Grammatical Signals

Grammatical Signals

Learning Task 3 & 4

Learning Task 3: Analyze the following sentences. Identify whether the following underlined words stating cause or effect. Then, choose the grammatical signal used.

Multiple Select

1. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many citizens have lost their jobs.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

1. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many citizens have lost their jobs.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• as a result

• pandemic

• many

• have lost

Multiple Select

2. The spread of the disease has been lowered since the government implemented physical distancing.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

2. The spread of the disease has been lowered since the government implemented physical distancing.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• disease

• has been lowered

• since

• implemented

Multiple Select

3. Many people want to return to their home province; hence, they avail the Balik Probinsya program of the government.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

3. Many people want to return to their home province; hence, they avail the Balik Probinsya program of the government.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• many

• to return

• hence

• avail

Multiple Select

4. Indigent families were given cash allowance from the government for they lost their source of income.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

4. Indigent families were given cash allowance from the government for they lost their source of income.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• were given

• for

• lost

• income

Multiple Select

5. Due to the policy of community quarantine, Filipinos were told to stay inside their homes.

• Cause

• Effect

Multiple Choice

5. Due to the policy of community quarantine, Filipinos were told to stay inside their homes.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• due to

• policy

• were told

• to stay

Learning Task 4: Analyze the following sentences. Identify whether the following underlined words express Claim or Counterclaim. Then, choose the grammatical signal used.

Multiple Select

1. Health professionals are not allowed to leave the country at the moment due to the global pandemic. However, they stressed out that the government neglects them by not providing adequate salary.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

Multiple Choice

1. Health professionals are not allowed to leave the country at the moment due to the global pandemic. However, they stressed out that the government neglects them by not providing adequate salary.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• are not allowed

• to leave

• however

• by

Multiple Select

2. The authority has reported that the country is winning in its battle against CoViD-19; yet, the numbers of positive cases every day is increasing, making the country among the Top 5 highest cases in Southeast Asia.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

Multiple Choice

2. The authority has reported that the country is winning in its battle against CoViD-19; yet, the numbers of positive cases every day is increasing, making the country among the Top 5 highest cases in Southeast Asia.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• has reported

• is winning

• yet

• is increasing

Multiple Select

3. The government has maximized its resources to respond to the needs of its citizens, but numerous families in the country said that they do not receive help from the national government.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

Multiple Choice

3. The government has maximized its resources to respond to the needs of its citizens, but numerous families in the country said that they do not receive help from the national government.

What grammatical signal was used in the sentence?

• has maximized

• to respond

• but

• from

Multiple Select

4. Liquor ban is well-implemented during the ECQ. On the other hand, a beverage company reported that it has increased its sales during quarantine.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

Multiple Choice

4. Liquor ban is well-implemented during the ECQ. On the other hand, a beverage company reported that it has increased its sales during quarantine.

• during

• on the other hand

• reported

• has increased

Multiple Select

5. CoViD-19 is not a fatal disease as compared to other illnesses; yet, it has claimed thousands of lives across the world.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

Multiple Choice

5. CoViD-19 is not a fatal disease as compared to other illnesses; yet, it has claimed thousands of lives across the world.

• is not

• as compared

• yet

• lives