses and bacteria causing common colds, flu
and pneumonia, thus reducing the general burden of disease.
Previous outbreaks have demonstrated that when health systems are
overwhelmed, mortality from vaccine-preventable and other treatable conditions can also
increase dramatically. During the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, the increased number of deaths
caused by measles, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to health system
failures exceeded deaths from Ebola.
To help countries navigate through these challenges, the World Health
Organization (WHO) has updated operational planning guidelines in balancing the
demands of responding directly to COVID-19 while maintaining essential health service
delivery, and mitigating the risk of system collapse. This includes a set of targeted
immediate actions that countries should consider at national, regional, and local level to
reorganize and maintain access to high-quality essential health services for all. In the
Philippines, WHO country office in the Philippines and its partners have been working with
the Department of Health and subnational authorities to respond to the pandemic.

Decoding Grammar Concepts

Instruction: Discuss how these sentences differ in their use of verb tenses.
Current evidence Previous outbreaks In the Philippines, WHO
indicates that the have demonstrated country office in the
COVID-19 virus is that when health Philippines and its
transmitted systems are VERS partners have been
through VERS overwhelmed, working with the
US
respiratory US mortality from vaccine- Department of Health and
droplets or preventable and other subnational authorities to
contact. treatable conditions can respond to the pandemic.
also increase
dramatically.

Guide questions for discussion:

 1. How do these following present tenses differ?
▪ indicates- It means about the action that is happening right
now.
▪ have demonstrated – It means about the action has taken
place at some specific time.
▪ have been working- It means about the action that began at
a point in the past and is still continuing:
When should you use each form of these present verb tenses?
• We can use the present simple when the action is happening right now.
• We can use the present continuous when an action happened, or may happen
• We can use the present perfect tense when an action or situation that started in
the past and continues in the present.

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PRACTICE A

Instructions: Encircle/highlight the correct present form of the verb to complete the
sentences.

1. Several months (pass, have passed, have been passing) since the first
confirmed COVID-19 case was announced in the Philippines on 30
January 2020, with a 38-year old female from Wuhan testing positive
for the novel coronavirus.
2. The World Health Organization (works, has worked, has been
working) with Ministries of Health worldwide to prepare and respond
to COVID-19.
3. With the ongoing threat of the spread of the 2019 novel Coronavirus
(2019- nCoVARD), the Department of Health strongly (urges, has
urged, has been urging) the public to avoid attending, participating in,
and organizing events that draw a huge number of attendees.
4. The DOH likewise (recommends, has recommended, has been
recommending) the cancellation of planned big events or mass
gatherings until further advice.
5. The DOH (sets up, has set up, has been setting up) a Command Center
which will focus solely on 2019-nCoV.
PRACTICE B

Instructions: Encircle/highlight the correct present form of the verb to complete the
sentences in the paragraph

As part of continued action to protect the public, the FDA 1.(warns, has warned, has been
warning) consumers and health care professionals about hand sanitizer products that 2.(contain,
have contained, have been containing) methanol (a.k.a. wood alcohol), a substance often used to
create fuel and antifreeze. Methanol is not an acceptable active ingredient for hand sanitizer
products and can be toxic when absorbed through the skin as well as life-threatening when
ingested. The agency 3.(sees, has seen, has been seeing) an increase in hand sanitizer products that
are labeled as containing ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that 4.(test, have tested, have
been testing) positive for methanol contamination. State officials 5.(report, have reported, have
been reporting) recent adverse events from adults and children ingesting hand sanitizer products

contaminated with methanol, including blindness, hospitalizations and death.

BEYOND GRAMMAR

Instructions: Compose an online advocacy post to encourage the people in your

respective locality to follow health guidelines, and post it on our FB group page. Observe
subject-verb agreement rules and the different present tenses. See how you will be graded
based on the following criteria.
 CRITERIA 10 8 5 3

ORGANIZATION The details in The details in Most details in The details in

OF THOUGHTS the article are the article are the article are the article are
clear and clear but need clear. Article neither clear
supportive of to be does not focus nor related to
the topic. developed on the topic the topic.
more. Some well.
details may not
fit in with the
topic.

GRAMMAR No No more than No more than Multiple

(Structure and grammatical two minor three grammatical
Tenses) errors. grammatical grammatical errors.
errors. errors.

SPELLING, No spelling, No more than No more than Multiple

PUNCTUATION punctuation or two minor three spelling, spelling,
AND capitalization spelling, punctuation or punctuation or
CAPITALIZATION errors. punctuation or capitalization capitalization
capitalization errors. errors.
errors.

TOTAL SCORE