Learning Module in English 7

INTRODUCTION

This module is an interactive design to provide you to meet the

needs of the 21st century real life-based skills. It is actually anchored on a
holistic approach in developing learning competencies in English 7 of the
K-12 Basic Education Curriculum. This module is presented in spiral
progression to achieve proficiency in the seven domains of learning divided
into five sub strands: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing.

In this Quarter highlights the theme Courage: Finding My Inner

Strength. Courage is what we need to overcome all challenges in our lives.
To be able to develop courage, we must learn to find our inner strength. To
achieve this objective, we must know what we are capable of, what we can
do with our strengths, and how we can maximize these potentials to our
advantage.

The stories, play, poetry, and essays included in this quarter reflect
the inner strength of characters. Read the literary works carefully and see
through the characters’ lens how they were able to surpass
insurmountable trials because of their inner strength and courage.

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 Week 2

Pre-Test

Let’s Check What You Know!

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write all answers on a separate paper which is
provided at the end of this pre-test.

1. From the depth of this formless void, there appeared two gods, Tungkung
Langit and Alusina.
a. Being c. depth
b. Vacuum d. shallow
2. Just where these two deities came from, it was known.
a. Gods c. fairies
b. Nymphs d. elves
3. Alunsina and Tungkung Langit has their abode in the highest real og
ethereal space.
a. Home- territory of unearthly space
b. Habitat- grand kingdom
c. House – great palace
d. Home – vast mansion
4. ______ is made up of series of events arranged chronologically.
a. Articles c. determiners
b. Pronouns d. possessive nouns
5. _______ is a direct comparison or the likening of one to another considering
their common characteristics by using as and like.
a. Metaphor c. hyperbole
b. Simile d. oxymoron
6. It is a record of one’s daily experiences.
a. Journal entry c. anecdote
b. Travelogue d. personal letter
7. It is a word or group of words containing a noun and functioning in a
sentence as subject, object, subject complement, or prepositional object.
a. Phrase c. noun
b. Noun phrase d. both a and c
8. ________ is a simple sentence with a subject and a predicate.
a. Independent clause c. kernel sentence
b. Sentence d. both a and b
9. ______ are words formed by joining two words together to form a new one.
a. Compound words c. synonyms
b. Antonyms d. both b and c
10. ______ is an implied comparison between two objects without using
like and as.
a. Metaphor c. hyperbole
b. Simile d. oxymoron

Week 1—Day 1
Quarter II:
Lesson 1: ACCEPTANCE OF ONE’S LIMITATIONS

TUNGKUNG LANGIT AND ALUNISA

Panay-Visayan Myth (Region VI)
Retelling taken from Myth CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts

