PRE – ASSESSMENT

Choose whether the highlighted part/italicized word is a phrase, clause, or sentence.

Blacken the circle of your choice.

1. Faced with so many problems, I decided to get professional help.

° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
2. She arrived to work on time, in spite of leaving home so late.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
3. She writes clearly.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
4. Before taking any medicine, I always speak to my doctor.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
5. Mark has lived outside of his country for 14 years.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
6. In the morning it’s best to get up early.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
7. They were annoyed by the baby crying so loudly.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
8. Roy plays the piano well.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
9. Our class began at seven o’clock.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
10. I will be running for senator.
° Phrase ° Sentence
° Clause
 To my Class

Have fun and Enjoy

My pleasure to assist you

INTRODUCTION:

Communication is an integral human activity. No human can live in isolation and

to live in a society, we need to interact. For interaction between two people, we
need to communicate.
There are many forms of communication. Most people think of communication as
primarily speaking and listening but it is far more complicated than it. 

In this lesson you will learn how to use phrases ,clauses, and sentences
appropriately and meaningfully when communicating and to use appropriate
reading strategies to meet one’s purpose in acquiring information.

This topic is important to help the learners to develop a routine of thinking in a

logical and clearer way. 
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 8

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

Week: 3
TOPIC: PHRASES AND CLAUSES
Activity No.: 8.1-8.4
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use phrases ,clauses, and sentences appropriately and
meaningfully by
1.1 differentiating phrases from clauses
1.2 identifying statement as phrase, clause,

A. FOCUS LESSON

Before you start, can you please perform first this activity?

Activity 8.1a. Clench your fist and breathe into your fingers.
Direction: Position your fingers and thumbs facing down. Now clench your fist tightly. Turn
your hand over so your fingers and thumbs are facing up and breathe into your fist. Notice
what happens. Feeling better?

How much do you know about phrases and clauses? Let’s

find out as you go over with this activity sheet.

Activity 8.1b Picture Analysis

Instruction: Describe the picture using group of words or complete sentence.

LINKING STATEMENT:
From the descriptions you gave, what do you think is the lesson for today? The group of words
that you used to describe the pictures can either be in a form of a clause or a phrase. Do you know
what a clause or a phrase is? This is the topic that you are going to discuss today.
 B. GUIDED INSTRUCTION
Essential Bits of Understanding

TYPES OF PHRASES
a. Prepositional phrase- is a phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun,
pronoun, or clause (called the object of the preposition).
Ex: The dog is at a county fair.
b. Participle phrase- begins with a past or present participle, and is usually combined with
an object or modifier. Present participles always end in –ing, but past participles vary;
regular verbs end in –ed while irregular words are different. Participle phrases work like
adjective, describing something in the sentence:
Ex: I saw the dog running towards the county fair. (Present participle)
The dog ran towards the county fair. (Past participle)
c. Noun phrase- has a noun or pronoun as the main word, and acts like a noun in a
sentence.
Ex: The big dog with hot popcorn ran to the county fair.
 d. Infinitive phrase- start with an infinitive (to + simple form of a verb), and include
modifiers or objects.
Ex: The dog likes to eat popcorn.
e. Gerund phrase- begins with a gerund (a word ending in –ing), and includes modifiers or
objects.
Ex: The dog ate steaming popcorn.

TWO TYPES OF CLAUSES

1. INDEPENDENT CLAUSES – are complete sentences. They can stand alone and
express a complete thought.
Examples:
a. I want some cereal
b. Marie likes dogs.
c. Vincent is a good basketball player.
THREE COMPONENTS:
a. They have a subject – they tell the reader what the sentence about.
b. They have an action or predicate – they tell the reader what the subject is doing.
c. They express a complete thought – something happened or was said.

