Session 4 Grammar and Structure Review-1.pdf
- 1. Jose Rizal University English Proficiency Development ABM Strand ©
- 2. Grammar and Structure Review ©
- 3. Recognize and apply various rules of language comprehension in normal conversation COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE PSYCHOMOTOR 1 2 3 Show the ability to detect grammar errors/inconsistencies and call them out in a respectful manner Rewrite sentences with incorrect grammar and structure Objectives ©
- 4. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 AGENDA ATTENDANCE PREPOSITIONS/CONJUNCTIONS VOCABULARY WORDS VERB TENSES/SVA ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS CLASS ROUTINE ARTICLES/NOUNS/ PRONOUNS © 08 WORD ORDER/ QUESTION STRUCTURE 09 AWKWARD STRUCTURE
- 5. VOCABULARY WORDS Adjective (adj) fair and impartial The business rivals reached an equitable settlement of their dispute regarding patent rights. © EQUITABLE
- 6. VOCABULARY WORDS BENCHMARK Noun (n) a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed His outstanding performance as a leader set a new benchmark for businessmen throughout the world. ©
- 7. VOCABULARY WORDS OSCILLATE Verb (v) move or swing back and forth; vary in magnitude or in a regular manner The team performance in customer satisfaction rating oscillate as the new set of agents join the team. ©
- 9. VERB TENSES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= d0wV9EC3t14 Make sure to watch this video
- 10. VERB TENSES ©
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- 13. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Make sure to watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= b2rY3uO7szs&t=220s
- 14. Examples: Aicaa thinks she is pretty. Dennis rides his bike every day. 1. Singular subjects requires singular verbs.
- 15. Example: The family prays the rosary every night. The majority has rejected the reproductive health bill. 1a. Collective Nouns taken as a unit
- 16. Example: The sand tickles my toes. Cassava flour makes the pastry flaky. 1b. Mass Nouns- words that can't be counted.
- 17. Example: Everybody helps to make this event a success. Nobody knows the number combination of this vault except the manager. 1c. Indefinite Pronouns considered as singular.
- 18. Examples: Two thirds of the salad was served to the guests. Two cups of milk is needed for this recipe. Thirty percent of our income goes to taxes. 1d. Measurements, Fractions and Percentage are considered singular.
- 19. Examples: They ride the school bus ion the afternoon. Marbles are sold by packs of fifties. 2. Plural Subjects requires Plural verb.
- 20. Examples: None of us want to dine in that restaurant. All of the girls are preparing for the foundation day. 2a. Indefinite Pronouns when they refer to count nouns. Most, All, None, Some)
- 21. Examples: One half of the pies have been sold. Five kilos of rice are packaged to be given to flood vic tims. Five percent of the boys are absent due to influenza. 2b. Fractions of quantity, Quantities, sums of the money taken individually and Percentage of counts nouns.
- 22. Examples: Helen and Robert are getting married this December. In the piano, ivory and ebony get together in Perfect harmony. 3. Singular subjects connected by "and" require a plural verb.
- 23. Example: Every bush and tree in the orchard receives an appropriate amount of fertilizer. Each chair and table has been painted with pastel colors. Many a grass and shrub gets trampled by rushing feet. 3a. Singular subjects connected by "and" but are preceded by EACH, EVERY and MANY A take on a singular verb.
- 24. Examples: Rice and fish is the standard Filipino meal. Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional meal in Ireland. 3b. Food considered as a unit take on a singular verb.
- 25. Examples: Eight and five makes thirteen. Twelve and thirteen equals twenty five. 3c. Numbers when added together take on a singular verb.
- 26. Examples: James or Johann has reported the accident to the manager. Neither rain nor snow slows the letter carrier. 4. Singular subjects connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also require singular verb.
- 27. Examples: Neither Seint nor his parents were notified of the loss. Not star but planets are visible on a night like this. 5. Subjects connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also have different quantity of subject, the verb agrees to the nearest subject.
- 28. Examples: Here comes the bride. There come the bride and her entourage. 6. Inverted sentences start with HERE and THERE comes before the subject.
- 29. Examples: Yasmin, and not the boys, is making a presentation for our project. The boys, not Yasmin are making a presentation for our project. 7. Compound subjects in which one is used positively and the other negatively, will have the verb agreeing with the subject used positively.
- 30. Examples: The chassis of your car needs treatment against rust. The abscess in your leg has accumulated a lot of pus. 8. Words that are plural in form but singular in meaning take on a singular verbs.
- 31. Examples: Tactics 102 is taught during Third Year in PMA. Military tactics teach a soldier to penetrate the mind of the enemy. (tactics means strategies) 9. Words ending in –ICS are singular in meaning if they refer to a subject, branch of science.
- 32. Examples: The Three Musketeers was written by Alexander Dumas. The Three Stooges stars Charlie Chaplin. 10. Titles of books, essays, movies, plays, musical compositions, paintings or other such works, that are plural in form, take a singular verb.
- 33. Examples: The United Nations has sent peacekeeping forc es to Iraq. The Netherlands is a land of dikes. 11. Names of groups, organizations or countries that are plural in form, take a singular form.
- 34. Examples: The number of high school graduates opting to take up nursing has grown to enormous proportions. A number of students have chosen nursing as a career because it's the fastest way to go abroad. 12. The expression "the number" takes on a singular verb while "a number" takes on a plural verb.
- 35. Examples: Telling lies does not improve one's character at all. Running is a good exercise. 13. A subject based on verbal nouns (gerund) is treated as singular.
- 36. Examples: The Residences offers condominium units of your choice at affordable prices. The Jaycees holds "The Search for Ten Outstanding Young Men" every year. 14. Business names, companies, names of organizations may take a plural form but they will take the singular form because they refer to only one entity.
- 37. Examples: This memo needs the signature of the manager. That house requires extensive renovations. These books belong to Jesse. Those clothes need drastic alterations. 15. Demonstrative pronouns depend on the subject.
- 38. Select the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Red beans and rice is/are my mom's favorite dish. 2. The Burbs is/are a movie starring Tom Hanks. 3. ¼ of the water was/were given to the community. 4. It is the pants she wear/wears today. 5. Most from the class need/needs parental guidance. 6. Neither my mom nor my brothers is/are going to the church. 7. The number of supporters grow/ grows tremendously. 8. Four and fifteen has been/ have been my favorite numbers since I was a kid. 9. This/these bags is/are from Aunt Amy. 10. Calvin and Mike sing/sings together. LET’S PRACTICE!
- 39. ASSESSMENT Kindly answer the Sentence Error Analysis in Canvas.
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