SPEECH WORK
SPEECH WORK /u/ A vowel sound is made with a free flow of air through the mouth without any obstruction either by the tongue or the lips e.g /e/ is… Read More »SPEECH WORK
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FORMAL LETTER
A formal letter is also known as official letter or business letter. It is the kind of letter we write to people we don’t know or are not used to.… Read More »FORMAL LETTER
ADVERBS
What is an Adverb? An adverb is a word that is used to modify (to tell more about) a verb, an adjective, and another adverb. TYPES OF ADVERB Adverbs… Read More »ADVERBS
Identifying Types of Nouns
Identify the nouns in the following sentences No one understands why whales sometimes strand themselves. Since 1989, people in a group called Project Jonah have used an inflatable pontoon to… Read More »Identifying Types of Nouns
RADIOACTIVITY – MEANING, USES, TYPES, EFFECTS, DANGER & PROPERTIES
Meaning of Radioactivity Radioactivity is the spontaneous disintegration or breaking down of the nucleus of an atom which makes it give out or emit radiation. Any element that disintegrates spontaneously… Read More »RADIOACTIVITY – MEANING, USES, TYPES, EFFECTS, DANGER & PROPERTIES
Vocabulary: Astronomy
Vocabulary: Astronomy The lexis and structures on the vocabulary of astronomy. Some of the words used include universe, orbits, planets, eclipse, cosmonaut, satellite, galaxies, etc. Astronomy: the Scientific study of… Read More »Vocabulary: Astronomy
PUNCTUATION
PUNCTUATION.
Punctuation is the system of symbols that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear.
Each symbol is called a punctuation mark.
For example (., ! – : etc)
Capitalization
Capitalization.
Capitalization is the writing of a word with its first letter as an upper case and the remaining letters in lower case.
The following are the cases when capitalization is used:
(A) Abbreviations
Abbreviations begin with a capital letter.
(i) Titles of persons
QUESTION TAGS
QUESTION TAGS A question tag or a tag question is a phrase that is added at the end of a statement to turn into a question. When a speaker uses… Read More »QUESTION TAGS
INDIRECT SPEECH
INDIRECT SPEECH.
Indirect speech is used to refer to a person’s words without quoting him or her exactly.
It is also referred to as indirect quotation or reported speech.
The original spoken words are not repeated.
The exact meaning is given without repeating the speaker’s words.
DIRECT SPEECH
DIRECT SPEECH.
Direct speech is used to give a speaker’s exact words.
It is also referred to as direct quotation.
Direct speech is always enclosed within quotation marks.
Examples: Hemedi announced, “My aunt works in a biscuit factory ” “Creating jobs will be my first priority” the governor said.
A comma always separates the quoted words from the speaker’s name, whether the name comes before or after the quotation
KINDS OF SENTENCES
There are five kinds of sentences classified according to their end marks and the different jobs they do: (i) Declarative sentences (ii) Interrogative sentences (iii) Exclamatory sentences (iv) Imperative sentences… Read More »KINDS OF SENTENCES
NOUN CLAUSES
A noun clause is a clause which takes the place of a noun or a noun phrase. It can be used in any way that a noun is used. That… Read More »NOUN CLAUSES
ADJECTIVAL CLAUSES
ADJECTIVAL CLAUSES.
An adjectival clause acts as an adjective in a sentence, that is, it modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Examples:
The bushman, who knew the forest well, told us about the hidden cave. (Who knew the forest well is an adjectival clause that modifies the noun bushman).
The bushman told us a legend that involved the cave. (That involved the cave is an adjectival clause that modifies the noun legend).
ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
ADVERBIAL CLAUSES.
An adverbial clause is a subordinate clause which takes the place of an adverb in a sentence.
Just like adverbs and adverbial phrases, adverbial clauses answer the questions where, when, how, to what extent, with what goal/result and under what conditions.
In addition, an adverbial clause may tell why.
Note how an adverb clause can replace an adverb and an adverbial phrase in the following Example:
Adverb: The Prime Minister gave a speech here.
WHAT IS A CLAUSE?
A clause is a group of words that contains a verb and its subject. There are two types of clauses – main clauses and subordinate clauses. Main clauses A main… Read More »WHAT IS A CLAUSE?
TYPES OF SENTENCES
Sentences can be categorized in terms of structure or in terms of purpose. (A) In terms of structure Sentences can be categorized into 3 main types: (i) Simple sentences (ii)… Read More »TYPES OF SENTENCES
COMPLEMENTS
COMPLEMENTS.
Some sentences do not take objects or adverbs (or adverbial phrases) after the verbs.
Instead, they take complements.
A complement is the part of the sentence that gives more information about the subject (subject complement) or about the object (object complement) of the sentence.
OBJECTS SENTENCE
An object in a sentence is a word or words that complete the meaning of a sentence. It is involved in the action but does not carry it out. The… Read More »OBJECTS SENTENCE
SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES SENTENCE
The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A subject can be described as the component that performs the action described by the predicate.… Read More »SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES SENTENCE