A presentation of the topic on kernelizing sentences

1. Prepared by:
Joey F. Valdriz
Kernelizing
Sentences

2. Sentence:
As the Philippines becomes an increasingly
desirable country for business and production,
the government is doing its share of
implementing reforms to further deregulate,
liberalize, and privatize its markets.
What is the main idea?
What are the embedded or subordinate ideas?

3. • A long sentence may be reduced to its kernel
form by deleting expansions or embedded
modifiers (adjectival or adverbial clauses or
phrases) and retaining only the essentials.
• A kernel sentence is a basic sentence.
As the Philippines becomes an increasingly desirable
country for business and production, the government
is doing its share of implementing reforms to further
deregulate, liberalize, and privatize its markets.

4. 1. Globalization which entails stiff competition
poses a great challenge to the social industries.
2. China’s largest shipping group is considering
building a cargo hub in the Philippines as it
expands operation in the region.
3. About 70,000 coconuts or about 700 hectares of
coconut plantations have already been infested
with the coconut hispid beetle which threatens to
wipe out the country’s coconut industries in three
year’s time.

5. 4. Insufficiently dried corn and newly harvested palay
have a higher desirable moisture content which makes
the grains rot easily, so they have to be sold to traders
at very low gate prices.
5. The accelerating rate of carbon dioxide emissions in
the atmosphere is largely due to rising energy
consumption in tandem with increasing population and
per capita gross domestic product.

6. The tall, dark-haired man from next door fearlessly
investigated the screeching noise.
Winged insects with several nymph stages belong to
the infraclass known as Paleoptera.
 The accelerating rate of carbon dioxide emissions in
the atmosphere is largely due to rising energy
consumption in tandem with increasing population
and per capita gross domestic product.

7. Kernelize the following sentence.
The Maunlad Award recognizes micro-entrepreneurs who
have grown their business to levels that provide general
employment for people apart from family members.

8. 1. Since ancient times, differences have separated men into
warring groups.
2. One other key to creating jobs that will gainfully employ a
substantial portion of the unemployed is to boost the growth
of job-rich agricultural sector
3. As may be expected, salary scales are inevitable distorted as
companies try to match or provide even better compensation
packages to attract qualified professionals
4. An insatiable passion for learning provides an ever-expanding
competency base that is necessary for ensuring that one is
employable at whatever stage in life.