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SAGOT : Si _________ ang _________ nakasuot ng ________.

9. TANONG : ________.
SAGOT : ________.

10. TANONG : ________.
SAGOT : ________.

Gawain (Activity)

Go back to your drawing. Describe what each member of the family is wearing.

Gramatika (Grammar)

I. Na as relative pronoun
Na, previously introduced as a linker between adjectives and nouns, and as a
word meaning “already,” can also be used as a relative pronoun. Many native
speakers tend to be confused with the variety of pronouns in English—“who,
that, which, where….” In Filipino, simply use na.
Similar to the way it is used as a linker, contract na when it comes before a
word that ends with a vowel. Thus, “lalaki na” becomes “lalaking.”
EXAMPLE: Ang lalaking nakasuot ng puting polo ang kapatid ko.

The man wearing a white shirt is my brother. (literally, Marker man
relative pronoun wearing white shirt marker brother my.)

II. Conjunctions
Earlier, you studied the conjunctions at (and) and pero (but). Three other useful

conjunctions which will help you make more complex sentences are dahil
(because) and habang and samantalang (while).
EXAMPLES: Nakasuot ako ng baro’t saya dahil Philippine Independence Day
ngayon.