DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 10

I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. define antecedent and referent
2. identify antecedent and referent in a sentence
2. construct sentences following the pronoun-antecedent agreement rules

II. Subject Matter:

A. Topic: Pronoun Antecedent

B. Reference: Valdez, Juner Windel M. Let’s Go back to the Basics.
Intramuros, Manila. Mindshapers,Co.Inc.
C. Materials: manila paper, chalkboard

III. Teaching Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

Greetings
Prayers
Checking of Attendance
Classroom Management

B. Review

Before we proceed to our lesson, Sir! Last meeting, we discussed

let’s have a recap from what we about kinds of pronouns.
have discussed last meeting.
Sir! Personal pronouns.
Very good! What are the kinds of
pronouns? Sir! Demonstrative pronouns.

Sir! Interrogative pronouns.

Sir! Indefinite pronouns.

Sir! Relative pronouns

Sir! Reflexive pronouns.

Sir! Intensive pronouns.

Sir! Reciprocal pronouns.

Very good!

C. Motivation

Consider the following sentences:

When Daniel arrived in Daniel’s

house, Daniel immediately
proceeded to Daniel’s room and
changed Daniel’s clothes before
Daniel joined Daniel’s peers in
 playing basketball.

When Daniel arrived in his house,

he immediately proceeded to his
room and changed his clothes Sir! The second sentence is better
before he joined his peers in than the first sentence.
playing basketball.
Sir! The second sentence sounds
Which sentence is better? better than the first sentence because
it uses pronouns to take the place of
the noun (Daniel).
Exactly! The second sentence
sounds better than the first Sir! Daniel.
sentence
because_________________________.
Sir! his and he
Very good! Who is the subject
used in the sentence? Sir! They form an agreement.
Exactly! And what are the
pronouns used in the second
sentence?

Daniel and the pronouns his and

he conforms to each other.
Therefore, they form an
__________________.

You’re right!

Sir! Pronouns are used to take the

D. Presentation
place of nouns in sentences.
We will be discussing today about
pronoun-antecedent agreement
E. Developmental Activities
Sir! In order to avoid repetition.
Let’s review first the definition of
pronoun. What are pronouns?
Sir! Antecedents.
Exactly! They may refer to a person,
place, thing, idea or feeling.
Sir! Before.
So why is it that there is a need to take
the place of a noun in a sentence?

What do you call the noun that comes Sir! Referent.

before the pronoun?

Very good! Ante means ________. It is

the word, phrase, or clause to which a
pronoun refers, understood by the
context.
I get worried when the neighbors let
What do you call the pronouns that their dog out.
refer back to nouns?
Now, consider this sentence.
I get worried when the neighbors let
their dog out.
Kindly go to the board and underline
once the antecedent.
Definitely! How about the referent?
Kindly underline twice the referent.
Neighbors. Is it singular or plural?
Very good! And “theirs” is ________.
They agree because both are plural.
So the agreement of the referent and
the antecedent is what we called
as________________.
Please bring out your handouts.
Kindly read the first rule and the given
example.
In the sentence, what is the subject?
You’re right! And how about the verb?
In the subject-verb agreement, we said
that the subject and the verb must
agree in number. That is to make sure
that both are singulars and plurals.
Aside from the example given in the
hand out, kindly give an example
following this rule.
Next is, Indefinite pronouns as
antecedents.
What is the indefinite pronoun in the
given example?
Very good! Both, many and several are
always take the plural.
PRONOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS
PLURAL
Many few others
Both several
I get worried when the neighbors let
their dog out.
Sir! Plural.
Sir! Plural
Sir! Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
A phrase or clause between the
subject and verb does not change the
number of the antecedent.
The can of mongo beans sits on its
shelf.
Sir! Can.
Sir! Sits.
(Student volunteered to give an
example)
Singular indefinite pronoun
antecedents take singular pronoun
referents.
Ex: Each of the employees does a
good deal of work around his or her
office.
Plural indefinite pronoun antecedents
require plural referents.
Ex: Both do a good job in their office.
Sir! Both.
(Student volunteered to give an
example)
Some indefinite pronouns that are
modified by a prepositional phrase
maybe either singular or plural’
Kindly give an example, following this All, any, each, everyone, few, many,
rule. neither, none, nothing, several, some

Next agreement is (Student volunteered to give an

__________________________. example)

Kindly give examples of indefinite

pronouns.

Kindly give an example following this

rule. When the object of preposition is
uncountable, use a singular referent
PRONOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS pronoun.
SINGULAR
Anybody everybody neither Ex. Some of the sugar fell out of its
Anyone everyone one bag
Another nobody no one
Each someone somebody Sir! Mass noun.
Either other

Next rule is ____________? Sir! Singular.

