Week 6 – Jss 1 Third Term English Lesson Notes

WEEK SIX

 TOPIC: MORE ON TYPES OF PRONOUNS – MAKING SENTENCES WITH PRONOUNS

 A pronouns is a word, that is used in place of a noun. We shall be looking at the following types of pronouns.

1. Relative pronouns
2. Indefinite pronouns
3. Demonstrative pronouns

1. Relative Pronouns are used to link sentences together. They do the work of conjunctions e.g that, whom, which, who whom.

   Sentence:    (i) He took the book that belongs to you
   (ii) I said the boy who bought your book

2. Indefinite Pronouns refers to persons or things in a general way but particular persons or things e.g Anyone, Someone, anything. Something.

   Sentence:    (i) Anyone can attend the birthday party
           (ii) We want someone to help us out

3. Demonstrative Pronouns are used to indicate or point out things being talked about e.g this, these, that, those

   Sentence:    (i) These are my cars
           (ii) That is the house I built

 MAKING SENTENCES WITH ADVERBIAL
Adverbs are used to add more information to verbs they are used to add more information to adjectives and they are used to all more information to another adverbs.
Sentence:    

1. I have been to Abuja once (Adverbs of frequency)
2. Why did he go there? (Adverbs of place)
3. The old man walks slowly (Adverb of manner)
4. There is a party in that house; hence the lord music (Adverbs of reason)
5. We are travelling today (Adverbs of Time)
6. When did the players arrive? (Adverbs of time)
7. Thanks, we appreciate you somuch (Adverbs of Degree)

 EVALUATION

1. Make five sentences with these pronouns

   (i) Whom (ii) Anything (c) Those (d) Which (e) Something

2. Give examples in sentences
   1. Adverb of manner
   2. Adverb of interrogation
   3. Adverb of place

 ASSIGNMENT
Progressive English – page 139 – Exercise 17B Question 1 – 10