english

• formulaic repetition 


  the regular use of certain words to convey an essential idea
• stereotypical characters


  the epic heroes of filipinos are - expected to posses extraordinary powers or with
• folktales


  inspiring stories of human travails and triumphs depicting all kinds of emotion written to entertain and teach morals
• epic


  it is a long narrative poem in the elevated style recounting the deeds of the legendary hereos
• folk song 


  it is a traditional music of the philippines that reflects the philippines' diverse culture
• proverbs


  these are short statement that teach good conduct and serve guides in our daily lives, also known as salawikain
• myths


  explain how the world was created and make use of god and goddesses
• genesis


  this is where the creation of the world was written
• kavi


  it is derived from the Javanese or Indonesian script
• legend


  these are accounts that are regarded as historical but not verifiable
• baybayin


  it is a writing system used by filipinos during the pre colonial period
• oral tradition


  it is a form of transmission wherein art forms, including oral literature, are received, protected, and transmitted by the story tellers to the people
• chieftain- leader
• debauchery - vice
• spume - bubbles
• mimicked - copied \
• distinguishing - determine
• mauled - protected
• profligate - canny
• progressive - static
• arable - wetland \
• inveterate - inexperiend
• analogy


  contains sets of words in which there is a common relationship between the set - a comparison between two things, typically for explanation or clarification
• it is a strong device that is used to show connection and comparison between unlike things which highlights how they are alike
• whole to part


  it is a type of relationship in analogy in which one term is part of the other term
• item to category 


  the relationship between the 2 words depicts one entity which can belong to a category
• antonym


  relationship between the words mean the opposite of each other
• synonym


  shows how they are similar in meaning to one another
• object to use 


  shows an object's function for something specific
• function


  shows the function of the object for the other word
• sentence 


  is the largest grammatical unit in the English rank scale and it refers to a group of words that begins with a capital letter
• subject


  refers to the part of sentence that tells who or what sentence is about
• predicate


  tells what the subject does with an action verb or describes the subject using linking verb or a complement
• declarative


  ends with a period
• interrogative


  question mark
• imperative


  comand
• exclamative


  exclamation
• phrase


  this is the basic unit of english grammar

  this is a group of words that do not have a subject nor a predicate

  it cannot stand alone and does not have a complete meaning
• absolute phrase


  it is a phrase that combines a noun and a participle with any accompanying modifiers or objects
• appositive phrase


  it is a phrase that restates,expounds, or explain further the term it precedes