Register are terms or words that are used in any given field of human knowledge or human Endeavour Register of farm Peasant farming or subsistence farming – Agricultural production for the satisfaction of the farmer’s immediate and extended families Tilling – making sail to be soft so that the preparation of the ridges and mounds […]
What is an adjective? An Adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun Types of Adjectives We have the following types of adjective : Adjective of quality Adjective of number Adjective of Definite number (cardinal and ordinal) Adjective of Definite number Proper adjectives Distributive adjectives Demonstrative adjectives Possessive adjective Companion of
/I/ – this sort vowel has various spelling symbols like e, I, u, ay, ey, y, ui, ie, a,ia e.g. market, manage, quick, Friday, village, holy, symbol / I: / – This vowel is longer in length than vowel /I/ spelling symbpls-ea, ev,ae. Ie, ei, e, I, ey, ay, ee, etc. e.g. retrieve, seek, people,
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Elements of Composition Elements of composition are the features or characteristics that make up the composition; they are divided into 3 parts which are: (i) The introduction (ii) The body (iii) The conclusion Introduction: is the opening paragraph or the beginning of your composition Body: Is the content of your essay. The content will contain
Members of the family Nephew- A son of your brother or sister Niece-A daughter of one’s brother or sister (or brother-in-law, or sister-in-law) Cousin-the child of your aunt or uncle, (first cousin, full cousin) (cousin brother (male cousin) female cousin) Father-in-law – the father of your spouse Mother-in-law –the mother of your spouse Spouse- A
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A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun. Underline the pronouns in these sentences. John is a boy He is in the class Nike is a girl She is at home They are brother and sisters We know them very well Words that stand for males are masculine gender so
What is an essay? An essay is a written composition of moderate length explaining a particular issue or subject matter. In writing an essay, we must consider the following types of essays which are : (a) Narrative essay (b) Descriptive essay (c) Argumentative essay (d) Expository essay Narrative Essay: this is a type of essay
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All the parts of speech are: Noun (2) pronoun (3) verbs (4)adjective (5) adverb (6) preposition (7) conjunction We shall consider each one, under our grammar lesson Noun- A noun is a naming word. Nouns are the names of people e.g man, woman, Ali etc. names of animals e.g horse, dog,
Speech involves language sounds which are associated with meaningful sounds that come out of the mouth (human mouth) and they are known as speech sounds. What is articulation? Articulation is the movement of the vocal organs to produce speech sounds the vocal organs are then referred to as “articulators” PURE VOWEL SOUNDS (MONO THRONGS)
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Tense is the change which takes place in the structure (i.e form) of the verb to show time. The Simple present tense: It is used to show an action that occurs always or an occupation. Examples: I eat beans everyday He sells bread They work hard My father is a trader The sun shines during
COMPOSITION: elements of composition: pre-writing, writing, edition, body and conclusion. Pre – writing (Introduction): An essay should introduction. Introduction helps to provide enough information for the proper understanding of the body or middle of the essay. An introduction should show what essay is about. The body of the essay: take note of the following points.
Identification of words that points to writer’s intention on contemporary issue like corruption. The writer intention pointing to the contemporary issue on corruption according to the passage. Bulgar proofing Fright Harmful object Crackled Trod Outwit Accidentally VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WORDS ASSOCAITED WITH HOSPITAL Reference: New Oxford Book 2, page 22. Increase your word power. Have
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The /l∂/ sound e.g. /ear, clear, hear). The articulation of this diphthong involves a gliding movement of the tongue towards the centre as illustrated in the following vowel chart. If you pronounce the word ‘here’ the shape of the lips remains neutral from the beginning of the articulation of the diphthong to the end while
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Reading to understand the writer’s purpose. Content: comprehension is a process of reading, understanding and explaining what is written in a passage. For every comprehension exercise, there must be a passage to be read. The purpose of comprehension exercise is to test student’s understanding of a given passage. In comprehension, the thoughts of the writer’s
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TRANSITIVE: A transitive verb has an object. In other words, the action of the verb is transferred from the subject to the object. Example (i) Ayo shouted at his wife -obj. (ii) Olu wrote a letter – obj. (iii) Mr Ojo killed a goat – obj. INTRANSITIVE VERBS: An intransitive verb does not need object
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As we already know, there are forty-four speech sounds on English. While twenty of them is vowels, the remaining twenty four are consonants. A consonant is produced with the flow if air from the lungs is in erupted somewhere in the ducal clarity (mouth). A consonant is therefore a speech sound which produced with
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Adverbs of Reasons and Adverbs of cause Adverbs of Reasons = Adverbs of Cause: These adverbs express the reason for or a purpose of an action. Examples: Krishna was hence neglected by the teachers. She thus opened the door applying little visible force. He, therefore, does not want to talk to me. The teacher is
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Writers use the descriptive essay to create a vivid picture of a person, place, or thing. Unlike a narrative essay, which reveals meaning through a personal story, the purpose of a descriptive essay is to reveal the meaning of a subject through detailed, sensory observation. The descriptive essay employs the power of language and all
What are idioms? Definition An idiom (also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom individual elements. In other words, idioms don’t mean exactly what the words say. They have, however, hidden meaning.
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What is an Argumentative Essay? Argument essays seek to state a position on an issue and give several reasons, supported by evidence, for agreeing with that position. Argument essay topics can be found everywhere. Check the headlines of a newspaper, or just listen in to a conversation at you local Starbucks. Chances are, you will
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