1. One of the Stories about creation of the world, which old people of Panay,
especially those living near the mountains, do not tire relating, tells that in
the beginning there was no sky or earth- only a bottomless deep and a
world of mist. Everything was shapeless and formless- the earth, the sky,
the sea, and the air were almost mixed up. In a word, there was confusion.
2. Then from the depth of this formless void, there appeared two gods,
Tungkung Langit (“Pillar of the Sky”) and Alunsina (“The Unmarried One”).
Just where these deities came from, it was not known. However, it was
related that Tungkung Langit had fallen in love with Alusina; and after so
many years of courtship, they got married and had their abode in the
highest realm of ethereal space, where the water was constantly warm and
the breeze was forever cool. It was in this place where order and regularity
first took place.
3. Tungkung Langit was an industrious, loving, and kind god whose chief
concern was how to impose order over the whole confused set- up of
things. He assumed responsibility for the regular cosmic movement. On
the other hand, Alunsina was a lazy, jealous, and selfish goddess whose
only work was to sit by the window of their heavenly home and down
house, sit down by a pool near their doorsteps, and comb her long jet-
black hair all day long.
4. One day, Tungkung Langit told his wife that would be away from home for
some time to put an end to the chaotic disturbances in the flow of time and
in the position of things. However, despite this purpose, Alunsina sent the
breeze to spy on Tungkung Langit. This made the latter very angry upon
knowing about it.
5. Immediately after his return from his trip, he called this act to her
attention, saying it was ungodly of her to be jealous, there being no other
creature living in the world except the two of them. This reproach was
resented by Alunsina and a quarrel between them followed.
6. Tungkung Langit lost his temper. In his rage, he divested his wife of
powers and drove her away. He did not know where Alunsina went; she
merley disappeared.
7. Several days after Alunsina had left, Tungkung Langit felt very lonely. He
realized what he had done. Somehow, it was too late even to be sorry about
the whole matter. The whole place, once vibrant with Alunsina’s sweet
voice, suddenly became cold and desolate. In the morning he woke up, he
would find himself alone; and in the afternoon when he came home, he
would feel the same loneliness creeping deep in his heart because there
was no one to meet him and the doorstep or soothe the aching muscles of
his arms.
8. For months, Tungkung Langit live in utter desolation. He could not find
Alunsina, try hard as he would. And so, in desperation, he decided to do
something in order to forget his sorrows. For months and months he
 thought. His mind seemed pointless; his heart weary and sick. But he
must do somethings about his lonely world.
9. One day, while he was sailing across the regions of the clouds, a thought
came to him. He would make the sea and the earth, and lo! The earth and
the sea and the barren land irritated him. So he came down to earth and
planted the ground with the trees and flowers. Then took his wife’s
treasured jewels and scattered them in the sky, hoping that when Alunsina
would see them she might be induced to return home. The goddess’
necklace became the stars, her comb the moon and her crown the sun.
However, despite all these, Alunsina did not come back.
10. Up to this time, the old folk say Tungkung Langit live alone in his
palace in the skies. Sometimes, he would cry out his pent-up emotion and
his tears would fall down upon earth. The people in Panay today say that
rain is Tungkung Langit sobbing, calling for his beloved Alunsina to come
back, entreating her so hard that his voice reverberates across the field
and countryside.

Activity No.___
Brain Squeeze
Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. What is the setting (time and place) of the story? How was the world
described in the beginning?
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2. What did Tungkung Langit do to make the world beautiful and vibrant?
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3. What did Alunsina feel toward her husband who was always out of their
heavenly home?
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 4. What did Alunsina do to be able find out what her husband was doing?
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5. How did Tungkung Langit react upon knowing that his wife Alunsina was
spying on him through the breeze?

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Activity No. __________

WORD BLAST
Directions: Look up the following words in the dictionary. Write their
synonyms and antonyms and use each word in a sentence.

Vocabulary Synonyms
1. Void ____________________________
2. Deities ____________________________
3. Desolation ____________________________
4. Utter ____________________________
5. Pent- up ____________________________
6. Reproached ____________________________
7. Vibrant ____________________________
8. Soothe ____________________________
9. Resented ____________________________

Use the words above in sentences.

1. _________________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________
7. _________________________________________________________________________
8. _________________________________________________________________________
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 Week 1—Day 2
Quarter II:
Lesson 2: LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Literal vs. Figurative Language

Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative
language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification
to describe something often through comparison with something
different. See the examples below.

Literal Descriptions Figurative Descriptions

 Grass looks green. The grass looks like spiky green hair.
(simile)
 Sand feels rough. Sand is solid water. (metaphor)
 The flower smells The flower has the sweetest smelling
sweet. petals in the world. (hyperbole)
 Grasshoppers make a high Grasshoppers are fiddlers who play
pitched noise. their legs. (personification)

1. Everything was shapeless and formless – the earth, the sky, the sea, and
the air were almost mixed up.

2. In the morning when we woke up, he would find himself alone; and in the
afternoon when he came home, he would find himself alone, and in the
afternoon when he came home, he would feel the same loneliness creeping
deep in his heart because there was no one to meet him at the doorstep or
soothe the aching muscles of his arms.

