Pangatnig Worksheets (Part 2)

The three pdf worksheets below are about Filipino conjunctions (mga pangatnig). The topic on pangatnig is introduced in fourth grade. Textbooks differ in the number of conjunctions they introduce.  The conjunctions used in these worksheets include the following: at, o, pero, ngunit, subalit, sapagka't, kaya, para, upang, habang, kung, and dahil. You may print and distribute these worksheets to your children or students, but please do not do so for profit. The two 15-item worksheets below ask the student to draw a box around the pangatnig in each sentence. 1.  Pagkilala sa Pangatnig_2 ;  Mga sagot sa Pagkilala sa Pangatnig_2 2.  Pagkilala sa Pangatnig_3 ;  Mga sagot sa Pagkilala sa Pangatnig_3 3.  Paggamit ng Angkop na Pangatnig_1;  Mga sagot sa Paggamit ng Angkop na Pangatnig_1 :  This 15-item worksheet asks the student to write the correct pangatnig that will complete each sentence.

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Pangungusap Worksheets (Part 3)

The four pdf worksheets below are about Filipino sentences. Feel free to download, save, print, and photocopy these worksheets for your children or students. Please do not copy any part of the worksheets and/or distribute them for profit. Please leave a comment if you wish to make a correction in the answer keys provided in this post. A simple sentence in Filipino is called payak na pangungusap. A simple sentence may have a simple subject (payak na simuno) or a compound subject (tambalang simuno). A simple sentence may also have a simple predicate (payak na panaguri) or a compound predicate (tambalang panaguri). The four types of simple sentences in Filipino have the following format: [a]  payak na simuno + payak na panaguri  (simple subject + simple predicate):  Si Gina ay umaawit. [b]  payak na simuno + tambalang panaguri  (simple subject + compound predicate):  Si Gina ay umaawit at sumasayaw. [c]…

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Pangatnig Worksheets (Part 1)

IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. Feel free to download, save, print, photocopy, or distribute the pdf worksheets in this post.  Please do not copy or distribute them for profit. 2. I am not a Filipino teacher. The discussion below is the result of my own research in my attempt to understand and explain the topic to my own child. Please verify any information which you think is incorrect. Please leave a comment to notify me of such mistakes. I need your help, too. Conjunctions are connecting words.  They connect words, phrases, or clauses.  A conjunction in Filipino is called a pangatnig. The English language has three main types of conjunctions: (1) coordinating conjunctions, (2) correlative conjunctions, and (3) subordinating conjunctions.  They are briefly described below. Note, however, that Filipino conjunctions are classified differently. Filipino conjunctions are classified according to how they are used in the sentence or to the kinds of phrases…

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