Grammar: Determiners Determiners are words which come at the beginning of the noun phrase. They tell us whether the noun phrase is specific or general. Determiners are a group of words which include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), possessive adjectives (my, their), numbers (one, two), and other words (any, both) that come before a
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Grammar: Adverbial Clauses A clause is a group of words containing a subject and predicate or a finite verb. (A finite verb is a form of a verb that shows the tense, number and person.) A clause can be a simple sentence or part of a sentence. Different elements – subject, verb, indirect object, direct
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Homonyms Homonyms, or multiple meaning words, are words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings. To put it another way, homonyms are both homophones and homographs! HOMOPHONE A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as other words but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling. A homophone
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In writing, punctuation marks are included to aid the flow of thoughts of the narrative. You include them to indicate a change in the line of thought, an inflection or change in tone, when a new idea is introduced, or perhaps to recall something from the past. In this regard, how well do you use
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Writing Skills – Effective Writing Rules Good writing skills are essential for effective communication. Learning to write well takes time and practice and as students, it is important for you to be able to write well as this will help in your examinations and also improve your general communication skills. Rule 1. Use concrete rather
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English Language JSS3 First Term Week 2 Contents: Writing Skill: Paragraph Construction Skill Focus: How to make notes Prose Writing Skill: Paragraph Construction It is a good idea to plan your writing in paragraphs so that each paragraph is about one topic each paragraph usually contains a topic sentence. The topic sentence is usually (but not
Writing of Minutes Writing of minutes can save time and money. Good minutes are concise and to the point, but at the same time, they do not leave out critical information. Succinct minutes that capture the purpose of the meeting and its agreed outcomes are a record that can be referred back to and be used
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IDIOMS Idiomatic expressions or Idioms can be explained as a group of words in a fixed order, having a particular meaning different from the meaning of each word understood in its own. An Idiom is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal meaning. This means Idioms have a deeper meaning
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Skill Focus: How to apply for a Job 1. Your Letter Of Application Avoid applying for jobs for which you are obviously unqualified. For example, if the advertisement says that applicants must have a degree, and you have not, then applying for job is a waste of your time. Remember these points about writing a
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English Language SS2 Week 2 Contents: Structure: Idioms and Phrasal Verbs Reading Skill- Exam Practice A. Structure: Phrasal Verbs and Idioms A phrasal verb usually consists of two words: a) an ordinary verb b) another, a short word that is usually an adverb or a preposition, but is often called a particle, e.g. up, off,