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SEM 2
Seminar in General Education for Teachers
Second Semester S.Y 2021-2022
ENGLISH (WEEK 3-4)

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY

I. Answer the following questions. Watch and study the videos for each topic.

UNIT 1- Grammar

A. Define the following parts of Speech and cite example.

Parts of Speech
1. Noun
2. Pronouns
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunctions
8. Interjections

Learning Video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHgZb_IKwlM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceDmiBEESI

B. Create a sentence (at least 2) following the rules of Subject-Verb Agreement.

Basic Rules of Subject -Verb Agreement and its Application
1. Singular subjects require Singular verbs ( no s-es)
2. Either-or/ Neither –nor follows the count of the noun closest to the verb.
3. Indefinite Pronouns everyone, everybody, someone, somebody take a singular verb.
4. The use of “together with” follows the count of the noun before it.
5. Collective Nouns generally, but not always, take a singular form.
6. If the sentence begins goes like “A number of”, it is considered plural, so use a plural verb.
If it is “The number”, use a singular verb.

Learning Video

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQOEAo9pWKY&t=198s
 C. Differentiate the Verb Tenses and cite example.
General Tenses are:
i. Simple Past, Present, Future
ii. Progressive tenses; past, present, future
iii. Perfect tenses: past, present: future

Learning Video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbEgGzKIOU

D. Research and list down Confusing Verbs/ Phrasal Verbs /Synonyms/ Antonyms. Use it in a sentence.
Familiarity and Application of the following.
Examples:
1. record (noun) record (verb)
2. fill in/ fill up/ fill out
3. increment vs. incriminate
4. ubiquitous vs. scarce

Learning Video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwqRwtEODiQ

UNIT 2- LITERATURE

A. Define and describe the following Figure of Speech. Create at least 2 example for each Figure of Speech.
Figures of Speech (Rules/ Definition and Application)
1. Simile- comparison using “like” or “similar to”
2. Metaphor- comparison without the use of “like” or “as”
3. Personification
4. Synecdoche
5. Metonymy
6. Oxymoron
7. Hyperbole
8. Ellipsis
9. Irony
10. Euphemism
11. Apostrophe

Learning Video:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_XeyPh2XY

B. Discuss the following elements of Fictional Prose.

Elements of Fictional Prose
  Plot
 Conflict
 Character
 Setting
 Theme
 Point of View (POV)

C. Poems and Poets. Identify important works of the following:

 Robert Frost
 Edgar Allan Poe
 Shakespeare
 Rudyard Kipling
 John Keats

Learning Video:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fUWthuc0Fc