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4. TANONG : ______________________?
SAGOT : Gng. Domingo at Bb. Magtoto ang mga pangalan namin.

5. TANONG : ______________________?
SAGOT : Oo, mga guro kami.

6. TANONG : ______________________?
SAGOT : Nagtuturo kami sa Tokyo University.

7. TANONG : Ano ang mga pangalan nila?
(referring to other people, not the one/s being addressed)

SAGOT : ______________________.

8. TANONG : ______________________?

SAGOT : Nagtatrabaho sila sa Philippine Book Company.

9. TANONG : Mga doktor ba kayo?
SAGOT : ______________________.

10. TANONG : ______________________?

SAGOT : Mga nars kami.

Gramatika (Grammar)

Study the following grammar notes. After looking at the examples, try to make
your own sentence following the sentence structure given.

In this lesson, the plural pronouns are introduced. Although both the nominative
and possessive pronouns are introduced, you may want to focus on the nominative
pronouns. More exercises will be given on possessive pronouns in a later lesson.

I. Nominative Pronouns, Plural
Many learners get confused because there are two Filipino plural first person
pronouns, kami and tayo. Both these pronouns mean “we.” However, kami
refers only to the speakers, while tayo refers to both the speakers and those
being addressed.

A. First Person or Person/s Speaking, Plural, Exclusive