Nasal Sound / M N, ɳ/ & Pronouns – JSS3 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Speech work:

TOPIC: NASAL SOUND / m n, ɳ/

CONTENT: These sounds are described as nasals because air flows out through the nose as they are produced. They are peculiar in the sense that their sounds come out entirely through the nasal cavity.

/m/                                                      /n/                                     /ɳ/

Man                                           neat                                   sing

Mock                                         new                                   ring

Some                                        snow                                 wrong

Bossom                                    annoy                               long

Summer                                   can                                     hanging

Mess                                         cleaner                             shrunk

 GRAMMAR:

TOPIC: PERSONAL AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

CONTENT

The pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition and monotony in speech or writing.  In replacing the noun, however, the pronoun must reflect the gender and number of the noun.

TYPES OF PRONOUN

Pronouns replace noun perfectly and perform the roles the nouns they replace and perform.

i. PERSONAL PRONOUN: This refers to the person or thing that is involved in the action either as a subject or object. The pronouns also have singular and plural forms while they also reflect the first person, second person, and third person.

Singular                                                  Plural

First  person                I, ME                                                  WE, US

Second person              YOU                                                   YOU

Third person                  HE/SHE/IT                                       THEY

                                           HIM/HER/IT                                    THEY

Examples:        

She scolded them                          

I kicked him                           

They surprise me with their conduct.

ii. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: These show possession or ownership of items. These pronouns also have two forms. One form functions as an adjective and is known as a pronominal adjective while the other functions as pronouns and are known as such.

            Pronoun                                    adjective               pronoun/adjective

1st person        MINE                 MY                   OURS   OUR                       

2ND person      YOURS              YOUR                YOURS     YOUR

 3RD person      HIS/HERS         HIS/HER/ITS   THEIRS

Example:         This pen is mine (pronoun ‘mine’ is subject complement)

                             This is my pen (the adjective ‘my’ modifies the noun ‘pen’).

COMPOSITION:

TOPIC: FORMAL LETTER

CONTENT

EVALUATION: What are the features of a formal letter?

ASSIGNMENT: Write a letter to your class teacher stating three reasons why you won’t be in school next week.