2. DEPENDENT CLAUSES – contain a subject and predicate, but they do not

express a complete thought.
Examples:
a. When it is raining
b. Because you were late
c. Before you go to bed

Three main types of dependent clauses

1. Adjective clause – describes or gives more information about a noun – tells us
which one, what kind, or how many.
Examples: The bag that someone left on the bus belongs to Mrs Smith.
2. Adverb clause – describes or gives more information about the verb – tell us
when, where, how, to what extent, or under what condition something is
happening.
Examples: She cried because her seashell was broken.
3. Noun clause – takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
Examples: Whoever ate the last piece of the pie owes me.

Checking for Understanding:

Identify: Phrase ? Or Clause ?

1. The ski lift broke after we got on it.

2. Against the wall.
3. For a while.
4. Tomorrow we will go.
5. Until the end of the week.

Drained?
It’s time to feed your and relax your
 GUIDED PRACTICE

Let’s think about it!

Activity 8.3a. Sentence Completion

Complete the following statements. After answering, compare your work with your
chat mate.

1. A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a part of ______ and does NOT
contain both a _______ and a _______.
2. A phrase ______ stand alone as a sentence.
3. A clause has both a _______ and a _______.
4. A clause _______ stand alone as a sentence if it’s an independent clause.
5. ___________clauses contain a subject and predicate, but they do not
express a complete thought.

Activity 8.3b- Identify these as either phrases or clauses

1. Before baking a pie
2. Picking some apples
3. Before he lit the candle
4. The cat went under the bed
5. Before you know it, it will be summer.

Activity 3.3c. Picture analysis

Instruction: Describe the given picture in a clause and phrase form.

Picture Clause Phrase

Synthesis:
Compare and Contrast Phrases and Clauses

Phrase Clause
 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

With all the learnings about phrases and clauses that you acquired,
apply them now by answering the next activity.

Activity 8.4a Pick Me Up

Instruction : Choose the correct answer. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. The man across the street is somewhat mysterious.

a. Appositive phrase
b. Prepositional phrase
c. Participial phrase
d. Gerund phrase
2. There are several things to do in our new house.
a. Participial phrase
b. Gerund phrase
c. Appositive phrase
d. Infinitive phrase
3. Because I forgot this morning.
a. Independent clause
b. Prepositional clause
c. Dependent clause
d. Direct object
4. Did they make a good start?
a. Sentence
b. Objective
c. Phrase
d. Predicament
5. My sister baked lasagna, my favourite Italian dish.
a. Prepositional phrase
b. Appositive phrase
c. Infinitive phrase
d. Gerund phrase

Activity 3.4b.Identify the subject and verb and determine if it’s an independent or dependent clause:

1. Whose aunt rode on the space shuttle

2. His aunt rode on the space shuttle

3. Where I grew up.

4. I grew up here.
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 9

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

Week: 3
TOPIC: SENTENCE,PHRASES AND CLAUSES
Activity No.: 9.1-9.4
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use phrases ,clauses, and sentences appropriately and
meaningfully by
1.2 differentiating sentence from phrases and clauses
1.2 identifying statement as sentence, phrase, or clause,

I. FOCUS LESSON

Before you start, can you please perform first this activity?

Activity 9.1a. Sit very still and notice one thing that you can see, hear, feel, taste and smell.
Put a smile on your face and be thankful for the senses that you have.

Start the lesson with this activity

Activity 3.1b Picture Analysis

Instruction: Describe the picture using group of words or complete sentence.

LINKING STATEMENT:
From the descriptions you gave, what do you think is the lesson for today? The group of words
that you used to describe the pictures can either be in a form of a sentence, clause or a phrase. Do you
know how sentences is different from a clause or a phrase? This is the topic that you are going to
discuss today.
 B. GUIDED INSTRUCTION
Essential Bits of Understanding

SENTENCE – a group of words that expresses a statement, question, command or wish.

- contains two parts : a subject and a predicate/verb
Subject – the person or thing that is being discussed or described.
- Part of the sentence that is talked about
- Is what (or whom) the sentence is about
Predicate – the part of the sentence that expresses what is said about the subject.
Examples of Sentence
1. Robert was a good king.
2. He wanted to bring peace to his kingdom.
3. They started plotting about him.
4. A great chaos broke out in the kingdom.
5. Did they make a good move?
6.
NOTE: All these examples of sentence contain at least one verb and one subject and gives a
complete sense.

