SS 3 English Language (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

Tenses occur only in verbs. Tense refers to the changes that take place in the form of the verb to indicate time. Only two tenses, namely the present and the… Read More »Review of Tenses

Vowels: There are twenty vowels in the English Language. They include twelve pure vowels and eight diphthongs. Pure vowels /i:/ Seat, Cheap, Sheep /i/ sit, chip, ship /e/ set, bread,… Read More »Vowel and the Consonants

The aspects of oral English tested in the examination include the following: vowels, consonants, rhymes, word-stress, emphatic stress and phonetic symbols. Vowels: There are twenty vowels in the English language.… Read More »Requirement of the Examination on Orals

Nominalization is the changing of a part of speech into a noun by the addition of a suffix Verbs                                                                                                    Nouns Advise                                                                                                  advice Apologise                                                                                            apology Authorise                                                                                            authority Choose                                                                                                 Choice Fail                                                                                                         failure… Read More »Nominalization of Infinitives | Nouns, Verbs & Clauses

Formal Letters These are letters we write to people in their official positions. Features of a formal letter Writer’s Address and Date: This is written at the top right hand… Read More »Formal & Informal Letters

The stressing of a particular word more than other words in a sentence is referred to as emphatic or contrastive stress. Such as a stress normally have its implications in… Read More »Contrasting stress

Direct Speech: This refers to the quoting by a speaker or writer, of the actual utterance of another speaker or writer. This is usually indicated by the use of quotation… Read More »Direct and Indirect Speech

Lating was the language of the ancient Romans. Nowadays, few people in Europe elsewhere learn Latin, but until the past 70 years or so, it was a language learn I… Read More »Vocabulary: Latin Expression used in English

Characteristic of a written speech Formal Salutation (vocatives); There is always an audience to be addressed. In formal situations, people are usually appointed to perform one function or the other.… Read More »Speech Writing

A clause is a group of words with finite verb. A clause should have a subject and a predicate. e.g. Idowu bought a piece of land. Subject: Idowu Predicate –… Read More »Clauses | Definition, Types & Functions