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MMNMemory Module Network

Technique to Remember

PPT Rules

• Have a book ready with date and Heading –MMN – Memory Module Network

• When you see this symbol you are required to write the contents of that slide.

• However if you feel you want to write down a certain slide for better understanding you are free to do so.

Why do I need MMN?• Most Spoken English Courses teach you Grammar

rules and syntax and more often how to translate.

• But What if you could not remember all those?

• As kid we pick up the sentence structures and remember them as we keep listening the same sentences often.

• MMN supplements the same technique to you, so that you can remember the sentences being taught to you.

• This technique shall help you frame your own sentences later.

MMN – The Rules

• You know Parts of Speech by this point of time.

NounAdjective PronounVerbAdverbPrepositionConjunctionInterjection

This is the usual order taught in schools. We are going to learn a new order and grouping for parts of speech.

MMN - Rules

• We shall learn the BINDER Concept now.

• Primarily we have 3 BINDER Sets

1. Noun Binder

2. Adjective Binder

3. Verb Binder

What is Binder?• A binder indicates that certain words or parts of

speech will always come attached before the noun, adjective or verb mentioned in the Binder’s name.

• For eg:

• Noun Binder will have words like a, an, the, ofwhich whenever they occur in a sentence will always be attached to a noun.

• Similarly Verb Binders will have the adverbs and to. When these words occur in a sentence they are attached to a verb

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

Note: Write Down the rules on a separate page altogether. Upon Completion this is how it would look

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• Who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Noun Binder

• First OneArticles – a, an, the

It means whenever you see these words (a, an, the), they will be immediately followed by a noun. These words will always come attached with a Noun.

A carThe PrinceAn affirmation

• Also, Observe this,

A blue car

The charming Prince

An cordial affirmation

• Although noun does not follow immediately, it shall come eventually, following the article.

• Note here all the articles come with nouns, but nouns have their own adjectives (Blue, charming, cordial)

• The rule you must remember is Articles will always have a noun attached.

• If you immediately do not see the noun following, the next word in most cases will be adjective, then followed by noun.

• So this is the rule

• Article – Noun ( a MMN segment) or sometimes

• Article – Adj – Noun (a MMN segment).

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against ARTICLES (a, an, the)

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• Who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Noun Binder next rule - adjective• Consider the NounsHungerBoyDevelopmentKindnessThey can come with an adjective like this,

severe hungergood boyquick developmenttender kindness

So the MMN rule is every adjective will definitely come with a noun. Adjective – Noun ( MMN segment)

• Consider the same NounsHungerBoyDevelopmentKindnessThey can also be written as attached with a pronoun.His hungerMy boyTheir developmentHer kindnessSo the MMN rule is Pronoun – (my your his her their our

its) are Noun Binders- they will always come with a noun attached.

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against adjective & pronoun

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• Who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Compound MMN rules• Now that you know that adjective and pronoun are noun

binders, let us see how can they be combined to give us interesting MMN segments.

CarMy carMy Blue Car (Pronoun – Adj – Noun)

HungerMy hungerMy severe hunger (Pronoun – Adj – Noun)

CareGood careOur good care (Pronoun – Adj – Noun)

Compound MMN rules

• Or you may combine article – adjective – Noun

LionThe lionThe fierce Lion

BookA bookAn informative book

EnrollmentThe enrollmentThe immediate enrollment

MMN Segment(take this down on a separate page)

• From what you have learnt so far, these are MMN segments,

Article – NounAdjective – NounPronoun – Noun

Article – Adjective – nounPronoun - Adjective Noun

MMN segment is part in sentence that you must identify as a segment according to the MMN Binder rules that you are learning.

Example

• The quick rabbit emerged from the bushes.

Here the noun is rabbit and we tend to see that as a single word.

However, according to MMN Segments it should be something like this,

The quick rabbit emerged from the bushes.

You must train your eyes to see (The quick rabbit) as one word instead of rabbit alone

Few more examples• The Chinese army invaded the frontiers• Our National Flag must be respected.• Their humble support evoked a better response.

Note in all these sentences the tendency to read, identify and remember must be like as shown below,

• The Chinese army invaded the frontiers• Our National Flag must be respected.• Their humble support evoked a better response.

Note that the part highlighted is according to MMN segment rules. This is how a sentence is made up of MMN segments not parts of speech. People who understand this are better speakers and writers. So that why you are now being trained in this.

Back to MMN rules• comma and ofThese 3 are also considered NOUN Binders.

comma & and will come with a list of nouns. Also, they can come with list of adjectives, which will then all be attached to noun. In short remember whenever you see comma & and start looking for nouns.

Consider this evolution of words

• John (noun). Observe below how the binders will be attached)• Good John • Sincere John • Polite John • Good, sincere and polite John (usage of comma & and)• Good John of School (‘of’ usage)• Good John of Elementary School (compound MMN rule using adjective for the

noun John)• Polite John of community elementary school. (compound MMN rule using

adjective for the noun school)

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• Who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Next Noun Binder - Preposition

• The rule is whenever a preposition comes it will be immediately followed by a noun

• in a room

• along the road

• across the river

• for the development

• near the temple

Here is how it looks when we apply MMN preposition rule

Preposition – Compound Rules

• in a dark room• along the wide road• across the deep river• for the fast development• near the old templeWe can get adjective along with Noun as a Binder.So, the segment isprep –article- adj - nounprep-adj-noun

Preposition – Compound Rules

• in my dark room

• along their wide road

• across our deep river

• for their fast development

• near your old temple

We can get pronoun along with Noun as a Binder.

