MAKING RESPONDING TO

FACTUAL REPORTS FACTUAL REPORTS

Here you can see that… Really? Is that so?
This just happen… Are you serious?
There is a live feed of… Wait, so you say that…
We just got news that… What an accident!
You may have heard about… I just can’t believe it.
A.DEFINITION
A text that describes things by
stating facts.
B. PURPOSE
To Present information as it is.
C. STRUCTURE
1) General Classification
Describe things generally.
2) Description
Explaining the details.
D. CHARACTERISTIC
› Focus on general participant.
› Using Relational Processes to
state what it is and which it is.
› Using Simple Present Tense
(unless the object discussed is
now extinct)
› No temporal sequence.
Usually used for :
1. To present information about
a subject.
2. To classify and/or describe
using facts about the subject’s
parts,behavior, and qualities.
3. Commonly used in reference
articles, research assignments,
or lectures.
 For the plural form of most nouns.

Simply add –s on the end of the word

For nouns that end in ch,x,s, or s sounds.

add –es on the end of the word

 For nouns ending in f or fe

Change f to v and add -es

Some nouns have different and exclusive plural forms

For nouns ending in Y and preceed by consonant

Change Y into I and add -es

ies
ies
But :
 For nouns ending in O and preceed by consonant

Add -es

es
es
SomeSome
nounsnouns
have keep
the same
the foreign
singularplurals
and plural
formforms
1. The subject of a sentence or clause must agree in
number with the main or auxiliary verb of that sentence
or clause.
Example :
› The books were on the table yesterday
› Every book is checked out
2. With fraction, percentages, amounts, and distances, a
singular verb is used when they are not followed by an
‘of phrase’
Example :
› Five miles is an average distance for me to run.
› $7.50 is the minimum wage here.
3. The subject of a sentence or clause must agree in
number with the main or auxiliary verb of that sentence
or clause.
Example :
> Half of the tables are occupied
> 21% of the population is poor
> 40% of the books are paperback
4. With indefinite quantifiers, the verb agrees with the
preceding noun or clause.
 With a plural
singular or non-countable
noun, noun or clause,
use a plural verb.
use a singular verb
Example :
> Many
Much researchers dependrelevant
of the book seems on grants
to from industry.
this study
> All the studies are important.
information is accurate.