Word Class: Collective Nouns/Reflexive Pronouns

Syllabus: CBC * Grade 5 * English * Strand 2.0 Grammar in Use * Sub-strand 2.3 Word Class: Collective Nouns/Reflexive Pronouns (Theme: National Celebrations)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Identify collective nouns and reflexive pronouns in texts.
• Use collective nouns and reflexive pronouns correctly in sentences.
• Adopt the use of collective nouns and reflexive pronouns during communication.

Summary

In this topic, you will learn about collective nouns -- words for groups of people, animals, or things -- and reflexive pronouns, which show that the subject and object of a sentence are the same.