So, the segment is

Prep-pronoun-noun

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• Who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Conjunction

Conjunctions help in joining

Nouns &

Sentences

For Example

• andRam Ravi went to school• Ram and Ravi went to school

Butter Milk are needed• Butter and Milk are needed• Bitter butter and sweet milk are needed

Development and Persistence are needed • Fast development and sincere persistence are needed

and, but, though…yet, although

• He is sick. He rides cycle.

He is sick and he rides cycle

He is sick but he rides cycle

Though he is sick yet he rides cycle

Although he is sick, he rides cycle.

so, as, therefore, because, since

• He is poor. He must work hard.

He is poor so he must work hardAs he is poor, he must work hardHe is poor therefore he must work hardBecause he is poor, he must work hardSince he is poor, he must work hard

and, but, though…yet, although so, as, therefore, because, since

AND MORE………

IMPORTANT

When Conjunctions join two sentences,

We must consider Segmentations for two sentences

He is sick and he rides cycle

He is sick but he rides cycle

Though he is sick yet he rides cycle

Although he is sick, he rides cycle.

He is poor so he must work hard

As he is poor, he must work hard

He is poor therefore he must work hard

Because he is poor, he must work hard

Since he is poor, he must work hard

• Sentence1 – Conjunction – Sentence 2

• Sentence1 – Conjunction – Sentence 2

Use a “Hook” for Conjunction

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

who, where when which

The man is standing. (who – Name)The man, who came yesterday to my home, is standing.

This place is terrible (where- Place)This place, where the milk is spilled all over, is terrible

Yesterday I met her (when – Time)Yesterday, when I was going to school, I met her.

The pen is expensive (which – thing)The pen, which in Blue color, is expensive

who, where when which

They help in adding extra detail to the Noun

Notice that Name, Place, Time, Thing are all Nouns

who, where, when, whichName, Place, Time, Thing

___, who …………, ___________________, where…………, ___________________, when…………, ___________________, which…………, ________________

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Phrase of Adverb• It started raining

• Suddenly, it started raining.

• Suddenly, it started raining. (adverb)

• Due to Monsoon season, it started raining.

(Suddenly was replaced with ‘Due to Monsoon,’)

Suddenly - Adverb

‘Due to Monsoon’ – a group of words – also acting

adverb

Group of words = Adverbs

Therefore, ‘Due to Monsoon’ = Phrase of Adverb

Phrase of Adverb (POA)

• Suddenly, it started raining.

• Suddenly, it started raining.

• Due to Monsoon season, it started raining.

• Due to Monsoon season, it started raining.

(The Phrase of Adverb must be treated as a MMN Segment.

It comes before the beginning of the sentence)

Other Phase of Adverbs

• Because of weather conditions, it started raining

(Started with Conjunction)

Because of weather conditions, it started raining

• To make things worse, it started raining

(Started with Preposition)

To make things worse, it started raining

• Driving into the beach, it started raining

(Started with Gerund)

Driving into the beach, it started raining

• Spoken by the reporter, it started raining

(Started with Participle)

Spoken by the reporter, it started raining

Phrase of Adverbs- How to identify?

1. Conjunction – Since he was weak, he came late

2. Preposition – To avoid injuries, wear helmet before driving

3. Gerund - –Turning to me, he looked happily into my eyes

4. Participle -– Beaten by the villagers, the thief looked very tired

Verb Binders• to• adverbs

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Verb Binders

• to

He is runningHe is running to catch the busHe exercises to reduce weightHe came to meet meHe was beaten to tell the truth

verb – to verb

Verb Binders

• adverbsHe is runningHe is running slowly

They are comingThey are coming angrily

She was singingShe was singing sweetly

adverb-verb

Verb Segments

verb -noun

eating banana, doing homework

verb-prep-noun

Flying in the sky, dancing on the floor, sleeping on the bed

• verb-noun

• verb-prep-noun

Verb Segmentsv-n

eating food, singing song

v-prep-n

dancing on the floor, fly in sky

v-n/p3

helping me, helping her

v-prep-n/p3

talking to me, playing with her

verb-pronoun3

verb-prep-pronoun3

Verb Binders• to• adverbs• nouns• Pronoun 3

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

Adjective Binders

• adverbsHe is goodHe is very good

They are niceThey are quite nice

I will be punctualI will be punctual later

adverb-adjective

• He is a boy. (Noun)

• He is a good boy. (Adjective- Noun)

• He is a very good boy. (Adverb-Adjective-

Noun)

• She is a girl. (Noun)

• She is a cute girl. (Adjective- Noun)

• She is a cute girl indeed. (Adverb-Adjective-

Noun)

Verb Binders• to• adverbs• nouns• Pronoun 3

So come back to this page and put a tick against and, comma(,), of

Adjective Binders

• adverbs

Noun Binders• a, an, the• adjective• pronoun • and, comma(,), of• Preposition• Conjunction• who, where when, which• Phrase of Adverb

These Are Noun Segments

• Article - Noun

• Adjective – Noun

• Pronoun – Noun

• Article - Adj- Noun

• Pronoun – Adj – Noun

• Noun, Noun, Noun and Noun

• Noun of Noun

• Noun, who……….

• Noun, where……

• Noun, when……..

• Noun, which……

• Sentence1 – Conjunction – Sentence2

• Phrase of Adverb, Sentence– Conjunction ……, sentence

– Preposition ……., sentence

– Gerund …….., sentence

– Participle …….., sentence

Verb Segments

• verb-to-verb

• adverb-verb

• adverb-verb to adverb-verb

• verb-noun

• verb-prep-noun

• verb-pronoun3

• verb-prep-pronoun3

• adverb –adjective

• adverb –adjective -noun

Adjective Segments

Homework

• Write Down the entire MMN Rules Table along with given examples once.

• Write the MMN Segment Table Twice

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