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DICTION

Put a check (✓) on statements that


you think has a complete thought,
has no unnecessary dangling
phrases or has no redundancy in
descriptions. Put an X if it is the
opposite or the sentences need
revision.
1. The old man looks at the young lady.
2. The old man gazes at the voluptuous
young lady.
3. President Duterte cracks a joke.
4. President Duterte shares witty
statements to ease the Filipinos
dilemma on the pandemic.
5. The actor overjoyed as he sees
6. The actor was deeply moved upon
knowing that his friends solicit cash and
in kind to help him back on his feet.
7. The family was all ears and felt they
were in cloud nine when they received
the (SAP) Social Amelioration Program.
8. The family was happy when they
received the (SAP) Social Amelioration
Program.
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C
1. The girl A. Filipinos have I. grouching
tiptoes B. on the inside
2. I feel so flooded me.
hungry street II. on her way to
3. The golden C. that I feel my work.
brown sun rumbling III. which envied
raised intestines by
complexion D. sets his eyes most
4. Adolescents E. are bored westerners.
5. The rich IV. so they use
DICTION
•the choice and use of words and
phrases in speech or writing
•by scrutinizing words and
phrases use can mean deep
understanding to the readers and
to the listeners alike
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
1. Use strong and exact
words
• Replace the LV and/or noun-
verb-noun into an action verb
and the passive to an active
voice
Linking Verb to Action Verb
*Linking verb connects a subject of a
sentence to a noun, pronoun, or adjective
that describes or renames the subject
* Action verb describes what the subject is
doing.
I was cold.
I shivered.
Noun-Verb-Noun to Action Verb

Jennifer Lawrence is the star


of the Hunger Games.
Jennifer Lawrence stars in the
Hunger Games.
Passive Voice to Active Voice

The ice cream cones were


eaten by the children.
The children ate the ice
cream cones.
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
2. Use specific words /
color.
• Show, Don’t Tell
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
3. Avoid cliché’s.
•a word / phrase that is
commonly used and lack of
originality
e.g. common quotes, sayings,
and idiomatic expressions.
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
4. Be concise and avoid
redundancies
• Deadwood words and
phrases fill out spaces but do
not make the meaning clear
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
4. Be concise and avoid
redundancies
• Deadwood words and
phrases make writing longer
and less readable
Deadwood examples
has the ability to can
in regards to regarding
at this point in now
time
due to the fact that because
in order to to
in the event that if
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
4. Be concise and avoid
redundancies
• Redundancy is a repeated
word/phrases with the same ideas
She is pretty, beautiful and sexy.
She is gorgeous.
Basic tips to apply the words and
phrases effectively in writing:
5. Use adjectives and adverbs
appropriately.
X towering model
✔ towering model
who is long-legged
✔ a cadaver X a stiff cadaver
Select the best word that suits to the category
of the underlined words or phrases.

1. It is diction for a person with disabilities:


a. abnormal b. differently – abled person
c. SpEd
2. The following categorizes diction, except:
a. action verb b. active voice
c. deadwood words
3. The lyric of the song: I love you for a
thousand years adheres:
a. cliché b. deadwood words c. redundancy
4. There are sparkles in her eyes when she
sees the Report Card means:
a. fear b. happy c. teary-eyed
5. The mother shouts hysterically when the
chid breaks accidentally the vase.
a. cliché b. show, do not tell c. action verb
Eliminate the word or phrases that are
not necessary on the given statements.
Write OK if the statement needs not to
be changed.
1.Let us all be safe.
2.The girl loves the lad.
3.Boys do not cry; they are weak.
4.The old wrinkled man seems tired.
5.We embrace the new normal of
everything.
Eliminate the word or phrases that are
not necessary on the given statements.
Write OK if the statement needs not to
be changed.
6. I like his physique -- smile and his V-
shaped torso.
7. DepEd cares the safety of the teachers
and the students.
8. As a matter of fact, the situation helps us
to reflect on life
9. The family grieves over the loss of the
father who is now dead.
Eliminate the word or phrases that are
not necessary on the given statements.
Write OK if the statement needs not to
be changed.
10. The RoRo makes a quick detour to avoid
the gigantic waves.
11. One’s a cheater always a cheater. No
one must quick to trust again.
12. The donations whether in cash or in kind
will be given to the unemployed.
Eliminate the word or phrases that are
not necessary on the given statements.
Write OK if the statement needs not to
be changed.
13. Love requires commitment on a virtue of
honesty; love makes the world go round.
14. The COVID – 19 pandemic causes each
one of us
15. to be in despair and anguish.

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