Shapeless and formless can easily be understood in the context of the ancient
world as without shape and form because the prefix less means without. When
you look up the meaning of these two words in the dictionary, it will lead you to
the words unrecognizable, unstructured, or chaotic or without order at all. What
do you think is the kind of language that is expressed by the dictionary meaning
and the word? This is called literal language. Literal language expresses what it
says.
Look at the way creeping deep in his heart was used in the second sentence. Can
you relate it to loneliness? Creeping also means crawling, which can be done by a
snake or a baby or even a soldier at war. However, to use creeping with the noun
loneliness is a personification, a figure of speech that gives human attribute to
an inanimate object. There are many figures of speech; among these are simile,
metaphor, personification, litotes, oxymoron, allusion, irony, and hyperbole.
When a writer uses any of these figures of speech in his writing, he is using a
figurative language. Hence, figurative language uses figures of speech.
Examples:
LITERAL FIGURATIVE
Her lips are red Her lips are red as an apple. (uses
simile which is a comparison between
two unlike things – lips and apple –
but the point of comparison is the
redness of lips)
The building is huge. The building seemingly touches the
vast sky. (uses hyperbole – an
exaggerated statement)
The breeze is cold as it touches my The cold breeze soothes my weary
skin. spirit. (uses personification – gives
human attribute to the breeze)

Week 1—Day 3-4

Quarter II:
Lesson 3: NOUN DETERMINERS

A Narrative is made up of a series of events arranged chronologically. Myth is an

example of a story. For a story to be understood clearly, writers use determiners
or descriptors of nouns. Determiners are said to mark or modify nouns (Articles,
1993). When you spot a determiner in a sentence, you are sure that it is followed
by a noun. Without using determiners, it will be confusing for readers to make
sense of the story. Take this sentence from the story for instance: Just where
these two deities came from, it was not known.
There are eight types of determiners: articles, demonstratives, possessives,
quantifiers (ordinal and nominal numbers), relative, possessive, and indefinite
pronouns. These determiners “indicate something specific or something of a
particular type” (Determiners, 2013 para. 1)
Sherman, Slawson, Whitton, and Wiemelt (2011) have identified the following
types of determiners.

1. Articles (a, an, the) modify nouns. The articles a and an are indefinite
articles that signal that the reference is nonspecific or general.
Example: I met a boy at the park. (The article a refers to a nonspecific
noun, that is, boy).

Use an for the words that begin with a vowel sound and use a for words
that begin with a constant sound.

On the other hand, in this sentence, the article the is used to signal that
the reference is definite and very specific.
Example: I met the boy who plays basketball well.

The article the is used to signal that the boy is specific or definite. It means
that I have seen him perhaps for two or three times that I can already
recognize him.

2. Possessive pronouns like her, his, its, their, your, my, our, are used to
know ownership.
Example:
Both government and nongovernment organizations were united in
helping our fellowmen in Tacloban, being the hardest hit by Typhoon
Yolanda last November 8, 2013.
3. Relative pronouns whose, which, whichever, what, and whatever, when
used with nouns, are called relative adjectives.
Examples:
a. He is the principal whose policies made the school more
progressive. (Whose is followed by a noun)
b. We are wondering what action our government will take to
safeguard its people from strong typhoons.(What is a relative
pronoun is followed by the noun action, and it introduces a
subordinating clause.)

4. Demonstrative pronouns such as this, these, that and those when used
with nouns, are called demonstrative adjectives. Demonstrative are used to
point to objects or persons that are near or far in distance. This and that
are used with singular nouns, while these and those are used with plural
nouns. This and these are used to object/s or person/s that are near, while
that and those are used to point to far object/s or person/s.
Examples:
a. This cake is for her cousin.
b. These cakes are for her cousins.
c. That book is educational.
d. Those book are costly but educational.

5. Indefinite pronouns like several, some, few, many, each, other and any
are called indefinite adjectives when they are followed by nouns. They
function as modifiers or determiners of nouns.
Examples:
a. Several people died in the recent typhoon.
b. Many students volunteered to distribute goods to the typhoon
victims.

