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Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

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Quarter 4 – Module 6
Grammar as a Tool for Making Meaning

Name of Learner: ___________________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________
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Name of School: ___________________________
 What I Need to Know
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This module was designed to help you master the use of correct grammar to make
meaning in your daily life. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of
students, and the lessons are arranged to follow standard sequence of the course.

The module contains a lesson that will lead you to:

Learning Competency:
Observe correct grammar in making definitions (EN10G-IIa-29)

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Use correct grammatical structure in making meaning
 Define unfamiliar words by following the guidelines

What I Know

Activity 1: Pool of Words

Directions: Below is a pool of words. Read each definition and then choose the defined word from the pool.
Write your answer on the space provided.

primordial retrograde
lamentation throng
blaspheme scourge
omnipotence coil

______1. It is an adjective existing from the beginning

______2. It is a noun that means a series of loops or spiral.
______3. It is a noun referring to an agency or force of unlimited power.
______4. It is a verb that speaks of or address with irreverence
______5. It is a verb that means to crowd together in great numbers
______6. It is a noun that referring to a cry out in grief
______7. It is a verb that beats as if by blows of a whip
______8. It is an adjective related to the rotation of a satellite in a direction opposite to that of the body
orbited

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 What’s In
Activity 2: Describe Me
Directions: Take a look at the pictures below. Describe each part using complete sentence.
Write your answers in the box provided.
Picture A

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 Picture C
Picture B

Note: Based on the images shown, it is very clear that each part has a vital role in the whole. In
like manner, a sentence will not be correct without considering correct grammatical structures
and functions.

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 What’s New
Activity 3: Let's Heal the World
What will you do to make a change?

Directions: Using the theme “Heal the World”, list down (5) unfamiliar words which you
think will make a change. Give a simple definition of these words following correct
grammatical structure.

Unfamiliar Words Simple Definition

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

What Is It

Basic Guidelines to follow when writing a Definition

1. Just the (dictionary) facts- a definition should contain the information about the word and what the word
refers to, do not include usage notes and get to the point. Clarity, brevity, and conciseness are better when
writing definitions.

Examples:
CORRECT: A directory is a kind of book that gives lists of facts arranged in alphabetical order.
INCORRECT: A directory is a kind of book that gives lists of facts for example people's names,
addresses and telephone numbers or the names and addresses of business companies usually arranged not in
an alphabetical order.
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2. Avoid complicated terms- avoid terms that are more complicated or more technical than the term being
defined because the purpose of this is to clarify meaning.
Examples:
CORRECT: Homeless means having no permanent place of residence.
INCORRECT: Homeless means involuntarily domiciled.

3. Avoid specific terms- use conventional English words in explanations whenever possible, the more
widespread a term is, the more users will benefit. Stay away from jargon in which highly technical terms
will most likely require a user to look up many terms in the definition just to understand what it says
although there are cases that involve the use of a technical term in a specialized field that it should be
minimal.
Examples:
CORRECT: Acidity is the state of having acid excessively.
INCORRECT: Acidity is the state of having extreme vitriolic base.

4. Avoid circularity- it is not good to define a word with that same word in the definition instead use
different terms. Avoid defining a term solely using etymologically or morphologically related terms.
Adverbs are especially prone to being defined by the adjective from which they derive.
Examples:
CORRECT: Putrid is being in a state of rotten.
INCORRECT: Putrid is being in a state of rotten, decayed, foul and being putrid all throughout.

5. Make it simple- write with simple grammatical structures rather than complex ones and place key terms
and short explanations near the start of the definition.

Examples:
CORRECT: A storification is a process of adding narrative to a certain topic.
INCORRECT: A storification is a process of adding narrative to a certain topic; transforming
some facts into a story that helps the reader comprehend the passage that needs to be synthesized later on.

 A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and may also have an object and modifiers.
However, it contains only one independent clause.

Subject Predicate
verb Direct object Indirect object Object Subject
complement complement
1. The girl left the door open.
2. He is a good singer.
3. She ate a hotdog.
4. Anna gave an apple to her mother.