Checking for Understanding:

Activity9.2 Underline once the subject and twice the verb.
1. John waited for the bus.
2. The train was late.
3. Claire goes to see her dentist.
4. We are oftentimes together.
5. Our teacher always reminds us to help at home.
III. GUIDED PRACTICE

Let’s think about it!

Activity 9.3a Check My Sentence
Instruction: Identify the subject and the compliment in each of the given sentence.
Underline once the subject and twice the specimen. Compare your answer with that of your
partner/chatmate.

1. I ate dinner.
2. We had a three-course meal.
3. Brad came to dinner with us.
4. He loves fish tacos.
5. In the end, we all felt like we ate too much.

Activity 9.3b. What am I

Instruction: Tell if the given examples is a sentence, phrase or clause. Justify your answers.

___________1. She dances gracefully.

________________________________________________ .
___________2. In the field.
________________________________________________ .
___________3. Totally delicious food
_______________________________________________ .
__________ 4. When she wakes up
________________________________________________.
__________ 5. Brad came to dinner with us.
________________________________________________

Reflective Learning Journal

The most important insight I gained

from this lesson is _____________
____________________________
The way I think
___________________________ .
and learn

I can make this learning useful to me by

___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________.
 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Apply now what you learned by working on the next activity:

Activity 9.4 Pick Up the Pieces

Instruction: Read the story carefully, analyze and be able to pick up group of words that can either
be a clause, phrase or sentence. Write your answers on the columns provided for.

An excerpts from a story:

Long ago in Hannanga, there lived a rich couple,Amtulao and Dumulao. They owned the longest and
widest of the rice terraces that covered the mountainsides, and their harvests were most plentiful. Their thatched
house, large enough to contain three of their neighbor’s huts, had piles of red and white camote. Burried in the
earth were jars of rice wine. Amtulao’s dog were fat and well fed, not lean and starved-looking as were the dogs of
jis neighbors.
But with all their wealth, Amtulao and dumulao were unhappy, for they were childless. They offered
numerous sacrifices to the spirits; and they lived frugally and simply, feeling somehow that austerity and lack of
astentation would please the anitos. In the end, their prayers were answered, and Dumulao gave birth to Aliguyon,
a sturdy and handsome child.

Examples of Sentence Examples of Phrase Examples of clause

1 1 1

2 2 2

3 3 3
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 10

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

Week: 3
TOPIC: Reading Strategies
Activity No. : 10.1-10.4
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use appropriate reading strategies to meet one’s purpose(e.g.
scanning, skimming, close reading, etc.

I. FOCUS LESSON

In one sentence,
describe what the boy
is doing

Reflect on this questions:

Do you do a lot of reading and research?

How do you get information from the book/article that you usually read?

LINKING STATEMENT:

As a student , you have to do a lot of reading and research. Therefore, you must learn how to
read fast and obtain the necessary information you need at once. There are different style of readings
for different situations. We call these Reading strategies/Technique. The technique you choose will
depend on the purpose of your readings. Do you know of any reading strategy?

II. GUIDED INSTRUCTION

READING STYLES
There are three different styles of reading academic texts: skimming, scanning, and in-
depth reading (close reading). Each is used for a specific purpose.

SKIMMING – means to read a page or handout – skip read – by reading the headings
and first sentences of each paragraph or section. It usually takes three forms: Preview,
Overview and Review.

SCANNING – differs from skimming in that you do not deal with all of the content,
but search through the material for a specific purpose or a specific word (or its synonym):
Finding the answer to a question
Seeking an appropriate quotation reference or statement
Locating names in a directory, words in a dictionary, prices in catalogue, etc.
When you scan, you cover only as much of the content as is necessary to accomplish your
purpose.

