Communication Arts1

BS Biology Ancheta

Larracas

Magnaye

Perez

Protacio

THE SENTENCE AS STUCTURE

HEADWORD/HEADNOUN

• He started teaching as a religion teacher at De La Salle Lipa in 1983.

• Aunor is also one of the few Asian actresses to be nominated as best actress in three Asian film awards.

PREMODIFIERS

ARTICLES:

• Ona is recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation in the country.

• Erin Gruwell is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method

QUANTIFIERS:

• A few years later, the family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where Oz was raised.

• Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows, and concerts.

DEMOSTRATIVES:

• This election was marred by fraud because of the nationwide power outages.

• Those policies have come to be known as Thatcherism.

POSSESSIVES:

• He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska.

• The 2007 film Freedom Writers is based on her inspirational story

WH-DETERMINERS:

• Malala Yousafzi proved that education is a right regardless of whatever sexuality or social status you belong to.

• “We have this weird thing in the world where you don't get insulted for what you do, you get insulted for who you are.” ―John Green

CARDINAL NUMBERS:

• Grace Kelly has featured in over sixty television productions.

• Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr. led a surgical team with fifty members.

ORDINAL NUMBERS:

• Kelly was the third child in her family.

• Dr. Carson is credited for being the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head.

GENERAL ORDINALS:

• Kelly’s final performance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts was in “A Philadelphia Story”.

• Michael Oher worked with a tutor for for 20 hours a week for further education.

ADJECTIVES:

• The couple began tending to Michael’s needs after becoming familiar with his difficult childhood.

• Dr. Carson became the youngest director in John’s Hopkins history, at only thirty-three years old.

-ed PARTICIPLES:

• Margaret Thatcher’s political initiatives were launched with the intended purpose of reversing the country’s high unemployment rate.

• Because of his reputation and being an experienced athlete, Michael was offered a contract, and is now a member of the Tennessee Titans.

-ing PARTICIPLES:

• Margaret Thatcher was dubbed the “Iron Lady” because of her uncompromising politics and leadership style.

• Michael’s life story was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, “The Blind Side” (2009).

NOUNS:

• Michael Oher is famed for being a football player with a degree in criminal justice.

• The students Ms. Erin Gruwell inspired would later grow up to be the Freedom Writers, who continually share the insights they learned from their teacher.

GENTIVES:

Kelly Grace’s sophistication, astounding beauty and talent earned her worldwide respect and admiration.

Kelly’s raw and uncharacteristically stripped-down performance in The Country Girl (1954) garnered her a n Academy Award, beating Judy Garland

COMPOUNDS:

• One of Margaret Thatcher’s staunchest allies was US President Ronald Reagan, a fellow conservative, whom she shared similar right-wing, pro-corporate political philosophies.

• Her strong-willed, uncompromising politics and leadership style led her to be dubbed as the “Iron Lady.”

POSTMODIFIERS

ADJECTIVES:

• The life story of Michael Oher, athlete extraordinaire speaks volumes of something so vivid and inspirational, a representation of human kindness and familial integration.

• His life of abandonment soon transformed into a life of joy, love aplenty.

ADVERBS:

• Having knocked to a different life, Michael Oher cannot believe how far he had gone from nothing to winning the Super Bowl in the 12-13 season against the San Francisco 49ers.

• The person behind the supreme change of Great Britain was Margaret Thatcher, its first ever woman to hold the position of Prime Minister.

-ed PARTICIPLES/ PARTICIPIAL CLAUSES:

• Carson believed his hand–eye coordination and three-dimensional reasoning skills made him a gifted surgeon.

• In 1987 Carson successfully separated conjoined twins, the Binder twins, who had been joined at the back of the head, making them craniopagus twins

-ing PARTICIPLES/ PARTICIPIAL CLAUSES:

• John and Hank Green’s Crash Course has been helping students understand complex diversities of learning areas and at the same time, having fun while doing so.

• Brilliant filmmaker Sarah Polley will be writing and directing a film adaptation of Looking for Alaska, John Green’s bestseller.

INFINITIVES/INFINITIVE CLAUSES:

• He worked into establishing De La Salle Philippines, which replaced the system.

• During the Civil War, Clara Barton sought to help the soldiers in any way she could.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES:

• Not content sitting on the sidelines, Barton served as an independent nurse and first saw combat in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1862.

• He had grown tired of marches, going to jail, and living under the constant threat of death.

APPOSITIVE CLAUSES:

• When she was 14, Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her.

• In the 1970s, FBI files, released under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed that he was under government surveillance, and suggested his involvement in adulterous relationships and communist influences.

CLAUSES OF TIME, PLACE AND MANNER FUNCTIONING AS

RELATIVE CLAUSES:

• Obama, Jr. only saw his father when his father visited Hawaii in 1971.

• When she was 14, Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her.

RELATIVE CLAUSES (RESTRICTIVE):

• Obama also struggled with the absence of his father, who he saw only once more after his parents divorced.

• In 1977, Princess Diana became reacquainted with their older brother, Prince Charles, who was 13 years her senior.

RELATIVE CLAUSES (NON-RESTRICTIVE):

• Luistro co-founded De La Salle Catholic University of Manado, currently known as De La Salle University, in Indonesia.

• In contrast, Ceasar Purisima, the Secretary of Finane, had $252 million.

Functions of Noun Phrases

SUBJECT:

• Martin Luther King Jr’s life had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States.

• His life and work have been honored with a national holiday, schools, and public buildings named after him, and a memorial on Independence Hall is Washington, D.C.

SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT:

• British royalty Princess Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 near Sandringham, England.

• Initially overwhelmed by her royal duties and intense media coverage of nearly ever aspect of her life, she began to develop and pursue her own interests.

DIRECT OBJECT:

• As a child, Malala Youfaszai became an advocate for girl’s education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her.

• She gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday, in 2013.

INDIRECT OBJECT:

• Malala delivered the people a speech on women’s rights to education.

• Beckham gave his fans sad news when he announced his retirement.

OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT:

• Beckham is a product of Sir Alex Ferguson's school of hard graft at Manchester United.

• He is also a patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION:

• A portion of Malala’s skull was removed to to treat the swelling in her brain.

• Barton was nicknamed “the angel of the battlefield” for her work.

SUBJECT ON AN –ing PARTICIPIAL PHRASE: • Princess Diana supported the people

addressing the issue on the use of land mines.

• David Beckham denied the rumors surrounding his alleged affairs while his wife supported him.