OBSERVING CORRECT GRAMMAR IN MAKING

DEFINITIONS
Objectives:
1. Identify parts of a definition.
2. Determine sentence patterns used in
writing definitions.
3. Spot incorrect grammar in
definitions.
4. Write the definition using the given
sentence pattern.
Pattern #1

Fact refer to the information that has been objectively verified

Term Class differentiating characteristic

Pattern #2

The information that has been objectively verified is called a fact.

Class differentiating characteristic Term
PARTS OF A DEFINITION
1. Term refer to the word pr phrase that is being
defined. It may be introduced by articles ”the”,
“an” and “a”. Written together with the term is the
general class to make an independent clause.
Fact refer to the information that has been objectively verified
Term Class differentiating characteristic

Is, are pertain, pertains

Refer, refers is define as, are define as
Denote, denotes
describe., describes
 WRITING TIPS
1. Make sure that the verb you will use agrees with the
subject of your statement.
Example: An abstract a brief statement of essential
information contained within a document or
presentation.
Research question are questions that you
include in the body of your work.
2. Be careful with terms that ends with “s” but are
singular in form.
Example: statistics is a form of mathematical analysis
that uses quantified models.
3. Be careful with words that are plural in form but
do not end with “s”
Example: Data are characteristics or information,
that are to collected through observation.
4. When a phrase comes between the subject and the
verb, remember that the verb still agrees with the
subject, not the noun in the phrase following the
subject of the sentence.
Example : a brief statements of essential information
contained within a document or presentation is
called an abstract.
2. A General Class refers to the class where the term
belongs. When writing your definition, it is necessary
to includes the general class to which it belongs, if
there is any. Through this method, your readers will
a have specific idea of the term being defined.
Example:
1. Statistics is a form of mathematical analysis that
uses quantified models.
2. Dependent variable is a variable that varies due
to the impact of the dependent variables.
3. To introduce your DIFFERENTIATING
CHARACTERISTIC, you should use relative pronouns
and a dependent clause.
Examples:
1. Statistics is a form of mathematical analysis that
uses quantified models.
2. Research questions are that you include in the
body of your work.
Answer key
1.A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. e