Every sentence requires a subject and a predicate. In the grammar world, this is called subject- verb
agreement. Subjects and verbs must agree with one another (singular or plural). Thus, if the subject is
singular, its verb must also be singular; if the subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

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 So as with writing basic definitions observing correct grammatical structure, it requires skills and
practice.

What’s More
Activity 4: Identify, Define, and Share for Better Understanding

A. Directions: The article below presents the information about the causes of pandemic that we are
experiencing. Read the article. Then, follow instructions found in the table below after going over the
details.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from
the common cold, to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERSCov) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARSCov). This kind of virus is a
new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough,
shortness of breath and breathing difficulties in more severe cases, infection can cause
pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

IDENTIFY DEFINE
Select five (5) unfamiliar words from the SHARE Define the five (5) chosen unfamiliar words by
article.words, choose two, and writeusing
Out of the five unfamiliar simple
a simple grammatical
paragraph structure.
by answering the guide
Example: question.
Example:
Virus What are your experiences during
A virus the pandemic?
is caused by an infectious disease
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1. 1.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. 2.
3. 3.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. 4.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. 5.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 4: Match Me
B. Directions: Match the words in Column B with their definition in Column A. Write your answer on the
blank in each item.
Column A Column B

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 1. ______________________ pertains to an imperfection
or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility. Defect

Fragment
2. ______________________ means to dislike and often
with disgust. Loathe
3. ______________________ is a part broken off, Plague
detached, or incomplete.
Volatile
4. ______________________ refers to disastrous
affliction. Defray
5. ______________________ is characterized by rapid or
unexpected change.

Activity 4: The Chosen One

C. Directions: Read the following sentences that define the words. Choose the correct way of making
definitions based on the guidelines. Put a smiley (😊) on the space provided.

1. _____ Pious is marked by showing devotion to divine worship

_____ Pious is sacred, showing loyal reverence, and is being dedicated, faithful, and steadfast.
_____ Pious is opposite to being disloyal, being faithless, and fickle.
_____ Pious means being untrue but devoted.

2. _____ Blabber pertains to babble; an idle talk, and a person who blabs.
_____ Blabber means to talk foolishly.
_____ Blabber is a term used by a person who always talks about nonsense ideas.
_____ Blabber means to say and utter indiscreetly, idly, and excessively.

3. _____ Blaze is a word that is something that resembles the blaze of a fire like the dazzling display.
_____ Blaze refers to hell that is very hot.
_____ Blaze denotes an intensely burning fire.
_____ Blaze is to shoot rapidly and repeatedly and being conspicuously brilliant or resplendent.

What I Have Learned

Skills I am confident that I can I am familiar and can I need more practice and
perform this on my own. perform well with assistance.
minimal assistance.
1. Select unfamiliar

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 words then make a
simple definition out of
it
2. Familiarize the
guidelines in making
definition
3. Use correct
grammatical structure in
making definition
4. How do I feel about the activities?

5. How does the lesson help me realize the importance of observing correct grammar in making simple
definition?

Activity 5: Self-Check
Directions: Do a self-check on how well you have learned the lessons in this module. Place a checkmark in
the appropriate box for each skill and for the last part, answer the questions by reflecting about your learning
journey.

What I Can Do
Activity 6: Fill Me In
A. Directions: Fill in the table below with five (5) unfamiliar words from the lesson found in this module,
and define each using a dictionary. Take note of the guidelines in giving definition by observing correct
grammatical structure. Be guided with the given rubrics.
Unfamiliar Words Definition
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Category 1- POOR 3- GOOD 5- VERY GOOD

Sentence Construction The learner used words The learner used words The learner used words
that are not appropriate. that are appropriate but appropriately with a
the sentence is complete thought.
incomplete.

Use of correct grammar The learner was not able The learner was able to The learner was able to
in writing definition to used correct use grammatical used grammatical
grammatical structure. structure but not all are structure correctly
correct.

