JSS 3 English Language (1st, 2nd & 3rd Term)

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 quality, colour, quantity, etc.; words come nearer to the nouns they modify than all other elements that modify such nouns. TYPES OF ADJECTIVES USES There […]

‘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: – An article which is used to refer to a particular person or thing is known as the definite article. Example ‘the’ Indefinite Article: –

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 avoid confusion – a story line is expected to have a beginning, the middle and an end. Theme: This is also called subject matter. It

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 that during the glide, the first vowel sound is given more prominence than the sound vowel sound. Thus in pronouncing vowel 13, /ei/ for example,

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 for a reader. The success of writing is therefore best judged by how well the reader understands the message we are trying to send by

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 tangible such as Ayo, Lagos, Book, Teacher, Pupil, Water etc. It may be abstract, intangible or imaginary such as Hope, Fear, Belief, Wish, Idea, Thought,

DEMONSTRATIVE NOUNS: These pronouns incudes THIS, THAT, THESE, AND THOSE. They are used to point out specific persons, places or objects.

Cork                                                               cock

Cord                                                              cod

Forks                                                             fox

Nought                                                         knot

Naught                                                         knoffy

Synonyms are words that are similar or nearly the same in meaning. For example, killing is a deliberate act that causes somebody/something to die.