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Classwork Series and Exercises {English Language – JSS3}: How to Write a Play

Literature: Features of a Play Plays have the following features: The speakers’ names are printed in capitals at the beginning of their speech, with a colon following the name. E.g. DANIEL:, TOLU: e.t.c A play may also contain stage directions e.g. (Takes her hand.) These always appear in italics, and in brackets. E.g. DANIEL (He turns […]

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between ALRIGHT and ALL RIGHT

All right and Alright actually mean the same thing. However, All right is more preferred in Standard English. Alright Not Widely Accepted Many people use alright unaware that it is not universally accepted as a word. It should be written all right. However, the merger of all right to alright has been underway for over

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Classwork Series and Exercises (English – SS2): Nouns (Countable, Concrete, Abstract) and Skill Focus

A. Structure: Nouns – Countable and Uncountable/Concrete and Abstract Countable nouns  are nouns that can be counted (e.g. oranges).  So how do we know whether or not a noun is countable or uncountable? A countable noun is a noun with both a singular and a plural form. Singular Form Plural Form car cars coin coins broom brooms

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between HEAR and LISTEN

There are two differences between listen and hear: Hearing is the physical activity of sound falling on the ears and the biological processes involved in its perception. ‘Listening’ is the ability to pay attention to what the sounds mean and understand it Listen is often a prolonged action, but hear is just one moment in

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between DISCREET and DISCRETE

These words are pronounced the same, and they are both adjectives. Discrete means separate, distinct, individual: The two companies have a partnership, but they are discrete entities. We offer three discrete service plans: internet only, internet + cell phone, and internet + cell phone + TV. Discreet describes something that is modest and does not

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVENESS

These two terms are often confused with each other, but they mean different things. Hint: Efficiency deals with the Process, Effectiveness deals with the Result. The difference between efficiency and effectiveness is that efficiency refers to how well you do something, whereas effectiveness refers to how useful what you’ve done is – regardless of how

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