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 Word Usage in writing The learner was not able
simple definition to follow the five
guidelines in writing a
simple definition.
The learner was able to The learner defines the
use some at least two unfamiliar word by
guidelines in writing a using facts, avoiding
simple definition. complicated and
specific terms, avoiding
circularity and making it
simple rather than
complex.

Total

Assessment
Check your Understanding
Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of your choice and write it on the space provided
before each number.
___1. Which of the following choices is INCORRECT when writing definition?
A. Avoid defining the term solely using etymologically related terms.
B. Avoid terms that are more complicated than the term being defined.
C. Stay away from jargon.
D. Clarity, brevity and conciseness are unnecessary when writing definition.

___2. Is observing correct grammatical structure in writing definition significant?

A. Yes, because subjects and verbs must disagree to each other.
B. Yes, because subject- verb agreement unifies a sentence and makes it easier to understand.
C. No, because the subject has to match with the verb, the tendency is that the reader might find it
hard to comprehend the definition.
D. No, because if you still consider observing correct grammatical structure there will be
inconsistency in writing your definition

___3. In making definition, which of the following choices pertains to the idea of avoiding circularity in
making definition?
A. Get to the point when writing definition.
B. Define a word with the same word in the definition.
C. Define a term solely using etymologically related terms.
D. Go around the bush when defining a word.

___4. Which of the following statements is correct in writing a definition if your basis is making the
definition simple?

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 A. Write a definition with simple grammatical structure rather than complex ones.
B. Use a highly technical terms in writing definition.
C. Write a definition with complex grammatical structure rather than simple ones.
D. Using terms that are more complicated in writing definition.

___5. The following are guidelines in making definitions EXCEPT:

A. Just the opinion
B. Avoid complicated terms
C. Avoid specific terms
D. Make it simple

For items 6-8, consider the guidelines in making definitions by observing correct grammatical structure.

___6. Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of the underlined word in the box below?
The long hike up to the mountain was extremely grueling.

A. It is trying to go along the point of exhaustion.

B. It is trying to go along the point of exhaustion punishment as well as hellacious feelings.
C. A point of exhaustion.
D. Exhaustion and punishment in some cases differ.

___7. Which of the following statements is the correct definition of the underlined word in the box below?
I was so parched. I even drank an entire glass of water in
one gulp.

A. It is being deprived of natural moisture.

B. Thirsty as an animal deprived from a natural moisture.
C. Thirsty and deprived of a natural moisture.
D. Depriving of a natural moisture at the same time being thirsty.

___8. Which of the following is the correct definition of the underlined word inside the box?

Marcia is a novice soccer player; it is her first day of

practice.

A. A person admitted to probationary membership and at the same time being a beginner and a
neophyte.
B. A person admitted to probationary membership in a religion community; a newbie and a rookie
C. A person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community; a beginner and a
neophyte.
D. A person admitted to probationary membership; newbie

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___9. How do you describe the grammatical structure in the given definition below?
Pejorative expresses disapproval to a certain thing.
A. Subject + verb + object
B. Noun + adjective + verb
C. Adjective + adjective
D. Subject + adjective + verb

___10. Which of the following verbs supplies the blank in the given definition below?
Askance is when other people _________about someone
with doubt.
A. Think
B. Thinks
C. Thought
D. Thinking

Additional Activity
(Optional)

Directions: Study the sentences below. simplify the definition

following the guidelines. An example is provided.
Directions:
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Example:
Gradual is a state that is moving, changing, or developing by
proceeding by steps or degrees.

Answer: Gradual refers to proceeding by steps or degrees.

1. A conference is a meeting of two or more persons for discussing

matters of common concern and, it is usually a formal interchange of
views just like consultation. It is caucus.

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

2. Monarchy is a nation or state governed in the city of Saudi Arabia

and Britain; it is monarchial government, and an undivided rule or
absolute sovereignty by a single person.

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

3. Intrinsic means belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a

thing that is originating or due to causes within a body, organ, or part
to include the disease.

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

4. To heed is like what my brother always asks for. He wants to be

noticed and pay him attention.

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

5. A plateau is a level of attainment or achievement in life just like a

person who reached his or her dreams on life. . It is a relatively stable
level, period, or condition. It may also refer to a usually extensive land
area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent
land on at least one side.

