B6 English Language · Term 2 Week 10: Verbs

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.5.1.2 - Use appropriate subject-verb agreement (indefinite pronouns, Singular/plural and Collective nouns)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the subject in a sentence and state whether it is singular, plural, or collective.
Match a singular subject with a singular verb and a plural subject with a plural verb in given sentences.
Apply correct subject-verb agreement when indefinite pronouns (everyone, somebody, nobody, each, either, neither) are used as subjects.
Choose singular or plural verbs correctly with collective nouns (team, family, class, committee) based on meaning.
Construct original sentences demonstrating correct subject-verb agreement with singular, plural, collective, and indefinite pronoun subjects.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Verbs (3.5)
Content standard: B6.3.5.1 - Apply the knowledge of verbs in communication
Indicator: B6.3.5.1.2 - Use appropriate subject-verb agreement (indefinite pronouns, Singular/plural and Collective nouns
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 186
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise subject-verb agreement concept learners have learnt in B4 and B5 by writing examples of sentences on the board and discussing them with learners.
- Have groups of learners discuss and exemplify the following:
- A singular subject goes with a singular verb.
- A plural subject goes with a plural verb.
- A collective subject goes with singular or plural verb.
- Present a text. Put the class into groups to identify sentences showing subject -verb agreement involving Indefinite pronouns as subjects. Each group presents its work.
- Conduct suitable drills for learners to have practice. Learners sit in groups to converse on a topic. E.g. "What the people in my family do daily".