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

TENSES There are twelve (12) tenses and each one has its own special use. ’Tense and ‘Time ‘mean different things – Tense is the change which takes place in the structure (i.e. farm) of the verb to donate time.   THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE This is used for something known to be true. Example. Dogs […]

In many Nigeria languages, there is no consonant cluster but in English, there may be an initial cluster of two or three consonants. In some English vowels, it is not easy to identify consonant cluster by merely looking at the written form of the word. Such words manifest the cluster only when they are pronounced.

An adverb modifies a verb. That is, it tells us how a verb does it work. The woman walk slowly across the field. Gbolahan rain adv She listened attentively Adv. Functions Of Adverbs and Adverbials The basic function of adverb and adverbials is that of modification. They modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. In the

FORMAL LETTERS Formal letters are those written to official figures or people in official positions. This is why it is correct to say that a formal letter is one written to an office rather than to a person. A formal letter is largely in personal. There is usually no room for personal greetings, exchange of

Monopthongs is also calls pure vowel which are divided into two (2) segment, i.e seven short vowels and five long ones. E.g I:, I,e, e, ae, a: ,d , c: u, u: , u, , c:, a, Diphtongs – This is a double sound, The diphthongs are vowels but they differs from the pure vowels

Adjective can function in the same way that noun do but they must be preceded by the article ‘the’ and must take plural verb. For instance (i)         The rich sometimes help the poor (ii)        The poor are always with us (iii)       The strong often defend the weak (iv)       The blind are usually provided with accommodation.

An Argumentative Essay is the one that demands that the student should carefully consider an issue which has two sides to it and prove that one side has more merit than the other. It is like a debate in which you have two-sided topic and you have to decide that the other. Argumentative topic demand

Intonation is another feature of speech which affect the understanding of a message. This is the rise and fall of the voice in speech (or the vanation) in pitch intonation convey the attitude or mood of the speaker to his audience. Intonation is the change in the level of pitch (how high or low the

PHRASES AND NOUN CLAUSES (ADJECTIVAL PHARASES, ADJECTIVAL CLAUSES) NOUN PHRASE A noun Phrases does the work of a noun in a sentence. Example Ade, the school driver, has died Jerusalem a city on high land has cool weather. NOUN CLAUSE A Noun clause functions as the subject of a verb or the object of a

A formal letter refers to letter to the press, business letter request for casual leave by staff in offices, an application for Job etc. It is also a letter written to people who are not close to us. FEATURES OF THE FORMAL LETTER Address: This should be written at the top of a letter on

An Adverbial clause functions as an adverb in the sentence. It modifies the verb in the main sentence Types of Adverbial Adverbial Clause of Reaction: it is introduced by the following conjunction e.g. that, since, because, seeing that. Example: The teacher could not talk because he was dumb. Adverbial Clause of Purpose: It introduced by

/i/ this is a short vowel which is also a front vowel. For the production of the vowel, however, the part of the tongue raised is nearer the centre than the front while the lips are spread. The common spelling symbol are: “I” as in Pit “e” as in Pretty “a” as in Village “y”

/l/ in the production of /l/, the tip of the tongue makes contact with the alveolar ridge. This obstruction causes a partial obstruction of the airstream which however passes along the sides of the tongue. The local card vibrates during the production of /l/ and the consonant is therefore a voiced alveolar lateral. The usual

WHAT I DO EVERYDAY I work up every day by 6:00am to pray, and read my bible. After which I joined my mummy in the kitchen to assist her. At exactly 6:45am, I have my bath, get prepared for school and have my breakfast at exactly 7:00am. By 7:15am, I walk to school since my

Adjective have three degree of comparison namely: Positive, Comparative and Superlative. POSITIVE It is used when describing object. Example: She has a long ruler. (ii)        Ajide has a small bag (iii)       Mr Obiora is a big man.   COMPARATIVE It is form by adding ‘er’ to the positive. We can use comparative when comparing

DIPHTHONG /CI/ To articulate this /ci/, the tongue glide begins from the back toward the front and the lips which are rounded gradually become spread toward /i/. there are two spelling symbol for diphthong /ci/’ “oi” as in boli” “oy” as in boy Contrast between /c:/ and /ci /c:/                               /ci/ Corn                            Coin Ball                              Boil Call                             

ADVERB These are used to modify a verb or an adverb in a sentence. Example: sadly, quietly, strongly, fairly, quickly, carefully, wisely, godly etc. (i)         The children acts carefully (ii)        The teacher speaks wisely (iii)       She answered her mother quickly   CONJUCTIION These are words use in joining two or more word together to give

NOUNS, PRONOUN, VERBS AND ADJECTIVES PART OF SPEECH NOUN A Noun is refers to the name of a person, animal, thing or place, A Noun also includes quality or idea. Example Gbenga, Lion, School, Abuja, Lagos, Sokoto, Table, Book, Intelligent, wisdom, etc. TYPES OF NOUN Noun are broadly divided into two, proper noun and common