Department of Education

Region III
Schools Division of Nueva Ecija
PUTLOD-SAN JOSE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Putlod, Jaen, Nueva Ecija
SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 8 ENGLISH
S.Y. 2022-2023

April 19, 2023

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students are able to:

a. define parallel structure;

b. identify parallel structures using gerunds;
c. recognise gerunds in a sentence; and
d. use the correct form of gerund or gerund phrases in a sentence
II. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: Parallel Structures Using Gerunds

b. Reference: Self-Learning Module
c. Materials: Laptop, Television, Printed Materials and other Instructional Materials, PowerPoint
Presentation
d. Values Integration: Trust and Determination

III. PROCEDURES

 A. PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES

1.Daily Routine
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Checking of Environment
d. Checking of Attendance
2. Review of the Past Lesson
The teacher present sentences to the students and they will identify what form of parallel
structure are being presented. The teacher will use the spin the wheel application to randomly pick a
student who will answer the question that is being flashed on the screen.
1. “This book contains poems which are romantic, soothing, and enjoyable.”
What did you notice from the underlined words?
This book contains poems which are romantic (adjective), soothing (adjective), and enjoyable
(adjective).
2. “Julia is a type of student who is always happy, friendly, and speaking” (Not Parallel)
What did you notice from the underlined words? Are they parallel using adjectives? Why or
Why not?
Julia is a type of student who is always happy (adjectives), friendly (adjectives), and speaking
(verb form ending with -ing)
3. Motivation

(1)
The teacher will group the students into three and ask for one student that will act out every word
that the teacher will give. The student who will willingly volunteer will get a prize. There are five words
that the student will need to act and every group must pay attention. The three groups will have their
representative as well to state their answer in the class. The group who will get the high score will get a
prize from the teacher.
GAME TITLE: Charades
Actions to be performed:
1. Writing
2. Singing
3. Dancing
4. Walking
 5. Reading

(2) NOTE: Ma’am eto po sana ang gagamitin ko sa kanila for motivation. Okay lang po kaya ito?
Thank you po.
The teacher will post a picture of two people having a conversation. Then she will call two
students to read or act the dialogue in the picture. After performing the dialogue, the teacher will ask
some questions to the students. The two students who volunteered to perform the dialogue will get a
prize from the teacher, and the students who can guess the following questions that the teacher will ask
will also get a prize.
GAME TITLE: LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

Exercising is good for our health.

I know. My favorite exercise is jogging.

Merla keeps herself in good shape

by dancing.

Lester does boxing in the gym twice

a week.

Well, my only exercise is walking,

and not boxing.

QUESTIONS:
 What are those underlined words?
 What do you notice about the underlined words?
 What do you call those words?
 Are you familiar with Gerunds?

B. LESSON DEVELOPMENT
The teacher will discuss the following:
Parallel Structure
 When you write in parallel structure, you use the same pattern of words to show that the two
items are equally important.
 Parallel structure is oftentimes referred to as parallelism.
 Parallelism or parallel structure, is a way of providing balance to sentences or clauses by using a
similar grammatical structure.
 Parallel structure is using the same pattern of words to make the flow of writing better.

Why use Parallel Structure?

 Improves the clarity of your writing
 Provides more of an impact
 Adds style to your writing

What is gerund?
 A gerund is a word that ends with “-ing”. The word used is initially a verb, but the addition of
the “-ing” on the end turns it into a gerund, and this word is then used like a noun.
(base form) + -ing
jogging = gerund
I love jogging. (jog is the base form = running is the gerund)
running = gerund
Running is fun. (run is the base form = running is the gerund)
Gerund Phrase
Dave enjoys playing basketball and playing the piano.
The girls loved reading books and watching movies.
 Parallel Structure with Gerunds
•A gerund is the -ing form of a word.
Example: running, fishing, jumping
Example sentence in parallel structure:
• Cindy likes running, fishing, and hiking.
This sentence is in parallel structure because all of the verbs are in the same tense.

SPOT THE ERROR

Not Parallel Parallel
Sara like to run, swimming, and jumping. Sara like running, swimming, and jumping.

When the sentence is parallel, ALL of the verbs in

the list are the same form and tense.

REMEMBER: When a series is composed of

gerunds, do not mix with other forms. For example,
mixing an infinitive (a verb beginning with “to”) with
a gerund (a verb form ending in -ing) breaks parallel
structure.

C. GENERALIZATION
The teacher will ask the following questions:

1. What is parallel structure or parallelism?

2. What is a gerund?
3. Give an example of gerund or gerund phrases.
4. Which of the two has parallel structure in gerund form?
a. I like to jog, baking, painting, and watching.
b. I like jogging, baking, painting, and watching.

D. APPLICATION
Directions: The students will be the one to choose their partner for this activity and the other one will be the
representative or the one to play the game. The teacher will present the sentences to the students through a
PowerPoint Presentation, and they will identify if the sentences are parallel (using gerunds) or not. The
representative of each pair will form a line towards their chosen answer. The students who got the correct
answer will remain in the game. However, those who got the wrong answer will be eliminated and those
who will remain standing until the last question will get an additional two points each on the next activity.
By this activity, the students will be able to show their trust to their partner and their determination to win as
one.

1. She likes reading, playing board games, and to sing. (NP)

2. He likes playing basketball and watching television. (P)
3. Ma’am Arianne enjoys listening to music, playing games, and riding a bike. (P)
4. Joseph likes to read more than writing. (NP)
5. The couple plans on their anniversary to go hiking, swimming and to ski. (NP)
6. Designing and manufacturing gas turbines is a tough problem from both the engineering and materials
standpoint. (P)
7. Angeline likes dancing, to swim, and jogging. (NP)
8. James enjoys reading more than to write. (NP)
9. Toni Gonzaga is a multi-talented celebrity. Singing, acting, and being a host are some of her talents.
(NP)
 10. Sarah Geronimo is a multi-talented celebrity. Singing, acting, and hosting are some of her talents. (P)

IV. EVALUATION
The teacher will provide an activity worksheet for the students to answer.

A. Directions: Write the correct form of gerund phrases in the following sentences.
1. I like to dance better than skiing. (I like dancing better than skiing.)
2. For me, swimming means to sink. (For me, swimming means sinking.)
3. Little ducks are always quacking and follow each other. (Little ducks are always quacking and
following each other.
4. The store clerk rang up his customer quickly and efficient. (The store clerk rang up his customer
quickly and efficiently.)
5. Chandro thinks that both singing and to dance are important. (Chandro thinks that both singing
and dancing are important.)
B. Directions: Complete the sentence with a gerund formed from the word before the sentence.

(teach) 1. It is often said that _____ is the noblest profession.

(dive) 2. Aira loves ____ into deep pools.

(drink) 3. _____ eight to ten glasses of water is a healthy habit.

(smoke) 4. Most men’s hobby is _____.

(attend) 5. _____ flag ceremony every day shows love for one’s country.

V. ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Change the following words into gerunds and use them in constructing meaningful
sentences.

1. invest
2. cook
3. collect
4. sleep
5. work
6. break
7. smoke
8. buy
9. study
10. learn

Prepared by:

Ma. Angela P. Eduardo

Teacher Intern