Grammatical Signals: General to Particular

Identify the kind of grammatical signals or expressions being described in the following sentences.

1. Charmaine loves to eat healthy foods, specifically fruits and vegetables.

• Emphasis

• Time and sequence

• Listing and adding

• Contrast

• Examples

2. Due to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine Clarisa has a new scooter for her transportation for work and she also bought a helmet.

• Emphasis

• Time and sequence

• Listing and adding

• Contrast

• Examples

3. Brianna wanted to be physically fit during this pandemic time, actually she even enrolled in a ballet class.

• Emphasis

• Time and sequence

• Listing and adding

• Contrast

• Examples

4. Star is not allowed to go out of the house because of pandemic after all its for her own good.

• Emphasis

• Time and sequence

• Listing and adding

• Contrast

• Examples

5. Athena and Gian pray without ceasing and by faith, believe that soon their prayers will be granted.

• Emphasis

• Time and sequence

• Listing and adding

• Contrast

• Examples

Fill in the blanks with the correct grammatical signals or expressions.

6. When the pandemic corona virus 2019 raised in number in the Philippines last March, ____________ the government imposed an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

• surely

• immediately

• furthermore

• in other words

• therefore

7. Increase of covid 19 cases had been reported in the country, ____________ a more strict social distancing has been implemented.

• surely

• immediately

• furthermore

• in other words

• therefore

8. Tablets for home school learning will be delivered soon, ____________ the student will be inspired to study even in this new normal situation.

• surely

• immediately

• furthermore

• in other words

• therefore

9. Despite unfavorable working condition at this pandemic time, teachers would like to do their best in accomplishing their task____________ they still wanted to attend to various webinars to equip their teaching strategies.

• surely

• immediately

• furthermore

• in other words

• therefore

10. God is our refuge and strength ____________ He is the only present help in times of our needs.

• surely

• immediately

• furthermore

• in other words

• therefore