6. Cardinal numbers like one, two, three, four, and others are also used as
noun determiners.
Example:
Five government officials came in to visit the flood victims.

7. Ordinals numbers represent order like first, second, third, fourth and
others. They are also used as noun determiners.
Examples:
a. The first man who came in smiled at her.
b. The second reason for a student’s failure is laziness.

8. Possessive proper nouns like possessive pronouns also show ownership.

The only difference is that the former are proper nouns while the latter are
pronouns, but both show possession. Some examples of possessive proper
nouns are Jeny’s, Paolo’s, Bulacan’s, Spain’s and others.
Examples:
a. Jeny’s store is open until 7pm.
b. Poalo’s T-shirt is 100% cotton.
 Activity No. __________
LET’S CLASSIFY

Directions: Classify the underlined noun determiner used in each sentence.

Choose your answer from the box below. Write your answer in the blank before
each number.

Article relative pronoun

Demonstrative cardinal
Possessive ordinal
Indefinite pronoun possessive pronoun noun

________________1. My father is a man of character.

________________2. This man is mysterious.
________________3. We love our country.
________________4. Mylene’s niece is consistent honor student.
________________5. Two of the finest fictional writers in the country are Nick
Joaquin and F. Sionil Jose.

Activity No. __________

UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA

Directions: Let us imagine that the story of Tungkung Langit and Alunsina
happens today. With the advent of the Information Communications Technology
(ICT), particularly social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and
Youtube, which of these social media do you think is the best medium to use to
show how much you miss a person you love and how sorry you are for the words
that you said?

For boys, pretend that you were Tungkung Langit. Record your one-minute
apology to Alunsina and upload it in Facebook.

For girls, record your one-minute advice for Tunkung Langit on how you could
entice Alunsina to return to him.
 Week 2—Day 1-2
Quarter II:
Lesson 4: STRENGTH OF CHARACTER