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

ANSWER KEY
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What I Know Activity 4C
Activity 1 1. 😊 Pious is marked by showing devotion to divine worship.
1. primordial
2. 😊 Blabber means to talk foolishly.
2. coil
3. 😊 Blaze denotes an intensely burning fire.
3. omnipotence
4. blaspheme
What I Have Learned
5. throng
Activity 5
6. lamentation
Answers may vary.
7. scourge
8. retrograde
What I Can Do
What’s In
Activity 6
Activity 2
Answers may vary.
Answers may vary.
What’s New
Assessment
Activity 3
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A
Answers may vary.
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. A
What’s More
Activity 4
Additional Activity
Answers may vary.
A. Answers may vary.
Activity 4B
1. Defect
B
2. Loathe

3.Fragment

4. Plague

5. Volatile

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References:
Book

Almonte, Liza R., Flandez, Lerma L., Hermosa, Angelina Lourdes, Nedia Lagustan, Liberty A. Mangaluz,
Elenita R. Miranda, Paul Anthony B. Mendoza, Lito A. Palomar, Grace B. Annette Barradas-Soriano, and
Karen B. Villanueva, Celebrating Diversity through World Literature, Pasig City: Rex Book Store, Inc.
2015, 123, 130-131.

Image

Fish Png - Picsart Fish Png, N.D.,,https://www.clipartmax.com/middle/m2i8d3i8m2m2b1m2_fish-png-

picsart-fish-png/.

Online Source

“Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America’s Most-Trusted Online Dictionary.” 2021. Merriam-Webster.

Accessed February 5, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Writers: Precious Eve Angay, Baluno, National High School
Melvin G. Siason, Malamawi National High School
Editor:
Language Editor:
Proofreader: Violeta M. Sta. Elena, EPS
Illustrators:
Layout Artist: Joyce Ethel L. Sienes
Management Team:
Julieto H. Fernandez, Ed. D., CESO VI
SDS-Isabela City
Maria Laarni T. Villanueva, Ed. D., CESE
ASDS-Isabela City
Henry R. Tura, CID Chief
Elsa A. Usman, LR Supervisor
Helen De Leon, EPS-English, Module Coordinator

