Pronouns · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.3.3.1.1 - Identify and use indefinite pronouns e.g. someone, anyone, everything etc. Possessive pronouns to show possession, e.g. mine, ours etc.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify indefinite pronouns (someone, anyone, everyone, no one, something, anything, everything, nothing) in given sentences and a short passage.
Use indefinite pronouns correctly to complete sentences and compose their own sentences.
Identify possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, its) in given sentences.
Distinguish between possessive pronouns and the possessive adjectives they often replace (e.g. my book becomes mine).
Write a short passage of four to six sentences that includes at least two indefinite pronouns and two possessive pronouns correctly.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar and Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Pronouns (3.3)
Content standard: B5.3.3.1 - Apply knowledge of different types of pronouns in communication
Indicator: B5.3.3.1.1 - Identify and use indefinite pronouns e.g. someone, anyone, everything etc. Possessive pronouns to show possession, e.g. mine, ours etc.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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. 111
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Introduce indefinite pronouns with examples in sentences.
- Discuss the indefinite pronouns with learners.
- Provide a passage and group learners to identify indefinite pronouns, and use the pronouns identified in sentences.
- Repeat the procedure to teach possessive pronouns. Sub- Strand 4: Adjectives