Two Faces of America

(From Chapter XXVIII of America is in the heart)
Carlos Bulosan

1. In Santa Maria, where I was working with Jose, I received a disturbing

communication from Millar. Trouble was brewing in San Jose, forty miles
south of San Francisco. Jose and I took the first bus, stopping a few hours
in San Luis Obispo to see how Ganzo was progressing. In the early
morning, after lengthy deliberation with Ganzo in his cabin, we rushed to
the station and slept in the bus until Salinas.
2. I still do not know why Jose and I never discussed unionism and politics
when we were alone. It was only when we were with others, when we were
in action that we spoke aloud and acted according to our judgement. But I
knew that I was coming to a way of thinking that would govern my life in
the coming years. Surmised that the same revolution was taking place in
Jose. But there was still no term for it. I believed them that agitating the
agricultural workers was enough, but the next five years showed me that a
definite political program was also needed.
3. Millar was not at our rendezvous in San Jose. I went to the lettuce fields
and talked to the workers. The companies had drastically cut the wage
scale: the year before it had been thirty cents an hour, but now it had been
reduced to twenty cents. The Filipino workers struck, but the companies
imported Mexican laborers.
4. “There should be law against the important of labor, “I said. “It should be
included in the interstate law.”
5. “There time will come,” Jose said.
6. “Without it the workers will always be the mercy of the employers.”
7. “You absolutely right, Carl,” Jose said. “But we have a good president in
Washington, so we will probably win some of our demands if we use
enough pressure.”
8. I was not satisfied, but there was some hope. I went to the Mexican district
and gathered together some of the Mexicans who had quit the fields that
day. Jose, who spoke fluent Spanish, came and explained to them the
importance of the strike. They were enthusiastic. A runner was sent to the
fields to the stop the Mexicans who will still working, and he came back to
tell us that only fifty remained.
9. But we wanted an all-out strike, although we doubted that it would be
possible. That night, when Jose and I were in the back room of a
restaurant, preparing a leaflet to be circulated, five white men came
suddenly into the room. I started to run to the door, but it was too late.
Two big men, one wearing dark glasses, carried off Jose. The other man
suddenly turned around and shot out the light bulbs.
10. I was kicked into the back seat of big car. Jose was in the front seat,
between the driver and the man with the dark glasses. When the car
started to move, I looked down and saw Millar bleeding on the floor. He
looked up at me with frightened eyes, pleading, wanting to tell me that he
had nothing to do with our arrest. I turned the other way, aching to hit him
in the face.
11. I looked through the window hoping to find some escape. I was sure
that if the car turned a corner, I could jump out. If I succeeded in jumping
out, could I escape their guns? My heart almost stopped beating. It was
better to die trying to escape than to wait for death.
12. But when the car came to deserted country road, I knew that flight
was impossible. I lost all hope, I glanced quickly at the wide, clear fields,
catching a fleeting glimpse of the sky. Looking swiftly to the east, I saw the
big moon and below it, soon to move away, a mass of clouds that looked
like a mountain of cotton balls. Suddenly I remembered that as a child, I
used to watch snow-white clouds sailing I the bright summer skies of
Mangusmana. The memory of my village made my mind whirl, longing for
flight and freedom again.
13. I was helpless now. I watched my companions: they seemed t ohave
given up all hope. There was only death at the end of the road. The white
men were silent. Millar touched my legs when we passed in the shadows of
trees. The driver turned off the road the crossed a wide beet field, heading
for the woods not far away.
14. We entered the woods and in five minutes the car stopped. One of
the men in front jumped out and came to our doo.
15. “You have the rope, Jake?”
“Yeah!”
16. The man on my right got out and pulled me violently after him,
hitting me on the jaw. I fell on my knees but got up at once, trembling with
range. If only I had gun! Or a knife! I could cut these bastards into little
pieces! Blood came out of my mouth. I raised my hand to wipe it off, but
my attacker hit me again. I staggered, fell on my face, and rolled on the
grass.
17. “Up! Goddamn you! Up!
18. Painfully I crawled to my feet I knelt on the grass, and got up slowly.
I saw the kicking Millar in the grass. When they were through with him,
they tore off Jose’ clothes and tied him to tree. One of them went to the car
and came back with a can of tar and a sack of feathers. The man with the
dark glasses ripped the sack open and white feathers fell out and sailed in
the thin light that filters between the trees.
19. Then I saw them pouring the tar on Jose’s body. One of them lit a