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 Region IX: Zamboanga Peninsula Hymn – Our Eden Land
Here the trees and flowers bloom Gallant men And Ladies fair
Here the breezes gently Blow, Linger with love and care
Here the birds sing Merrily, Golden beams of sunrise and sunset
The liberty forever Stays, Are visions you’ll never forget
Oh! That’s Region IX
Here the Badjaos roam the seas Hardworking people Abound,
Here the Samals live in peace Every valleys and Dale
Here the Tausogs thrive so free Zamboangueños, Tagalogs, Bicolanos,
With the Yakans in unity
My Final Farewell
Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!,
Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best,
And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest
Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost.
On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight,
Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed;
The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily white,
Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight,
T is ever the same, to serve our home and country's need.
I die just when I see the dawn break,
Through the gloom of night, to herald the day;
And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take,
Pour'd out at need for thy dear sake
To dye with its crimson the waking ray.
My dreams, when life first opened to me,
My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high,
Were to see thy lov'd face, O gem of the Orient sea
From gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free;
No blush on thy brow, no tear in thine eye.
Dream of my life, my living and burning desire,
All hail ! cries the soul that is now to take flight;
All hail ! And sweet it is for thee to expire ;
To die for thy sake, that thou mayst aspire;
And sleep in thy bosom eternity's long night.
If over my grave some day thou seest grow,
In the grassy sod, a humble flower,
Draw it to thy lips and kiss my soul so,
While I may feel on my brow in the cold tomb below
The touch of thy tenderness, thy breath's warm power.
Let the moon beam over me soft and serene,
Let the dawn shed over me its radiant flashes,
Let the wind with sad lament over me keen ;
And if on my cross a bird should be seen,
Let it trill there its hymn of peace to my ashes.
I Am a Filipino, by Carlos P. Romulo
I am a Filipino–inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain
future. As such I must prove equal to a two-fold task–the task of
meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my
obligation to the future.
I sprung from a hardy race, child many generations removed of
ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries the memory comes
rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in
ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see
them come, borne upon the billowing wave and the whistling wind,
carried upon the mighty swell of hope–hope in the free abundance of
new land that was to be their home and their children’s forever.
I am a Filipino. In my blood runs the immortal seed of heroes–seed
that flowered down the centuries in deeds of courage and defiance.
In my veins yet pulses the same hot blood that sent Lapulapu to
battle against the first invader of this land, that nerved Lakandula in
the combat against the alien foe, that drove Diego Silang and
Dagohoy into rebellion against the foreign oppressor.
The seed I bear within me is an immortal seed. It is the mark of my
manhood, the symbol of dignity as a human being. Like the seeds
that were once buried in the tomb of Tutankhamen many thousand
years ago, it shall grow and flower and bear fruit again. It is the
Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Subanons, Boholanos, Ilongos,
All of them are proud and true
Region IX our Eden Land
Region IX
Our..
Eden...
Land...
Let the sun draw the vapors up to the sky,
And heavenward in purity bear my tardy protest
Let some kind soul o 'er my untimely fate sigh,
And in the still evening a prayer be lifted on high
From thee, 0 my country, that in God I may rest.
Pray for all those that hapless have died,
For all who have suffered the unmeasur'd pain;
For our mothers that bitterly their woes have cried,
For widows and orphans, for captives by torture tried
And then for thyself that redemption thou mayst gain
An d when th e d ark n ight wraps th e grave yard aro un d
Wi th on ly th e de ad in the ir vi gi l to see
Break no t my repose or th e mys te ry profo und
An d pe rchance th ou mays t hear a sad h ymn re sound
'T is I, O my country, rais in g a so ng un to thee.
An d even my grave is reme mbe red no more
Un mark 'd by nev er a cros s no r a sto ne
Let the plo w sweep through i t, th e sp ade turn it o'e r
That my ashe s may c arpet e arth ly f loo r,
Befo re in to no th in gness at last the y are bl own.
Then wi ll ob liv ion brin g to me n o c are
As over thy v ales an d pl ai ns I sweep;
Throbbi ng an d cl eansed in th y space an d air
Wi th col or an d l ight, with son g an d l amen t I f are,
Ever repe atin g the faith that I keep.
My Fath erland ado r'd, th at sad ness to my so rrow le nds
Be loved Fi li pin as, he ar no w my l as t go od- by!
I give th ee all : paren ts an d ki ndred and f rie nds
Fo r I go whe re no sl av e befo re the oppresso r ben ds,
Whe re f ai th c an never ki ll, an d Go d re igns e'er on h igh!
Fare we ll to yo u al l, fro m my soul to rn away,
Frie nds of my ch ild hood in th e ho me dispos sessed!
Give thanks th at I res t fro m the we aris ome d ay!
Fare we ll to the e, to o, sweet frie nd th at li gh ten ed my way;
Be loved cre atures all , f arewel l! In death there is res t!
I am a Filipino, child of the marriage of the East and the West. The
East, with its languor and mysticism, its passivity and endurance,
was my mother, and my sire was the West that came thundering
across the seas with the Cross and Sword and the Machine. I am of
the East, an eager participant in its spirit, and in its struggles for
liberation from the imperialist yoke. But I also know that the East
must awake from its centuried sleep, shake off the lethargy that has
bound his limbs, and start moving where destiny awaits.
I am a Filipino, and this is my inheritance. What pledge shall I give
that I may prove worthy of my inheritance? I shall give the pledge that
has come ringing down the corridors of the centuries, and it shall be
compounded of the joyous cries of my Malayan forebears when first
they saw the contours of this land loom before their eyes, of the battle
cries that have resounded in every field of combat from Mactan to
Tirad Pass, of the voices of my people when they sing:
“I am a Filipino born to freedom, and I shall not rest until freedom
15 shall have been added unto my inheritance—for myself and my
children and my children’s children—forever.”