Detailed Lesson Plan for English 10

I. Objectives

a. Explain the meaning of Pronoun and Antecedent

b. State the rules of Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
c. Construct sentences effectively using Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
d. Manifest teamwork and appreciation of the lesson

II. Learning task

Topic: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Reference/s: Celebrating Diversity through World Literature 10 pp.324-328
www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources
Material/s: multi-media tools (smart TV, laptop), printed pictures, power point presentation
Values Integration: to develop appreciation and cooperation in learning process

Method Used: Indirect Method, Cooperative Learning

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Routinary Activities
1. Prayer
“Let us all stand and _____ kindly lead the “Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love,
prayer.” commits me here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.”
2. Greeting
“Good morning class!” “Good morning, Sir!”
3. Classroom Management
“Okay, before you sit down please pick up all of
the pieces of trash around, arrange the alignment
of chairs and sit properly.”
4. Checking of Attendance
“Class monitor, are there any absentees for “I’m glad to say that there are no absentees for today
today?” ma’am!”
5. Review of the previous lesson
“Before we start our discussion, what was our “Sir, our topic yesterday is all about ___________.
previous lesson yesterday?”

B. Lesson Proper

Activity

“PUZZLE-LUBONG”
“I need four pairs from the class. All you have to
do is to solve the puzzle pieces that I will give to
you. So, kindly go in front and let’s do the task.”

phone and charger

pen and paper
key and padlock
needle and thread
Analysis
Student 1. The activity is fun and exciting. You let us
1. What have you observed about our first fixed the puzzle in order to form the images.
activity? Student 2. I think it has something to do with the
2. What do you think these pictures imply? relationships of things within the images.
3. Do you think you can still use one of those Student 3. No, Sir.
without the other one?

Okay. Very good! We can’t use one of those

things without the other one and it must be
compatible with one another. Our lesson for today
is something to do with that concept which is the
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.

Discussion

Some basic terms to know

Pronoun: is a word used to stand for (or take the
place of) a noun.
Antecedent: is a word for which a pronoun
stands.
Agreement: making sure the pronoun and its
antecedent in number, person and gender

Personal Pronouns
Subject Object Possessive
I me my
Singular you you your
he/she/it him/her/it his/her/its
We us our
Plural You you your
They them their

Rule: A pronoun and its antecedent must agree.

They should both be plural or both singular.

It will go like this:

singular Mr. Gonzales finished his lessons.
Antecedent pronoun
Plural The teachers finished their lessons.
Antecedent pronoun

Here are nine pronoun-antecedent agreement

rules.
“Yes, Sir!”
1. A phrase or clause between the subject The student answer.
and verb does not change the number of the
antecedent. The student reads the examples on the board.

Examples:
The can of brown beans sits on its shelf.
singular prepositional phrase singular

A box of cigarettes burned on its frame.

singular prepositional phrase singular

2. Indefinite Pronouns as antecedents

Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific
persons or things
 Singular indefinite pronoun
antecedents take singular pronoun
 referents.
Singular: any, anybody, anyone, each, either,
everybody, everyone, everything, neither, none, no
one, someone, something

Example:
Everyone in my English class does his or her
homework.
Everyone is singular so it takes singular pronoun, his or her. “Yes’ Sir!”

Plural indefinite pronoun antecedents

require plural referents.
Plural: several, few, both, many

Example:
Both employees did their duties.
Both is plural so it takes plural pronoun.

 Some indefinite pronouns that are Yes, Sir!

modified by a prepositional phrase may (The student answers.)
be either singular or plural.
Either singular or plural: some, any, none,
all, most
When the object of the preposition is uncountable –
use a singular referent pronoun

Example:
Some of the sugar fell out of its bag.
Sugar is uncountable; therefore’ the sentence has a singular
referent pronoun.

When the object of the preposition is countable – use a

plural referent pronoun

Most of the pearls have lost their glow.

Pearls are countable; therefore the sentence has a plural
referent pronoun.

3. Compound subjects joined by and always

take a plural referent.

Example:
Marga and Cassie portrayed their roles very
“Yes, Sir!”
well.
Marga and Cassie are plural; therefore the sentence has a plural “None, Sir!”
referent pronoun.

4. With compound subjects joined by or/nor,

the referent pronoun agrees with the
antecedent closer to the pronoun.
”The importance of using quotation marks is it
Neither the dog nor the cats could find their indicates what has been said or text borrowed from
way through the maze. another source and, gives emphasis to unusual
Cats is the antecedent closer to the pronoun.
words”.
5. Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team,
etc.) may be singular or plural depending on
the meaning.

