PART OF SPEECH
A adjective is described as a word that qualifies or modifies nouns and pronouns. Adjectives generally give more information about nouns and pronouns in items of their attributes such as… Read More »PART OF SPEECH
English Language (All Classes)
ARTICLE
‘A’ ‘an’ and ‘the’ are known as Articles they are in fact demonstrative adjectives. KINDS OF ARTICLES There are two types of articles Definite Articles Indefinite Articles Definite Articles:… Read More »ARTICLE
LITERARY TERMS
Plot: The plot is the arrangement of the story of the play. The summary of the story line of the play is expected to be arranged orderly so as to… Read More »LITERARY TERMS
VOWEL SOUNDS
DIPHTHONGS The diphthongs or impure vowels are eight. A diphthong represents a sound that consists of a movement or glide from one vowel quality to another. It has been observed… Read More »VOWEL SOUNDS
ESSAY WRITING
Writing is a form of persuasive communication. There is always a point of view to project and which the writer wants the reader to understand. In other words, we write… Read More »ESSAY WRITING
MEANING AND TYPES OF NOUN
The word noun is derived from a Latin word “nomeri” (a name). a noun can therefore, simply be defined as the name of anything. It may be concrete, real or… Read More »MEANING AND TYPES OF NOUN
STRUCTURE | Clauses – Subordinate and Insubordinate
A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a finite verb and which forms part of a sentence e.g. The referee blew his whistle and the… Read More »STRUCTURE | Clauses – Subordinate and Insubordinate
Structure: Affixation: Suffixes
This refers to the addition of prefixes, suffixes and infixes to words leading to new words, meaning and word classes. Examples (verbs) verbs+ –ment e.g. Enslavement, achievement Management, movement… Read More »Structure: Affixation: Suffixes
Structure: Idioms
An idiom is a phrase or group of words whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual meanings of the words in the phrase. The following are few examples of… Read More »Structure: Idioms
Vocabulary Development: Hotel & Catering
Room service – this is a service that lets guests order food or drinks and have it delivered to their rooms. Bars – where you go to have a drink… Read More »Vocabulary Development: Hotel & Catering
Speech Sounds /I/ and /I:/ contrasted
The /I:/vowel sound is long while the /I/ is short. They are contrasted using the following words. /I:/ /I/ eat it beat bit seat sit heel hill feel fill seen … Read More »Speech Sounds /I/ and /I:/ contrasted
Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Films and TV
Slanting the news – expressing the news in a biased or prejudiced way so as to mislead the public censor – to approve whatever is published or broadcast before it… Read More »Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Films and TV
Structure: Adjectival Clause
An adjectival clause performs the functions of an adjective i.e. it qualifies a noun or its equivalents. An adjectival clause begins with a relative pronoun such as who, which, that,… Read More »Structure: Adjectival Clause
Essay Writing: Story Writing
A story is a description of events and people that a writer or speaker has invented in order to advocate or entertain. Examples include love story, detective story, adventure, science… Read More »Essay Writing: Story Writing
Speech Work: Stress Placement on Two or More Syllable Words
In this lesson, we will explain the morphophonemic approach at identifying a stressed syllable. In this approach, stress placement is determined as a result of the occurrence and arrangement of… Read More »Speech Work: Stress Placement on Two or More Syllable Words
Grammar: Rules of Concord
Concord is the agreement of the subject with the verb in a sentence Rules When the subject is in the third person and singular, the verb in the present… Read More »Grammar: Rules of Concord
The Use of the Dictionary
A dictionary is a book that gives a list of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean or gives a word for them in… Read More »The Use of the Dictionary
Structure: Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase is a group of words, which begins with a preposition and ends with a noun pronoun or noun phrase called its complement. Examples Preposition + Noun… Read More »Structure: Prepositional Phrase
Writing: Article Writing
Definition, Features, Sample Question,Outline An article is a type of writing that is meant to be published in a school magazines, a newspaper or a journal. Basic Features It… Read More »Writing: Article Writing
Vocabulary Development: Prefixes
A prefix is a group of letters or syllable which is attached to the front of a root word to form another word which usually changes its meaning. The… Read More »Vocabulary Development: Prefixes