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Module 56
A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
TALKING / WRITING ABOUT TOPICS OF INTEREST
USING VARIETY OF SENTENCES

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Hello Learner.
Did you have fun doing your activities about direct and indirect
discourse? Now we are going to do some talking and writing activities.
Get ready!
This module gives us activities on talking and writing about topics
of interest. In this module, we will be having a review on the variety of
sentences. We will also learn how to arrange ideas in a paragraph.
A. Tell whether each sentence is simple, compound, or complex.
__________ 1. I am the guardian of your health.
__________ 2. I am constantly on the lookout for ways of preventing
diseases because I believe that “an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.”
__________ 3. I teach boys and girls to read and write and it is my
responsibility to see to it that they learn to love their
country.
__________ 4. I hope to become a peace officer in the community.
__________ 5. You think of me when you are sick and in need of medical
advice but curing the sick is only a part of my mission.
To the Learner
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B. Arrange the following sentences in paragraph form. Choose the
order in which you will arrange the ideas before you begin writing.
- I, too, feel sad if the news you receive is bad.
- My work is to deliver your mail from the post office.
- I sometimes look very tired with the heavy bag on my back, but I
am happy when I bring you good news or a much-awaited letter.
1.______________________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________________________
__________________________.
How did you find the activities? Were you able to do the activities
correctly?
Look at the answers below. Do we have the same answers?
A. 1. simple 2. complex 3. compound 4. simple 5. compound
B.
1. My work is to deliver your mail from the post office. 2. I, too,
feel sad if the news you receive is bad. 3. I sometimes look very tired
with the heavy bag on my back, but I am happy when I bring you good
news or a much-awaited letter.
If your answers in A and B are all correct, you already mastered
the kinds of sentences according to structure. You also remembered
one of the ways of arranging ideas in a paragraph-from general to
specific.
If you did not get all the correct answers in A, you must read and
study the following ideas in Let’s Study This. You will also learn the
other ways of arranging ideas in a paragraph.

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Go back to the correct answers of Let’s Try This B. Which
sentence is simple? Which sentence is compound? Which sentence is
complex?
Sentence 1 is a simple sentence. It conveys only one idea.
Sentence 2 is a compound sentence. It conveys two ideas connected
my the word but. Compound sentences are joined by connectors and ,
or, or but. Sentence 3 is a complex sentence. It is made up of one
independent clause and one dependent clause joined by the word if. A
clause is a group of words with a verb and its subject. The Independent
Clause expresses a complete thought. The Dependent Clause depends
on the independent clause for meaning. It does not express a complete
thought and it cannot stand by itself. All dependent clauses are
introduced by connectors like
because whenever it
while although so
before when so that
after however unless
though nevertheless in order that
How about the arrangement of the paragraph? How were the
sentences arranged?
- The sentences were arranged from general to specific. It started
with the sentence telling what his work is. The second and the
third paragraphs tells us the details of his work-how he feels
when he delivers good or bad news.
Here are the ways of arranging ideas in a paragraph.
1. Time Order
2. Place Order
3. From general to specific or from specific to general
4. From the most important to the least important or vice versa
5. From the outcome to the events that led to the outcome
Are you now ready to do the following activities?
Let’s Study This

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A. Arrange the following sentences in paragraph form. Decide on the
order in which you will arrange the ideas before you begin writing.
- If you have a great thumb, you will be successful in my line of
work.
- In an agricultural country like ours, my role is an important one.
- These are the fruits of my labor.
- My work is to supply you with rice, corn, vegetables and other
products of the farm.
- Because of me, your table is usually full of nourishing food.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________
____________.
B. Write a five-sentence paragraph about the picture using variety of
sentences according to structure. Decide on the order in which you will
arrange your ideas before you begin writing.
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1.______________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________
______________.
For letter A, refer to the Answer Key for the correct answers. For
letter B, let your teacher check your work.
How did you find the activities?
Were all your answers correct?
Do the next activity.
Tell us the life of your mother by writing a five-sentence
paragraph. Use the time order in arranging the paragraph. Use variety
of sentences.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________
__________________.
Finished?
Let your teacher check your work.
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Your aim in writing your paragraph will determine
what arrangement you would want to use. In relating a
person’s life, you may use a time order arrangement. In
explaining something, arrange details from the most
important to the less important or vice-versa. In narrating
an experience, start with an outcome followed by the
events that led to the outcome.
You can use variety of sentences in talking or writing
about topics of interests. The following are the kinds of
sentences according to structure:
1. Simple Sentence- it conveys one idea. A simple
sentence can have the following:
- one subject and one predicate
- two subjects and one predicate
- one subject and two predicates
- two subjects and two predicates
2. Compound Sentence- conveys two ideas connected by
the words and, or, or but.
3. Complex Sentence- it is made up of one independent
clause and one or more dependent clause.
Below is a picture of a garden. Write a five-sentence paragraph
about it using simple, compound, and complex sentences. Arrange the
ideas from general to specific.
Let’s Test Ourselves
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1.______________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________
__________________.
How did you find this writing activity?
Let your teacher check your work.
Here’s another writing exercise for you to do.
Using what you have learned about writing paragraphs, write a
brief paragraph about one of the following topics on a clean sheet of
paper. Use variety of sentences according to structure.
1. your favorite teacher
2. an unforgettable experience
3. your best friend
4. your pet
5. your school
_______________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________________.
Finished?
Let your teacher check your work.
Let’s Enrich
Ourselves

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Let’s Do This
A.
In an agricultural country like ours, my role is an important one. If
you have a great thumb, you will be successful in my line of work. My
work is to supply you with rice, corn, vegetables and other products of
the farm. These are the fruits of my labor. Because of me, your table is
usually full of nourishing food.
B.
Answers may vary. Let your teacher check your answers.
Let’s Do More
Answers may vary. Let your teacher check your answers.
Let’s Test Ourselves
Answers may vary. Let your teacher check your answers.
Let’s Enrich Ourselves
Answers may vary. Let your teacher check your answers.
Answer Key