Grammar Log Activities

BBI3416 PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT (30%)

Activity 1

Word Classes

A.Collect five sentences from any print media. Identify each of them according to clause, groups and word classes. (Identify the source, make a photocopy of the original and attached it to the portfolio)

B.Construct five sentences of your own and analyse them in the same way.

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Activity 2

Grammatical Functions

1.Listen to a radio show and record five sentences that you heard.

Analyse the sentences in terms of the subject and the finite verb.

2. Write a short paragraph about what you have learnt about functional grammar ( about five sentences). Identify the subject, the finite verb and the nonfinite clause.

Underline once the subject in red.

Underline the finite verb in green.

Draw an arrow to connect the finite verb to the subject to check for agreement.

Box the nonfinite clause.

Identify an object and a complement.

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Activity 3

Noun groups and referrers

1.Listen to and record a section of the news on radio. Transcribe the text ( about 150 words) and underline all the noun groups. What kind of referrers and referencing was used?

2.Find an example paragraph of your own to show the features of referrers and the different types of referencing.

(You may include the demonstrative and possessive referents.)

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Activity 4

Nominalised Noun groups

Make sentences to show the use of each of the following group of words in the formation of noun groups.

domesticcommercialagricultureeducation

domesticatedcommercialisedagriculturaleducational

industry

industrialised

industrial

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Activity 5

Verbs

1. Talk about your dream career in about 150 words by using mental verb processes. Insert two sentences that show the use of verbal processes.
2. Describe your friend/parent in 150 words using the be and have verbs. Analyse the relational processes used.

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Activity 6

Action processes

A.The following sentences express more or less the same “meaning” but in different terms. Analyze each one in terms of process, participants and circumstances.

1. She bought the house from him for RM60000.
2. He sold her the house for RM60000.
3. She paid him RM60000 for the house.
4. He got RM60000 for the house.
5. The house was sold to her for RM60000.

1. Write a short paragraph about a dream you had in which you will use sentences to show various types of mental processes - -perception, affection, cognition and volition. ( two sentence for each type). Analyze them using the terms learnt e.g. senser, phenomenon etc. Show the sentences in table form. ______

Activity 7

Tenses

In the following sentences, correct any errors in the use of the verb form. Explain the problems.

1. In school, teachers are teaching the students thinking skills to prepare them for work.
2. The babysitter doesn’t want to take care of babies who has cried non-stop.
3. All students are wearing uniforms to school.
4. He is working for ASP Co. since he came to Malaysia.
5. In the photo, the lady who stands in the middle is my aunty.
6. They are reading magazines for the past one hour.
7. Have you saw the movie yet?
8. He is understanding the instructions given to me.
9. Most of the young boys in Malaysia are playing football.
10. We knew each other for a long time.

Underline the finite verb groups in the article and change only those that have problems. Explain the problems.

Yummy, Healthy, Delicious Chocolate.

Hmm…. Every time you popped that small piece into your mouth it’s practically heaven. Smooth, creamy and unbelievably fattening! Now don’t you just hate it when suddenly a so-called friend comes and ruin your intimate session with a bar of chocolate?

Of course you do! The usual You-Will-Never-Catch-Me-Eating-That scenario will ensue between you and your so-called friend. Eating a piece of chocolate made youfeel like you are committing a serious offence and drove you to insanity. Now how do you deal with this without being rude?

Well, here are a few facts you can use to set these people straight.

Christopher Columbus was discovered chocolate in the new world at the end of the 15th century. By the 17th century chocolate was known as a beverage in England. Cadbury is the first company to produce the first box of chocolate candies. During the same time, a Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Daniel Peter, looked for a way to combine milk with chocolate. At the same time Henri Nestle investigating ways to make milk more stable for the use of baby formula. The product of Nestles experimentation was condensed milk. In 1879, Henri Nestle and Daniel Peter was joining hands and formed Nestle. Because of the ingenious idea, we are having milk chocolate. From then, white chocolate, dark chocolate, bitter chocolate and many other types of chocolate were created to our delight.

Activity 8

Mood

Identify the mood for each of the sentences. Label the elements as Subject, Finite, Predicator, Complement, and Adjunct. Specific the type of adjunct involved.

Where did he picked up that habit?

He picked up the habit from school.

Where have all the children gone?

They have all gone home an hour ago.

Did Kim Eng bring her sister along?

Of course, Kim Eng could not leave out her sister.

Right now, however, you might have to defer your course.

I really have to, don’t I?

Don’t you dare do otherwise!

Examples:

Activity 9

Sentence Combining

Combine the following groups of sentences into one sentence. Use the words or punctuation marks indicated in brackets to help you join the ideas together.

The best known of New Zealand's birds is the kiwi.

It has become the symbol of New Zealanders. ( which)

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It's a small bird.

It's a tubby bird.

It's a flightless bird. ( commas )

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It is nocturnal.

It is not easy to observe. ( because)

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Kiwis may have no wings, feathers that are more like hair than real feathers, short sight and a sleepy nature.

All Blacks have nothing in common with Australia's "cute" national symbol, the koala. ( but)

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It has a shocking temper.

It is manifested when it is upset. ( which)

It gives a thumping big kick to whoever and whatever. ( giving)

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They are most active in the night time.

They are still fairly lazy. ( despite the fact)

They sleep for as many as 20 hours a day ( sleeping)

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The rest of the time, they spend poking around for worms.

They sniff them out with the nostrils on the end of their long bill. ( (which)

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