Words Associated with Fishing and Animal Husbandry

Here is a list of words associated with fishing-

1.Hooks, 2.Nets, 3.Fish 4.Traps, 5.Season, 6.Buoys, 7.Cables, 8.Industries, 9.Small-scale, 10.Coastlines, 11.Economy, 12.Sophisticated, 13.Mesh, 14.Refrigerator, 15.Trawler, 16.Bait, 17.Stocks, 18.Catch.

Countries with long ..1.. and good harbours are usually those that have the best-developed fishing …2., and fishing makes an important contribution to the Nigerian ..3..

There is a great deal of ..4.. fishing along Nigeria’s coast, using traditional methods such as ..5.., spear-fishing and hand-held fishing ..6..

However, deep water fishing requires quite ..7.. fishing boats. The commonest type of fishing boat is called a ..8.. These boats drag long nets along the sea bed to collect the fishes in their path. The net is like a huge somewhat flattened, cone-shaped bag attached to the boat by steel towing….

Many modern trawlers have a large ..9.. so that the ..10.. can be deep frozen. Another method is LINING. Several kilometres of lines with baited ..11.. are laid on the sea bed. Their position is marked by ..12.. floating on the water. The fishes are removed from the hooks and new ..13.. is put on. For drifting, shoals of fish swim into the nets and are caught in the .14…To learn more, Click here 

Week 6

Topic: Structure – Phrases

Structure – Phrases

A phrase is a group of words that stand together as a single unit, typically as part of a clause or a sentence.
A phrase does not contain a subject and verb and, consequently, cannot convey a complete thought. A phrase contrasts with a clause. A clause does contain a subject and verb, and it can convey a complete idea.

Principal Types of Phrases

1. Adjective Phrase: A word group with an adjective as its head. This adjective may be accompanied by modifiers, determiners, and/or qualifiers. Adjective phrases modify nouns. They may be attributive (appearing before the noun) or predicative(appearing after a linking verb), but not all adjectives can be used in both positions. To learn more, Click here 

Week 7

Topic: Types and Functions of Clauses; Syllabic consonants: /l/ and /n/

Introduction to Clauses

A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb or a subject and a predicate. A clause may be either a sentence (an independent clause) or a sentence-like construction within another sentence (a dependent or subordinate clause). A clause can be usefully distinguished from a phrase, which is a group of related words that does not contain a subject-verb relationship, such as “in the morning” or “running down the street” or “having grown used to this harassment.

1.  Main Clause

The main clause is a group of words that include a subject and a finite verb. It is not a part of another clause, or dependent on another clause to form a sentence. It can stand independently as it makes a complete statement. A sentence must have a main clause. Each of the following is a group of words that does not qualify as a main clause as they are incomplete statements and so cannot stand on their own.

  • That you are my closest friend.
  • When all of us sat beneath the giant olive tree. To learn more, Click here 

Week 9

Topic: Irregular Verbs

What Are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t take on the regular –d, -ed, or -ied spelling patterns of the past simple (V2) or past participle (V3). Many of the irregular V2 and V3 forms are the same, such as: cut – cut, had – had, let – let, hurt – hurt, fed- fed, and sold-sold. Irregular verbs are also often described as strong verbs. Here are nine that are used more often than the rest. These nine irregular verb examples also happen to be among the most commonly used words in the English language. They are:

  • Go
  • Get
  • Say
  • See
  • Think
  • Make
  • Take
  • Come
  • Know

Some of these examples show how irregular verbs are used in sentences. Some sentences contain more than one example.

  1. Go get your brother. It’s time to eat dinner.→ In this example, all three irregular verbs (go, get, and eat) are in base form.
  2. I want to build a sand castle like the one we built last year.→ In this example, the irregular verb build is in base form. The irregular verb built is the past simple form of “build”. When you look at the complete list of examples, you’ll notice that built is also the past participle of the irregular verb “build”.
  3. He bet me that I couldn’t run five miles without stopping. I proved him wrong; I ran seven miles before I had to catch my breath.→ In this example, bet is a past simple form. When you look at the complete list, you will see that all three forms of “bet” are the same. Next, in the same sentence, the irregular verb run is in base form. In the next sentence, ran is the past simple form of “run” and had is the past simple form of “have.” Meanwhile, catch is base form. To learn more, Click here 

Week 10

Topic: Introduction to Answering Comprehension Questions and Nominalization of Adjectives

Introduction to Answering Comprehension Questions

Comprehension reading requires that the reader understands a certain part of a passage or a paragraph. The main purpose of comprehension is to understand the meaning implied by any given passage and be able to answer the questions based on such passage; albeit accordingly. Comprehension reading is mainly used in schools and colleges where it is used to test the reading and understanding capability of the students. For students preparing to write their O-Levels and JAMB, comprehensions are inevitable. Students are therefore expected to read through the passages, understand the essay and try to answer questions based on the given paragraph or article. Below are some tips on how to effectively read, comprehend and answer questions based on comprehension passages.

How to Answer Comprehension Questions 

1. Try to understand the reading passage:

  • This is one of the most common reasons that many students complain about. Keep in mind that it is not expected of every student to understand all the lines and words of the given paragraph. No one is expecting you to study all the lines and paragraphs and understand each and every sentence.
  • Try to understand the summary of the paragraph given and try to understand what meaning it is implying to. Though it may seem contradictory but when simply put, just try to eliminate all the common words, sentences and phrases and understand the true meaning of the given paragraph. Try to keep focus and attention on the keywords and the turning points of the paragraph. This helps you to understand the questions even better and makes it easier for you to answer. To learn more, Click here