IN-DEPTH READING (CLOSE READING) - in-depth or close reading is the most

involved and essential. The purpose of this style is to understand the concepts and arguments
that the text contains. It should be done after skimming the text.

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

Activity 10.2 Completing a Grid

Instruction: Fill out the grid below as to what they learned about each reading technique.

Scanning Skimming Close Reading

III. GUIDED PRACTICE

For the guided activity, refer to your book (ECAS) . Answer Activity 11 and 12
including the Comprehension Response found on page 16-20

Note:
Activity 10.3a – refer to Activity 11 in your book while
Activity 10.3b – refer to Activity 12

Analysis : Refer to The Comprehension Response

 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Decide which reading strategy you would use for options 1-10 below.

1. Identifying which parts of text you will need to read more thoroughly later
A. Close reading
B. Skimming
C. Scanning
2. Reading a novel
A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Close reading
3. Looking for specific information within a text to answer an exam question
A. Close reading
B. Scanning
C. Skimming
4. Reading a TV magazine to find out what time a programme is on
A. Scanning
B. Close reading
C. Skimming
5. Reading instructions for putting together a DIY wardrobe
A. Skimming
B. Close reading
C. Scanning
6. Using a dictionary to find the meaning of a word
A. Scanning
B. Skimming
C. Close reading
7. Looking through a telephone directory to find a phone number
A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Close reading
8. Looking at chapters and sub-headings to get an idea of what a text is about
A. Close reading
B. Skimming
C. Scanning
9. Glancing through a magazine article, to decide if it is worth reading in depth
A. Scanning
B. Close reading
C. Skimming
10. Reading a timetable to find out when the next flight is due
A. Close reading
B. Skimming
C. Scanning
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 11

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

Week: 3
TOPIC: Grammar
Activity No.: 11.1
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN demonstrate their knowledge on active and passive voice as well
as phrases, clause and sentence through creating a jingle.

PERFORMANCE TASK

JINGLE WRITING
Theme : Covid 19 Pandemic

Instructions :
1. Compose a jingle using the theme “ Covid 19 Pandemic”
The jingle must consists of phrases, clauses or sentences either in
active or in passive voice.
2. You may adopt the tune of your favorite song /rhyme but the
lyrics must be original.
3. You may record your voice while singing or take a video
while singing.
4. Composed jingle must be submitted in a short bond paper.
5. Voice recording/video can be submitted through Fb or
messenger.

Criteria for Grading:

Content =5
Relevance to the Theme = 5
Originality = 5

Total Points = 15
Resources:
1. Milagros G. Lapid, et.al.,ECAS,8th edition,Phoenix Publishing House 2018
2. Rosalinda M. Cupcupin, Grammar Essentials, 1sst edition, Sibs Publishing House 2016
3. https://www.esolcourses.com
4. https://www.softschool.com

Prepared By:
JOSEPH SOLAMILLO
ENGLISH Teacher

Noted:

CELINA C. GAMAO
English Coordinator
POST – ASSESMENT

1. Group of words with a subject and verb that CANNOT stand alone. (ex. Before we went
to school…)
° Phrase
° Independent clause
° Dependent clause
2. Which of the following is a clause?
° ran across the field
° I’m tired
° the quick brown fox
3. Which of the following is a sentence?
° while I was working on the computer
° He sings well.
° over in the meadow
4. What are the two types of clause?
° dependent and subordinate
° independent and dependent
° independent and phrase
5. Before the next light.
° Clause
° Phrase
° Sentence
6. In a dark and dangerous hallway.
° Clause
° Sentence
° Phrase
7. The man gave the exam another shot after he failed to pass the first time.
° Sentence
° Clause
° Phrase
8. Which sentence is correct?
° I should of called my grandma.
° I should have called my grandma.
° I should is called my grandmother.
9. To be complete, a sentence must include which three components?
° a noun, a verb, and a period at the end
° a subject, a verb, and a complete thought
° a verb, a pronoun, and at least four words
10. What component is missing that makes this an incomplete sentence?
° a subject
° a complete thought
° a verb