Speaking Skill

Greetings from Clara.

The biggest communication challenge we face is EXPRESSION. Sometimes we say what we don't mean. And this is done in error. 

A person who says:

* "Get me my phone so that I can flash         him". has not said what he wished           to  say. Flash is also wrongly used             in the following sentences

* Flash we when you're ready so that I can come over.

*Justin never  calls me. He's always flashing me.

Note: The word 'flash means... to cause to show llight or to illuminate briefly.

On the other hand, beep means a brief sound, especially the one made by an electronic gadget. To change the sentences above to grammatically correct sentences, we replace flash with beep.

Beep me when you are ready so that I can come over.

Justin never calls me. He is always beeping me.

Learn the rules, practice good speech everyday, speak with confident . 

Your hostess has been Clara

Using the word "upper"appropriately in sentences (English language)

 Studies
Grade 9
8/5/20

Grammatical errors/corrections

Look at the following sentences

I'll visit her upper week.

*The entrance exam will be written upper Monday.

*My mom will come to the city upper Sunday.

*Lilian's skill acquisition lessons will begin on the upper Wednesday.

You understand what they mean?
Do you also say similar things?

Well, the above sentences are incorrect.

The word "upper" means something that is above something. It suggests that something is physically higher in position than another. It is therefore ungrammatical to say: upper week, month, etc.


The appropriate thing to say is:
the week after next...

The Monday after next...

The Sunday after next... etc

You can also say:

*...in two weeks' time.

*...in two days' time. etc


The sentences above should therefore read:

I'll visit her in two weeks' time.

The entrance exam will be written on the Monday after next.

My mom will come to the city on the Monday after next.

Lilian's skill acquisition lessons will begin on the Wednesday after next.

Assignment
Correct the following sentences

1) WAEC will start upper week.
2) The exam has been postponed to upper Monday.
3) My class will go for an excursion upper month.
4) We will write the quiz upper Tuesday.

Good luck

Clara O

How to use the word "news"(English Grammar)

Greetings my beloved friends, this is Clara welcoming you to this platform.

I'm going to discuss how the word "news"is used.

Do you sometimes hear people make sentences like the following? :

I have a good news for you.

That's a good news.

Is that what you call a good news? And so on.

Do the above expressions seem grammatically correct?

They are NOT correct.

News actually means something or things you did not know before. It means report of current events. It cannot be counted. It is therefore ungrammatical to say...a news. So instead of using the sentences above, use the following:

I have good news for you.

That's good news.



Is that what you call good news?

Please drop your comments.

Thanks

Grammatical error and correction

Hello friends,
Greetings to you from Clara.

Today instead of discussing the rules of grammar, I will give correction to a grammatical error.

Many a time I hear people say, "Say it to my hearing". Does the sentence seem correct? Well, it's not.


The appropriate thing to say is "Say it in my hearing"

Let's practice saying the following

1. Say it in my hearing.

2. Did he say such a nasty thing in your hearing?

3. I said it in their hearing.

4. He said it in our hearing


Please never say:

Say it to my hearing.

Did he say such a nasty thing to your hearing?

I said it to their hearing.

He said it to our hearing.

Exercises on rule 1

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. Stan ----- regularly.(swim)


2. Getrude ----- cartoons a lot.(watch)


3. My elder brother ---- not go to school      everyday.(do)



4. Little Ephraim ----- an apple every            night.(eat)


5. My dad ----- better than my mum.            (cook)

Grammatical Concord

Do you sometimes wonder why many Nigerian candidates do not perform excellently in English exams? Does it surprise you that even when you are confident that you will do well in the exam, the result makes you feel that something  has gone wrong?
  Many factors contribute to it. The English language, just like every other language is unique. To use the language effectively, you must have an in-depth knowledge of the grammar of the language. What this means is that you MUST NOT allow the grammar of your native language to interfere with your use of the English language. To be able to do this, you must know the rules of Concord. The Concord I mean here is"grammatical Concord". This refers to the agreement between the subject and verb of a sentence. (Remember that the subject can be noun (s)/pronoun (s)/noun phrase/noun clause). Example
1. Jerry jogs every morning. This can also be written as:
*The boy jogs every morning. It can as well be rewritten as
** He jogs every morning.

Notice that the subject "the boy" is singular. The verb - 'jogs' is also singular.

Note that while the singular subject does not end with s, the singular verb does.

     Other examples
2. My mother cooks delicious meals.

3. Jordan enjoys riding.

Speaking Skill

With delight I welcome you my followers to this platform which is intended to guide us to handle the English language like our own. And in reality, it's our language.