B6 English Language · Term 3 Week 11: Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.9.1.1 - Identify subjects and verb in complex sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a subject and a verb in their own words and distinguish between them in simple sentences.
Identify the complete subject and the verb in sentences containing one main clause.
Identify subjects and verbs in complex sentences that contain one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Circle or underline subjects and verbs correctly in at least 5 out of 7 complex sentences provided.
Write their own complex sentence about a personal experience and label the subject(s) and verb(s) in it.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (5.9)
Content standard: B6.5.9.1 - Apply knowledge of grammatical rules to form words, phrases and sentences
Indicator: B6.5.9.1.1 - Identify subjects and verb in complex sentences
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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. 219
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise nouns and verbs by having learners identify them and use them in sentences.
- Revise simple subjects and predicates in sentences.
- Elicit sentences from learners and let them identify the subjects and predicates of their own sentences.
- Assign pairs of learners to supply extracts from comprehension passages and identify the subjects and predicates of the sentences.
- Let learners describe an event they had participated in using complex sentences. They edit it to demonstrate their knowledge of subject and predicate.