When the object of preposition is

countable, use a plural referent
pronoun.
Ex. Some of the marbles fell out
Sugar is what kind of a noun? their bag.

(Student volunteered to give an

So, is it singular or plural?
example)
Very good! What is the next rule under
pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Give me other examples aside from the

examples in your handout.

PRONOUNS THAT MAYBE EITHER

SINGULAR OR PLURAL

The pronouns all, any, some and none

are plural or singular according to the
meaning of the sentence.
When they refer to number, they
regarded as plural. When they refer to
quantity or mass, they regarded as
singular.
Kindly read the next agreement.
Sir! Compound subjects joined by and
and always take a plural referent.
Margarette and Jordan made their
presentation.
(Student volunteered to give an
example)

Give me a sentence following this rule.

Take note that if both of these
antecedents are singular and refer to
different persons or things, the
antecedent is plural.

However, if the antecedent refers to

one person who fulfills two functions,
the pronoun that takes the place of the
antecedent is singular.

The cook and house keeper did not like
his duties.
The housekeeper were another
individual, the word the would be
placed before the word housekeeper.
Sir! Singular antecedents joined by or/nor
are referred to by singular pronoun.
John nor director find his jacket.
(Student volunteered to give an
example)

What’s the next agreement?

With compound subjects joined by
or/nor, the referent pronouns agree
with the antecedent close to the
pronoun.
Give me another example following this
rule.
Neither the director nor actors did
their jobs.
Neither the actors nor the director did
Kindly read the next agreement.
his jobs.

Collective nouns may be singular or

In the first sentence actors is closer to
plural, depending on meaning.
the referent, that is why the referent is
their, which is in plural form.
The jury reads its verdict.
The jury members gave their
individual opinions.
What is next agreement?

In the first sentence notice that jury is

taken as one, so the referent is it, which
Sir! The Grapes of Wrath made its
is singular in form. The second
character seem real.
sentence, jury acts as individuals
because it is joined by the word
members.
(Student volunteered to give an
example)
The next agreement is, title of single
entities take singular referent. Kindly
read the given example.
Sir! Plural form subjects with singular
meaning take singular referent.
Give me another example.
Sir! Physics, measles, mumps.
Next agreement is__________

Kindly give me examples which are Sir! Singular.

plural form subject but singular in
meaning.
The news has lost much of its sting two
days ago.
Sir! Every or many before a noun or
series of nouns requires a singular
referent.

So the referent of the sentence is in Every cow, pig, and horse had lost its
what form? life in the fire.
Many a girl wishes she could sing like
What is the next agreement? Tina Turner.

Kindly read the give examples.

The number of volunteers increases

The next agreement is, The number of its rank daily.
vs. a number before a subject. A number of volunteer are offering
When you use “the number”, it takes a their help.
singular referent. On the other hand, “a
number” takes a plural referent.

Read the first example.

That is the difference between the use

of “the number” and “a number”.

F. Application

(Group the students into four)

List down ten (10) pieces of
advice you want to give to
challenged students who would
like to have high grades. Write in
a ½ crosswise. I will give you 5
minutes to do the task then
present it in front of your
classmates.
Sir! Today we discussed about
pronouns, referents, antecedents and
pronoun-antecedent agreement rules.
Sir! Referents are pronouns that refer
back to the noun while antecedent
are words for which pronouns stand.

G. Generalization
Who can sum up our discussion
today?

Very good! Kindly differentiate

referents from antecedents.
IV. Evaluation

In a ½ crosswise, underline the antecedent and encircle the correct referent of the
following sentences.
1. Science, as well as other modern languages, should have (its, their) place in the
curricula.
2. The committee has submitted recommendations in (its, their) report.
3. Several members of the class indicated (its, their) desire to attend mass.
4. Each member of the committee must submit (their, his) response in writing.
5. The girl just had (her, their)monthly period.
6. Anybody who has a complaint against (his/her) teacher should let the principal know
of such complaint.

Key Answers:
1. Science, as well as other modern languages, should have (its, their) place in the
curricula.
2. The committee has submitted recommendations in (its, their) report.
3. Several members of the class indicated (its, their) desire to attend mass.
4. Each member of the committee must submit (their, his) response in writing.
5. The girl just had (her, their)monthly period.
6. Anybody who has a complaint against (his/her) teacher should let the principal know
of such complaint.

V. Assignment

Research on the tenses of verb. Write it in your notebooks..

Prepared by:

LESTER E. ORPILLA
Student Teacher

Checked by:

MS. MARIA ELAINE D. PINAY-AN

Cooperating Teacher, English 10