A Detailed Lesson Plan in

English Grammar
Marichernelle Dela Pena

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the1-hour lesson, students with 85% mastery, will be able to:
a). identify the five most common pairs of correlative conjunctions;
c). construct sentences containing correlative conjunctions; and
d). write a paragraph about their idea about the fun weekend using correlative
conjunctions

II. SUBJECT MATTER

a). Topic : Correlative Conjunctions
b). Reference/s: Palma, J.C. and Mogol, M.A (1996),Grammar and composition 1 (pp.
60-61). No. 17 Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City Philippines:Anvil Publishing INC.
c). Materials : White Board Marker, Visual Aids, Tube of Cartolina and Power Point
Presentation

III. DAILY ROUTINE

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
a. Greetings

“Good morning, class!”

“Good morning, Ma’am Chernelle!”

b.Opening Prayer

“Before we start, please lead the opening

prayer.” “Let’s bow our heads and feel the presence of
God.”
(The student starts leading the prayer)

“Before you sit, kindly pick up the trash

around your area and arrange your chair’s
alignment. Are you done?” “Yes, Ma’am!”

“How’s your day, class?”

“We’re fine, Ma’am.”

“That is good to hear.”

c.Checking of Attendance

“Now, let’s check your attendance. Ms.

Secretary, are there any absentees for today?”
“None, Ma’am. Everyone is present.”
“Great!”

d. Daily Review

“Yesterday, we have discussed one of the part

of speech which is the conjunction. Again,
what is conjunction?”

“Ma’am conjunction are joining words.”

“Nice answer. So what are the types of

conjunction?”
“There are three types of conjunctions, these
are the coordinating, subordinating and
correlative conjunctions.”
“Excellent answer”

“Do you have any questions regarding to our

lesson yesterday?”
“None, Ma’am.”
“If that so, let’s start our next lesson.”
IV. LESSON PROPER
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
A. Activity/Analysis
Title: Rebus Puzzle
“In this activity, I need two groups.Each
group will be given a set of pictures. Each
group will construct a sentence using the
pictures. Take note there is a timer and each
group is given a minute to identify the
pictures.”
1. She is both intelligent and beautiful.
2. I will either go for a hike or stay home and watch TV.
3. Jerry is neither rich nor famous.
4. He is not only intelligent, but also very funny.
5. Would you rather go shopping or spend the day at the beach?
 Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“Job well done! Now, let’s check your work.

Did the first group create a correct sentence?”
“Yes, Ma’am!”

“Very good! How about the second group?”

“I think they are very creative in constructing

their sentences.”

“Great! Based from our activity, what have

you observed?”
“There are two different pictures that is
connected to each other.”
“Aside from that, what else?”

“The two pictures are contrasting each other.”

“Now, let’s try to create a simple sentence out

of the first picture.”
“ She is both intelligent and beautiful”

“How about on the second picture?”

“I will either go for a hike or stay home and

watch TV.”

“Very good! Based from your prior

knowledge about sentences, what are the parts
of sentence that are present in the sentences
you created?”

“It has a subject and a predicate.”

“What have you observed from the

sentences?”

“The sentences have the conjunctions”

B. Abstraction
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“Do you have any idea what is correlative

conjunction? ”

“Ma’am correlative conjunctions are

connecting words.”

“You have a point, thank you for your

answer. Correlative conjunctions are
conjunctions that function as separable
compounds, occurring in pairs, and have
corresponding meanings.”

“So now let’s identify what are the possible

pair of words that correlative conjunctions
can connect”

“Class are you ready?”

“ Yes, Ma’am”

“ Before we proceed, let’s find out what are

the correlative conjunctions.
(Both, and), (neither, nor), (whether, or),
(either, or), ( not only, but also).”

“It is clear class?”

“Yes, Ma’am.”

“ So let’s proceed to our discussion,

Connecting nouns: He opened both his
present and her present.
Connecting pronouns: Either you or I will be
lead runner.
Connecting verbs: The sick python would
neither eat nor drink.
Connecting prepositional phrases: He will
keep the appointment whether at one or at
two, he couldn’t say.
Connecting two sentences: Not only is Lila a
talented artist, but she is also a fine writer.
“Do you have any question class?
 Clarification? Do you understand?”

“Yes, Ma’am.”
“If that so, can you give me examples?”

“At the party, Jen served both hamburgers

and hot dogs.”
“Thank you for that. Another example?”

“The house was neither attractive nor

affordable.”
“Excellent. Last one”

“Danny not only entered but also won the

marathon.”
“Very good. Now I see that you already
understand our lesson lets have an activity.”

C. Application

Instruction: The students will write a

paragraph about their idea about the fun
weekend using correlative conjunctions.
(minimum of 10 sentences)

CRITERIA

Relevance
- 3 points
Content
- 3 points
Usage of correlative conjunctions
- 4 points

TOTAL:
10 points
 V. Evaluation
Direction: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. She is neither polite _______ funny.

a) Or
b) Nor
c) Not
d) Yet
Answer: B. She is neither polite nor funny.

2. _______ that is the case, _______ I’m not surprised about what’s happening.

a) If / then
b) No sooner / than
c) Scarcely / when
d) Whether / or
Answer: A. If that is the case, then I’m not surprised about what’s happening.

3. Have you made a decision about _______ to go to the movies _______ not?

a) If / then
b) Either / or
c) Whether / or
d) What with / and
Answer: C. Have you made a decision about whether to go to the movies or not?

4. _______ had I put my umbrella away, _______ it started raining.

a) No sooner / than
b) If / then
c) What with / and
d) Neither / nor
Answer: A. No sooner had I put my umbrella away, than it started raining.
5. This salad is _______ delicious _______ healthy.

a) Whether / or
b) Both / and
c) Scarcely / when
d) Rather / than
Answer: B. This salad is both delicious and healthy.

VI. Assignment
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“Have you learned a lot today class?”

“Yes ma’am!”

“That nice. For your assignment, write five (5)

sentences for every types of correlative
conjunctions.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“Let’s call it a day! Goodbye and God bless class!”

“Goodbye and thank you Ms.

Chernelle!”