Examples:
The jury stated its verdict.
Jury is singular/acting as one unit; therefore, the sentence uses
its (singular). “I think a life without rules being implemented to
 The jury members gave their individual people can be seen as disorder one. People might do
opinions. the things they want even if it may harms others.”
Jury members are acting as twelve individuals; therefore, the
referent pronoun is plural.

6. Titles of single entities (books,

organizations, countries, etc.) take a singular
referent.

Examples:
The Frozen 2 made its premier launching a
successful one.
Frozen 2 is singular; therefore, it takes singular referent
pronoun, its.

The Department of Education implemented

its newly-made policy.
Department of Education is singular; therefore, it takes singular
referent pronoun, its.

7. Plural form subjects with a singular

meaning take a singular referent. (news, “Yes, Sir!”
measles, mumps, physics, etc.)

Example:
The measles has spread its symptoms within
the infected body.
Measles is singular; therefore, it takes singular referent pronoun,
its.

8. Every or many a before a noun or a series of

nouns requires a singular referent.

Examples:
Every cow, pig, and horse had lost its life in
the fire.
Every is singular; therefore, it takes singular referent pronoun,
its.

Many a girl wishes she could live like Princess

Diana.
Many a is singular; therefore, it takes singular referent pronoun,
she.

9. The number of vs A number of before a

subject:
 The number of is singular.

Example:
The number of blood donors increases its
count every year

 A number of is plural.

Example:
A number of volunteers offered their time and
effort for the noble cause.

Abstraction

How important that we know the rules of pronoun-
antecedent agreement in both oral and written
form of communication? Justify your answer.
What do you think is/are the possible result/s of
It is very important that we know the rules of pronoun-
antecedent agreement. This helps us to create more
explicit communication. It also prevents choppy and
repetitive usage of words.
 our conversations if we failed to follow the rules of The message may be hard to understand that may
pronoun-antecedent agreement? lead to misinterpretation or confusions.

Application

“I CAN SHOW YOU THE WORD”

I’m going to divide the class into 4 groups. This
activity has 3 sets of items: easy round for 1 point,
average round for 2 points and difficult round for 3
points. You need to listen carefully. You will be
given a show-me-board and one minute to answer
each item. Is that clear? Yes, Sir!

Easy Round – 1 point

Choose the appropriate pronoun to be used in the
sentence.
1. No matter how hard she tried, Marjorie
Roberts could not find (his, her) briefcase. her
2. Jillian, Paula, and Mia were surprised when their
(its, their) escorts did not arrive on time.
3. Neither two dogs nor the cat received (its, its
their) foods.
4. A runner must train regularly if (he or she, he or she
they) want to run the marathon.
5. The audience clapped (its, their) hands. their

Average Round – 2 points

Fill the missing pronoun in each sentence.
1. A person who follows _________ ideals may his or her
find life difficult, but rewarding.
2. Each of the clerks does a good deal of work his or her
around _________ office.
3. The Philippines cherishes ______ democracy. its
4. Either Ms. Pina Asa or Ms. Dina Tuto will get her
_______ award as outstanding teacher.

Difficult Round – 3 points

Make the antecedent and pronoun agree with
each other. Rewrite the correct sentence.
1. The car would not stop because their brakes
failed.
2. Everyone in my English class does their
homework.
3. Joan and Jim moved to the mountains, where
he or she built a cabin.
The car would not stop because its brakes failed.
Everyone in my English class does his or her
homework.
Joan and Jim moved to the mountains, where they
built a cabin.

Evaluation

“PEN & PAPER”

Directions: Encircle the pronouns in the following
sentences. Write “Legit” if the pronoun agrees
with the antecedent and write “Fake” if not.

1. Any child who wants to go on the field trip Fake (his or her instead of their)
must bring a permission slip signed by their
parents.
2. If someone reduces the amount of fat in their Legit
diet, he or she will lose weight.
3. The Romeo and Juliet book is a literary piece
where it ended in tragedy. Legit
4. Either President Duterte or the senators will
have to give his approval for the emergency Fake (their instead of his)
 measure to pass.
5. Although it was dangerous, the three police Legit
officers kept order until they got some
reinforcements.

D. Assignment

Answer tasks 9-10 on your book Celebrating

Diversity through World Literature pp. 328-330.
Write your answer on your English notebook.

“By seeking and blundering we learn.” -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Prepared by:

ALJON B. SAMPAGA
Student Teacher

Checked by:

MRS. JANET P. MANLAPAZ

Cooperating Teacher