Activating Prior Knowledge

If the words form a sentence, write sentence. If not, think of words to make the
sentence complete. Then write your own definition of word order based from this
activity.
1. Found a secret place. I found a secret place to that good to hide.
2. She planted a roof garden She planted a roof garden.
3.The blooming flowers The blooming flowers caught my interest.
4. The smell of the flowers The smell of the flowers can relax me.
5. Loves garden Aissareth loves their garden so much.

Application
A. Direction: Your sentence sense indeed will tell you whether or not the words in
an utterance are in proper order to convey the thought intended. In this exercise, the
words are not properly arranged to make a sensible complete thought.
Your task is to rearrange the sequence so that each group of words will read as a
sensible complete sentence.

1. yesterday attended wonderful we a seminar

We attended a wonderful seminar, yesterday.

2. the showed program of evidence planning good

The program showed evidence of good planning.

3. presentations the end lively interesting were

The presentations were end lively interesting.

4. established with was rapport audience the

The audience rapport with was established.

5. and clear speakers’ informative lectures were the

The lectures were informative and clear speakers'

 B. Direction: Pair Work. Choose one of your classmates as a partner and write a
simple dialogue script to illustrate the use of various sentence patters of word order.
Use any of the following situations:
 You heard a news about a neighbor positive of Corona Virus 19, and you
want to know your partner’s reaction about it.
 You did something wrong and got scolding from your parent. You are
telling your partner about it to get his sympathy.
 You displeased your teacher and are telling your partner so that he can
apologize to the teacher for you.
Alyssa: Hi best friend! I have something to tell you.
Laila: What is it?
Alyssa: Is it good news or bad news again?
Laila: Well, it's a bad news. I've heard that one of our classmates tested positive of
Covid-19.
Alyssa: Omg! Then we must be careful right now because Covid-19 is very scary.
Laila: Then what about his family or friends that has physical contact with the patient?
Alyssa: I don’t know then we should be more careful.
Laila: Don't panic! We should observe physical distancing, washing our hands with soap
or any disinfectant to prevent Covid-19.
Alyssa: Yes! Prevention is better than cure. I hope he will get well soon as long as he
follows what the doctors tell him to do.
Laila: Exactly, then we need to follow also the rules by using face shield and face mask.

Alyssa: Don't worry, let's just pray to God that this pandemic will end soon.

Laila: We will heal as one.

Application

Your Task: Now that you have seen the various grammatical functions of pronouns, let us see if
you can tell the grammatical functions in the sentences below:

 Jesus he knows me. Subject of a verb

 Come with me. Object of the preposition
 Please remind me when we get there. Object of a verb
 I hate what you are doing to yourself. Subject of a verb
 I think I love you. Object of a verb
 The captain of the team is he. Complement of a verb
 He is my friend. Subject of a verb
 Do you believe in him? Object of a verb
 We hate it when our friends become successful. Object of a verb
 I will buy a bicycle for you if you pass your examinations. Object of a preposition

Application

A. Write the subject of each sentence and underline the noun.

Example: Many dogs compete in contest.
Answer: Many dogs
1. Kenji throws the Frisbee high. Kenji
2. A small dog runs along under it. A small dog
3. The dog leaps high into the air. The dog
4. He grabs the Frisbee with his teeth. He
5. His talented dog is named Bo. His talented dog
B. Write the predicate of each sentence.
Example: Small dogs are often good jumpers.
Answer: are often good jumpers.
1. Bo is competing for a prize. is competing for a prize
2. The crowd cheers loudly for Bo. cheers loudly for Bo
3. Kenjie cheers, too. cheers, too
4. Bo’s final catch is the best one. is the best one
5. He wins the championship. wins the championship

C. Write each sentence, replacing the underlined words with a pronoun. Write
subject or object to identify the pronoun.
1. An invention begins with an idea.
It begins with an idea. Subject
2. Some inventions save people time and money.
It's save people time and money. Subject
3. The carpet sweeper was invented by Anna and Melville Bissel.
The carpet sweeper was invented by them. Object
4. Vacuum cleaners used to be for rich people.
Vacuum cleaners used to be for them. Object
5.Didn’t William Hoover buy the rights to the invention?
Didn't he buy the rights to the invention? Subject

D. Make two columns. Label them with the heading preposition and object of the
preposition. Read each sentence. Then write each preposition in the correct column.
1. Mr. Peters designed a rain forest in a classroom.
2. Painted vines from the ceiling.
3. Pots of tropical plants stood nearby.
4. The heater kept the room at a high temperature.
5. With a humidifier, Mr. Peters controlled the dampness.
Preposition Object of the Preposition
1. In classroom
2. From ceiling
3. Of plants
4. At temperature
5. With humidifier