Hello, Grade 10

Plato!
 CLASS
RULES
Pay attention.

Share ideas with the class.

Participate in the
discussion/activities.
ACTIVITY: “Pass it”
DIRECTIONS: While the music is
playing, you are going to pass the ball to
your seatmates. When the music stops,
the student holding the ball will have to
answer the question that is found under
where his/her right thumb is placed.
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6 7 8 9 10
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1. She accidentally slipped down the stairs.
2. My brother loves fried chicken.
3. The woman’s friend gave me the
instructions.
4. We waited at the bus station for 30
minutes.
5. My grandma ordered baked potatoes.
6. Running water is used to generate
electricity.
7. She works successfully despite the
struggles.
8. My dad and I went to the post office.
9. I saw a beautiful girl at school.
10. I see buzzing bees outside.
11. The statue was entirely massive.
12. The king’s princess will be married
soon.
13. I ate boiled egg for breakfast.
14. The temperature outside is freezing
cold.
15. Some explorers visit amazingly
beautiful places.
16. That is a colorful dress.
17. Sheesh! The water is boiling hot.
18. The car suddenly stopped.
19. I would like the tastiest dessert, please.
20. Do you still remember the “Frog
Prince”?
1. She accidentally slipped down the
stairs.
2. My brother loves fried chicken.
3. The woman’s friend gave me the
instructions.
4. We waited at the bus station for 30
minutes.
5. My grandma ordered baked potatoes.
6. Running water is used to generate
electricity.
7. She works successfully despite the
8. My dad and I went to the post office.
9. I saw a beautiful girl at school.
10. I see buzzing bees outside.
11. The statue was entirely massive.
12. The king’s princess will be married
soon.
13. I ate boiled egg for breakfast.
14. The temperature outside is freezing
cold.
15. Some explorers visit amazingly
beautiful places.
16. That is a colorful dress.
17. Sheesh! The water is boiling hot.
18. The car suddenly stopped.
19. I would like the tastiest dessert, please.
20. Do you still remember the “Frog
Prince”?
Using Structures of
Modification
Red flag
Modifier Head

Red flag
Head – the main word of the
subject in the sentence being
modified by the modifier.
Modifier – the word that
appears before or after the
subject in the sentence which
modifies the head.
Pre- Post-
modifiers
- words that modifiers
- words that
come before come after the
the word they word they
modify (head) modify (head)
Head + Modifier
= Structure of
modification
Modification – refers to the
syntactic construction in which
one grammatical element (e.g., a
noun) is accompanied (or
modified) by another (e.g., an
adjective).
My brother loves fried chicken.
 adjective noun
fried chicken

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - adjective
 ugly duckling
beautiful girl
haunted house
branded clothes

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - adjective
We waited at the bus station for
30 minutes.
 noun noun
bus station

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - noun
 wisdom tooth
post office
bus driver
school principal

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - noun
Running water is used to
generate electricity.
 verb noun
running water

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - verb
 talking parrot
buzzing bees
dying patient
flying fish

Head - noun
Pre-modifier - verb
Whew! The water is boiling hot.
 verb adjective
boiling hot

Head - adjective
Pre-modifier - verb
 freezing cold

Head - adjective
Pre-modifier - verb
She works successfully despite
the struggles.
 verb adverb
works successfully

Head - verb
Post-modifier - adverb
beautifully made
carefully written
nicely drawn
gracefully danced

Head - verb
Pre-modifier - adverb
The statue was entirely massive.
 adverb adjective
entirely massive

Head - adjective
Pre-modifier - adverb
 so good
very creative
perfectly fine

Head - adjective
Pre-modifier - adverb
This is good for nothing.
 adjective prepositional phrase
good for nothing

Head - adjective
Post-modifier –
prepositional phrase
Easy on the eyes

Head - adjective
Post-modifier –
prepositional phrase
The dog is outside in the cold.
 adverb prepositional phrase
outside in the cold

Head - adverb
Post-modifier –
prepositional phrase
behind in his work

Head - adverb
Post-modifier –
prepositional phrase
 TIME
FOR AN
ACTIVIT
Y!
Structures of modification
will be shown on the screen,
and each group must
provide their own examples
as fast as they can based on
what is flashed on the
screen. 5-10 seconds is given
for each group to formulate
their answers.
I have finally met the
widely famous singer.
 Head – adjective
Pre-modifier - adverb
Josh will be gone away
for a week.
 Head – adverb
Post-modifier –
prepositional phrase
She accidentally broke
the flower vase.
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - noun
My friend has long
arms.
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - adjective
5. He was named as the
running man.
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - verb
…
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - noun
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - adjective
 Head – noun
Pre-modifier - verb
 Head – adjective
Pre-modifier - adverb
 Head – verb
Post-modifier - adverb
LET’S
HAVE A
QUIZ!
5 minutes

End
Assignment
Choose one of the topics
below, and from it, write a
paragraph that contains the
structures of modification. Do
this on a one whole sheet
of paper. (10 pts.)
 My most memorable trip
 What helps me relax
 Reading books vs. listening
to music
 My favorite place
 A trip to the zoo
 Swimming as a hobby
 The best restaurant
 The best gift I received for my
birthday/Christmas
 My all-time favorite computer
game
Give three examples of
pronoun.
When do we use an
interjection?
Give an adjective used to
describe physical
appearance.
Ask your seatmate for a
verb and provide an
adverb for it.
Give an example of verb.
Make a short sentence;
use a preposition.
Give two words that can
be considered as nouns.
Enumerate the eight parts
of speech.
Describe your crush using
adjectives.
Give a verb that expresses
the things you do
everyday.