match and burned the delicate hair between his legs.
20. “Jesus, he’s a well-hung son-of-a-bitch!”
“Yeah!”
“No wonder whores stick to them!”
“The other monkey ain’t so hot!”
21. They looked at my direction. The man with the dark glasses started
beating Millar. Then he came to me and kicked my left knee so violently
that I fell on the grass, blinded with pain. Hardening my body, I wished I
were strong enough to reach him. He spat my face and left.
22. Another man, the one called Jake, tied me to a tree. Then he started
beating me with his fists. Why were these men so brutal, so sadistic? A
tooth fell out of my mouth, and blood trickled down my skirt. The man
called Lester grabbed my testicles with his left hand and smashed them
with his right fist. The pain was so swift and searing that it was as if there
were no pain at all. There was only a stabbing heat that leaped into my
head and stayed there for a moment.
23. “Shall we burn this yellow belly?”
“He’s gone.”
“I’d like a souvenir.”
“Scalp him!”
“What about the other bastard?”
“He’s gone, too.”
24. They left me. One of them went to the car and took out a battle of
whisky. They started drinking, passing the bottle from hand to hand. Once
in a while, when a bottle was emptied, one of them would come over and
beat me. When they were drunk enough, I feared that they would burn
Jose. Millar crawled painfully over to where I was lying.
25. “Knife in my left shoe, “he whispered.
“Quite.” I rolled over and reached for the knife. Now I could cut the
ropes that tied my legs. My hands were free! Then I was ready to run!
I handed the knife back and whispered to Millar to roll away. I
crawled in the grass slowly; when I reached the edge of the woods, I
got up and tried to run. But I had almost no use of my left leg, so
that most of the time I hopped through the beet fields like a
kangaroo.
26. The night was clear and quiet. I was afraid they would see me. I
heard their voices on the wind. Once a flashlight beamed from the edge of
the woods. I lay flat on my stomach and watched it disappear among the
trees. Then I got up and staggered toward San Jose.
27. I stopped when I came to the lighted areas to avoid suspicion. I
turned away from the business district and headed for the Oriental section.
A police car came by. I turned in at a side door and opened it. I found
myself in a little room, with dolls on the bed and a portable radio on a
small table. On the dresser was the picture of a woman who might have
 been twenty-five. Someone was in the bathroom for I could hear a noise
there. I was reaching for the doorknob when a white woman came out.
28. She stopped short in surprise, letting the towel fall from her hands.
“Please don’t be afraid,” I said. “Some men are after me.”
“No”
“Did you steal some money?”
“No. I-well, I-work with the unions.”
29. She ran to a little room and brought me a clean shirt. She brought a
basin of warm water and began washing my face gently. Then she took me
to the kitchen, where she prepared something for me to eat. I watched her.
She might inform the police. Could I trust her?
30. “When did you eat last?” she asked.
“I don’t remember,” I said.
“Poor boy.” She got up. “Eat everything and go to sleep.”
31. I almost cried. What was the matter with this land? Just a moment
ago I was being beaten by white men. But here was another white person,
a woman, giving me food and a place to rest. And her warmth! I sat on the
couch and started talking. I wanted to explain what happened me.
32. “Poor boy.” There was kindness in her face, some urge to reach me,
to understand what I was telling her. And sometimes when she was
touched by my description, I could feel her kind hand on my face. There
was tenderness in her touch.
33. “Thank you so much,” I said.
34. “Go to sleep now.” She switched of the lights and went to her bed. I
watched her in the darkness of the room, because by now I was used to
darkness. I could see in the dark almost as clearly as in a room flooded
with lights. “Good night,” she said.
35. I lay quietly on the couch; then tears began to come to my eyes.
What would happen to Jose and Millar? Had I the right to run away? Had
I? The fight must go on, Jose used to say. All right. I would go on with the
fight. I would show them. The silence outside was deepening. Not far away,
in a nearby farmhouse, I could hear a rooster crowing.
36. The woman was still awake. She sat up. She heard me crying. She
got up and came to my couch.
37. “What is your name?” she asked.
“Carl,” I said. Remember me only as Carl, that’s all.”
“Mine is Marian,” she said. “Go to sleep now”
38. She woke up early in the morning. I was surprised to find that she
had packed her things.
“Wait for me here.” She said. “I’ll get my car”
39. In five minutes she was back. I carried the suitcases into the car.
She sat at the wheel and put the key in the lock. Then she looked back to
the town, as though she were committing it to memory. I knew her look
because I had done the same thing a hundred times. It was a farewell look-
forever. The car started to move.
40. “We’ll go to Los Angeles,” she said.
I looked out of the window. The sun was rising.

Activity No.___
Brain Squeeze
Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. Who was the main character in the story?

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2. Every fictional narrative or short story has a narrator also known as
point of view. What point of view was used in the story?
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3. What is the conflict or problem which the main character encountered

in the story?
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4. How was Carl able to escape from the white men?

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5. Who was the stranger who helped Carl not to be traced by white men?
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 Activity No. __________
BULL’S EYE

Directions: The story highlights the basic truth about life- trials are part of life
that will test your inner strength. Have you ever experienced a heavy trial that is
hard to overcome? Does overcoming such trial make you stronger? Explain your
answer.

Write your personal experience on how a certain trial in your life has
strengthened your character.

On Strengthening My Character

Week 2—Day 3
Quarter II:
Lesson 5: FIGURES OF SPEECH/ FORMS OF WRITING

SIMILE AND METAPHOR

1. A Simile is a direct comparison or the likening of one to another

considering their common characteristics by using as and like.
Examples:
a. She walks like a turtle. (It means she walks slowly. The point of
comparison is the manner of walking.)
 b. I am powerless like a feather in the wind. (It means that the speaker’s
helplessness can be compared to a feather that is blown by the wind.)

2. A Metaphor is an implied comparison between two objects without using

like and as.
Examples:
a. She is just a kitten. (She is compared to a kitten, which means she is
still young.
b. There is nothing to fear because God is our fortress. (Our God is
compared to a fortress, which literary means stronghold or the
strongest place to attack in a battle.)

FORMS OF WRITING

1. JOURNAL ENTRY is a record of one’s daily experiences. It can be written

either on a notebook or diary.
2. ANECDOTE is a short story about interesting or funny event or occurrence
in one’s life.
3. TRAVELOGUE is a record of places visited including their locations and
descriptions. For instance, in every place that a person visits, he can
mention his wonderful experiences there. In addition, he can also trace
event that happens to him in each place.
4. PERSONAL LETTER is a personal form of communication to a family
member and friend. In a personal letter, one can tell his/her personal
experiences.
5. BLOG ENTRY is a record of one’s personal writing uploaded in the web or
social media. A person can write about his/her experiences or opinions
about certain issues and post these online.

Week 2—Day 4
Quarter II:
Lesson 6: NOUN PHRASES

According to Oxford dictionary, a Noun Phrase is a word or group of words

containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, subject
complement, or prepositional object is always a noun; and it sometimes modified
by an adjective and noun determiners like articles, possessives, demonstratives,
quantifiers, and indefinite pronouns. This structures, which contains the noun
and its modifiers, are called noun phrases. It is important that you have the
knowledge on how to identify noun phrases in sentences, paragraphs, and long
essays for you to better understand what you are reading.

Example: Two big men, wearing dark glasses, carried off Jose.
Noun phrases consist the following parts:

Determiner Premodifier Headword Promodifier

Lettuce Fileds
a Restaurant
Two, big Men
Some Really excellent Painting About nature
five juicy cups Of fruits
In clauses, noun phrases can be subject, object, subject complement, and object
complement.

Subject

1. Two big men, one wearing dark glasses, carried off Jose.
2. The fair, dainty hand holding the candle caught my attention.
3. The two-storey building beside the gas station is our office.

Object
1. We wanted an all-out strike.
2. Mark gave a silver watch accentuated with tiny diamonds to her mother.
3. Sheila embraced her terror-stricken son.

Subject Complement
1. It was a beautiful rendition of “The Prayer”
2. They are the hardworking teachers in our university.

Objective Complement
1. Michael was appointed crisis manager of the Acquaintance Party.
2. Allan was awarded Outstanding Student in our batch.

Prepositional Complement
1. Once, a flashlight beamed from the edge of the woods.
2. Peter sent a package of goods to his beloved mother.
3. Sharon bought a brand new car for her son.

Activity No. __________

NAME THE FUNCTION

Directions: A. Name the function of the underlined noun phrase in

each of the following sentences. Options are provided in the box below.
Write your answer in the blank before each number.

Object (or direct object) Subject complement

Object complement Prepositional complement

Subject

____________1. My sister is a traveler.

____________2. She bought a 24-k gold necklace for her mother.
____________3. The Philippines was dubbed as the Sick Man forest.
____________4. He saw a huge house in the middle of the forest.
____________5. Mr. Santos is an inspiring teacher.

B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate noun phrases.

1. Our batch calls Tony ____________________________________________.

2. Boracay is _______________________________________________________.
 3. As we moved closer to the cave, we
noticed____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
4. Bryan prepared ___________________________________________________.
5. He met
____________________________________________________________.

Activity No. __________

ENGAGEMENT

Directions: Research on the biography of Carlos Bulosan and relate it

to his novel American is in the Heart. Was his life story reflected in the novel?
To be able to answer this question, you also have to read the summary of
America is in the Heart and compare it with the biography of Carlos Bulosan.
Write on the space provided.