GRADE 3 : GRAMMAR : WEEK 5

NEW APPROACH

WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM /WEEK 5

CLASS: Grade 3

DATE: 26th June, 2020

SUBJECT: Grammar

TOPIC: Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns

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Brief explanation

Meaning of Possessive and Reflexive Pronoun Respectively

Possessive pronoun is a type of pronoun that shows ownership.

Reflexive pronoun is a type of pronoun that shows that an action has an effect on the doer.

Examples of Possessive pronoun includes: mine, hers, his, theirs, ours, yours, its.   Remember that a pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun.

Examples of reflexive pronouns are: myself, itself, themselves, himself, herself, yourself, and ourselves.

Sentence  Construction With Pronouns

1. The book is mine.
2. Yours is ready.
3. Those cars are ours.
4. The bicycle is his.
5. The dog is breastfeeding its
6. I did the home work myself.
7. Johnny drove the car to the church himself.
8. Wash the clothes yourself.
9. They tried to lift the big box themselves but could not.

Exercises/Assignment

1. Define possessive and reflexive pronoun respectively.
2. Name 3 examples of reflexive and possessive pronouns respectively.
3. Construct 5 sentences with some of the pronouns treated in this lesson.

Read through your Mastering English book, pages 17 to 20, for more work on pronouns.