Look. Listen. Smell. Touch. Taste.

1. Look. Listen. Smell. Touch.Taste. What are the things you’re thankful for?

2. One day, a father of a wealthy family took his son on a trip to a rural countryside.

3. His purpose is to motivate his son to take over managing the vast family fortune and estate.

4. They spent a couple of days helping with the daily activities on the farm of a poor family.

5. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

6. What do you think will the son say?

7. “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people could be?” “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So, what did you learn from this trip?”

8. The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog, and they had four.”

9. “We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, and they have a creek that has no end.”

10. “We have imported lanterns in our garden, and they have the stars at night.”

11. “Our patio reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon.”

12. “We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.”

13. “We buy our food, but they grow theirs.”

14. “We have walls around our property to protect us, but they have many friends to protect them.”

15. With this, the boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”

16. Where did the father bring his son? Why? What things did the father expect his son to learn? What things did the son learn? Describe the father and his son. What did you learn from the story?

17. Look. Listen. Smell. Touch.Taste. What are the things you’re thankful for?

18. Look. Listen. Smell. Touch.Taste. As a Filipino, what are the things you’re thankful for?

19. _________ Banaue Rice Terraces

20. _______ lechon

21. Sampaguita smells _____.

22. The Philippine eagle flies ________.

23. Modifiers could be: ADJECTIVES an intimate moment a solemn moment a hair-rising moment a desperate moment a/an ________ moment

24. Modifiers could be: ADVERBS Mr. Cruz speaks sensibly. Mr. Cruz speaks authoritatively. Mr. Cruz speaks flawlessly. Mr. Cruz speaks _________.

25. NOTES: Adjectives modify a noun or a pronoun. Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, a preposition, a conjunction or another adverb.

26. EXERCISES: The girl is (charming/charmingly). The girl (charming/charmingly) smiled at me.

27. EXERCISES: • His arguments did not seem (reasonable, reasonably) to the audience. • The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle fit very (neat, neatly). 3. Some commuters sleep very (good, well) on the train.

28. The Position of Modifiers ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES Blue book Thick cover a problem so complicated a woman sweet and simple

29. The Position of Modifiers ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVES ________ staircase The staircase __________

30. The Position of Modifiers APPOSITIVE ADJECTIVES The trees, wilted and bare, stood on a hill. The crowd, rowdy and violent, was difficult to control.

31. Marimar, ___________, smiled at me.

32. The Position of Modifiers PREDICATE ADJECTIVES The line of cars was long. The buko pie smells good and tempting.

33. John Lloyd is ______________. The flowers are _____________.

34. The Position of Modifiers PHRASES AND CLAUSES used as modifiers follow the nouns they modify. The man with a long pipe looks bored. Freshmen who are late are required to see the dean.

35. The dancer, ___________, looks very energetic.

36. The Position of Modifiers Modifiers that are not placed near a word it modifies are MISPLACED MODIFIERS. I found a necklace in a movie house made of gold. NOTE: We must avoid misplaced modifiers.

37. MISPLACED MODIFIERS We boarded a plane with great sadness.

38. MISPLACED MODIFIERS What’ s wrong? • The cats belong to our neighbor that followed us home • Finding the main idea is difficult for some people in a long paragraph • There are several books on the shelves written by Leoncio Deriada.

39. The Position of Modifiers Modifiers that do not clearly and sensibly modify a word are DANGLING MODIFIERS. Strolling in the plaza, the moon looked beautiful to me. NOTE: We must avoid dangling modifiers.

40. Reading a novel for the English class, two noisy kittens annoyed me.

41. Review • Picking up a pencil, a note was quickly written. 2. Not liking my boss, a transfer was requested. 3. To become a good mother, patience is needed.

42. Get ready. Get competitive. Get set. Go. Go. Go!

43. Sleeping, the bed is soft and comfortable for the baby.

44. When only five years old, Father brought me to the City for the first time.

45. Before running a hundred miles, the runner drunk plenty of water.

46. Clean and beautiful, I believe Boracay is the best beach in the world.

47. There are flowers in front of the building which was blooming.

48. By the Pasig River, the Malacańang Palace looks very beautiful.

49. In a one whole sheet of paper, write a 200 word essay telling “the most important thing I learned in life”. Make sure to use modifiers, but also make sure to avoid dangling and misplaced modifiers.

50. CRITERIA Content 50 Organization 20 Mechanics 30 Total 100