Grammer - Junior Secondary 2 - Concord

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining concord.

Concord is a set of rules that guides the arrangement of words to make grammatically acceptable sentences.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

She discusses some of the rules of concord

Rules of concord

1.   A sentence with a singular subject takes a singular verb

Examples

a.   The mad man sleeps under the bridge

b.   His pillow is a used tyre

2.   The following expressions are all singular and take singular verbs

Examples

a.   Each boy in this class is from a good home

b.   Either you or Bisi was talking

c.   Neither of the boys comes early

d.   Every parent prays for their children

e.   Everybody prefers the new principal

f.     Anybody is allowed to enter

g.   Nobody was happy about the increase in the fuel price

h.   One of the drivers was drunk

i.     None of the gifts was wrapped

3.   Whenever two singular subjects are separated by ‘or’ or ‘nor’, the sentence takes a singular verb

Examples

a.   The man or the wife is telling a lie

b.   Neither the boy nor the girl believes the other

4.   Two nouns that create the impression of a unit and thus constantly go together take singular verbs.

Examples

a.   Bread and tea is good for breakfast

b.   Teaching and learning is a serious business

5.   A sentence with a singular subject having intervening expressions introduced by with, like, as well as, takes a singular verb

Examples

a.   The President, with his Ministers, was at Abuja

b.   My Ibrahim, like Mrs Olowe, comes early to school

6.   A sentence that has a plural subject takes a plural verb

Examples

a.   The thieves are notorious

b.   Igbo men are good husbands

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define concord

2.   State the rules of concord treated

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer Exercise 1-3 on page 210 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise 4-5 on page 210 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners