Vocational Training Development Institute

GSS Job Readiness Train-the-Trainer Project

DEVELOPING COGNITIVE SKILLS

GSS02
Module 4 – Develop Language and Communication Skills
Total Marks 20

Name/ID Number: Matthew Rowe

Due: February 16, 2023

Individual Work - Graded

LESSON 6 – SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT

LESSON 7 – PARTS OF SPEECH & WRITING SENTENCES

LESSON 8 – USING PUNCTUATIONS

Instructions:
1. The assignment consists of worksheet exercises which are in
this document. You are required to read through carefully and
then answer the questions.

2. Complete the assignment in a Word document. Go to the

Moodle platform. To upload your assignment, click on
the section entitled Module 4 Assignment – Develop
Language and Communication Skills.

GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

Parts of Speech Common Nouns

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Definition:, or thing. A common can be acted upon and is capitalised
only at the start of a sentence. It can be a single word, a group of
words, or a hyphenated word.
Examples
it takes self-confidence idea
for a teenager person
to walk to school place
in a pair of old shoes thing

Writing Hints
Whenever possible, use specific common nouns rather than general common
nouns.

Application
Compose five sentences using a common noun from each category.

Yours sentences (5 marks)

idea This morning, I ate an orange, an apple and a banana.

person Henry’s grandmother is fond of all her granddaughters.

place The bride arrived at the church with the maid of honour.

thing The tornado tossed the ship onto the nearby reef.

animal The mongoose hid in the bush beyond the gully.

Parts of Speech Proper Nouns

Definition: A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. It can
be acted upon and is capitalised. A proper noun may be a single word, a
group of words (with or without abbreviations), or a hyphenated word.

Examples: Mary was honoured. person

at King’s House place
with the Prime Minister’s Award. thing

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 Writing Hints
Capitalise all words that make up proper nouns, except articles (a, an, and
the), prepositions, such as of, to, and from, and conjunctions, such as and,
or, and but.

Application
Compose your own sentence with the idea, person, place, and thing proper
nouns.

Your sentences: (5 marks)

idea The widow left the jewellery to her daughter-in-law.
person Nike promised to mend the roof on monday.
place The oasis was not marked in the old atlas.
thing The book that gives the meanings of words.
thing A vessel that travels under water .

Parts of Speech: Pronouns

Definition: A pronoun is a word used in place of a proper noun or common
noun.
Examples: Hello. This is her.

Is it her basket?

Writing Hints
Pronouns are used in the first person, second person, or third person
point of view. The first person pronoun stands for the one speaking;
the second person pronoun stands for the one spoken to, and the third
person pronoun stands for the one spoken about. Avoid first and
second person pronouns in essays designed to inform or convince your
reader.

The following chart shows how pronouns are grammatically organised:

Number/Point Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive
of View (before a (with no and
noun) noun) Intensive
Singular

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First Person I me my mine myself
Second Person you you your yours yourself
Third Person he, she, it him, her, his, her, its his, her himself,
it herself,
itself
Plural

First Person we us our ours ourselves

Second Person you you your your yourselves
Third Person they them their theirs themselves

Application
Write five sentences using as many pronouns as possible.

Examples
1. He saw me and said, ‘What are you doing to my cat?’
2. It hit me in my face so I am going to catch it and give it to your mother.

Type your sentences in this table. (5 marks)

1. I called you yesterday to join us at the party.
2. You are the only one who can quickly solve the puzzles.
3. I had forgotten my wallet in my room.
4. Everybody was present when I entered the classroom.
5 She has many chocolates in her pockets.

Parts of Speech: Adjectives

Definition: An adjective describes a proper noun, a common noun,

or a pronoun with how many, which one, or what kind.

Examples:

The five teammates How Many?

took that bus Which One?

To the old arena across town. What Kind?

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 Writing Hints
Adjectives usually are placed before nouns and pronouns. Do not use descriptive
adjectives instead of well-chosen nouns and verbs. Especially, avoid using
adjectives that do not add meaning to a sentence. For example, adjectives such as
interesting, beautiful, nice, and exciting do not help your reader understand the
nouns or pronouns any better. Be specific as possible with your adjectives. The
sympathetic man is better than the nice man.

Application
Compose five sentences, using an adjective from each category. Do not use the
adjectives listed in this section. Be as specific as possible.
Your sentences (5 marks)
How Many? All four were vigorous swordsmen.
How Many? The three guests were anxious to join the happy, noisy adhering.
Which One? He had a long grey beard and glittering eyes.
What Kind? The grizzly old storyteller cast a powerful spell on them with his
strange story.
What Kind? Tall, stately trees blotted out to the sun.

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LESSON 10 – WHOLE NUMBERS, INTEGERS AND PERCENTAGES

A Budget at a Glance (Part 1)

(Total 5 marks)
Percent, graphing, addition, subtraction
Individual Work - Graded

A person’s monthly income is $75,000. From the total, these are the following
expenses: rent - $35,000 (including utilities), food - $5,000, transportation -
$4,000, phone credit - $2,000 and other extra expenses -$2,500.
Questions
1. What percentage does each item represent? Percentages are used
to express how large one quantity is, relative to another quantity.
The first one is done for you.

a. Rent: 46.6%

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b. Food : 6.6%

c. Transportation : 5.3%

d. Phone credit : 2.6%

e. Extra expenses : 3.3%

2. How much does this person save each month? $26,500 (35.4%)

A Budget at a Glance (Part 2)

(Total 5 marks)
Percent, graphing, addition
Individual Work - Graded

Look at your budget. Put all your expenses into 5 categories. For example, you
can use rent or mortgage, food, clothing, transportation, daycare, etc. Use a pie
chart to represent each category of expense according to its percentage. (1
mark)

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1. What percentage do you pay in rent or mortgage? 26%

2. What percentage do you pay for food? 21%

3. What percentage do you save each month? 0%

4. What percentage do you save? 0%

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