7. OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
a. classify sample texts into literal or figurative;
b. discriminate between literal and figurative language; and
c. use phrases, clauses, sentences appropriately and
meaningfully.
8. Louie is a fast runner.
Louie ran like a bullet.
9. LITERAL
• you mean exactly what you say
Examples:
It is raining hard.
I am hungry.
11. FIGURATIVE
• you mean something other than what is written
or said
• figurative in nature (uses figures of speech)
• meaning is symbolic and implied
38. If Sam calls, please tell him that I will be late.
He put on weight when he stopped running.
The cake that she bought was delicious.
39. When spring arrives, the flowers bloom.
By the time she was 8, she could read Greek and
Latin.
40. SENTENCE
• a group of related words that is complete in
itself.
• has a subject and a predicate
• consists of a main clause and sometimes, one
or more subordinate clause
43. COMPOUND
SENTENCE
• made up of two independent clauses
• connected with a coordinating conjunction
• FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
44. SIMPLE
SENTENCE
Examples:
John waited for the train, but the train was late.
Mary and Sam took the bus and left before I arrived.
The boys love to play basketball, so they joined the
varsity team.