The Simple Past Tense Form The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding ed to...
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Form The Present continuous tense is made up of the present tense of the auxiliary verb to...
Sequence of Tenses informs us that the tense of a verb in the subordinate clause agrees in...
Verbs have five grammatical properties: Tense. Person. Mood. Number. Voice. These properties (otherwise known as features...
Adverbs are words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, sentences, and sentence items, such as...
A conjunctional idiom is an idiom that performs the function of a conjunction. Usually, it appears as...
Broadly speaking, prepositional idioms refer to the idiomatic use of prepositions after verbs, adjectives, verbal-nouns, etc, and...
These function as adverbs and, as such, many of them can be replaced by simple adverbs. Some...
Verb idioms are variously referred to as group verbs, multi-word verbs or phrasal verbs, or action/being referent...
A noun idiom is a unique noun phrase with a unique meaning. It can be replaced by...
The word “noun” is derived from the Latin word. “nomen”, which means name. Nouns are traditionally defined...
Parts of speech are classes of words that perform different functions in the sentence. They are like...
Syntax, a very important branch of grammar, means the ordering or arrangement of words (from Greek syn...
An idiom is a group or sequence of words whose meaning cannot be deciphered logically through our...
When we talk of verbs and verbals in English, we loosely refer to finite and nonfinite verbs...
(Verb-noun, verb-adjective, and verb-adverb) Form The infinitive, derived from the Latin word infinitus, means infinity, unlimited,...
Seven cardinal principles (or changes) governing the conversion of direct speech to the indirect speech are: Verb...
THE SUBJECT AND THE PREDICATE Notably, every sentence may be divided grammatically into two broad parts: Subject...
THE GERUND (a verb-noun: verb in appearance but noun in action) Form The gerund ends in...
A Phrase is a group of words that contains neither a subject nor a predicate. It is...
Direct Speech refers to the actual words that come out of the mouth of the speaker without...
Land tenure is defined as the system of land ownership or acquisition by individual, family, community or...
Commercial activities involves the buying, selling and distribution of goods and services in Nigeria. It involves trading,...
Figures of speech refer to the connotative use of language. When a writer departs from (or moves...
The entire surface of the body is covered by skin. In man, the skin is about 1...
Meaning and characteristics of NonGovernmental Organisations in Agriculture. They are established by private agencies or corporate bodies...
Literature is useful and beneficial to man in a number of ways: For Storage and Spread of...
The essential elements of literature or literary work (drama or fiction) are: Plot. Characterization. Theme. Point of...
Minerals, unlike other resources are non-renewable resources because once they are exhausted, they cannot be replaced. Mineral...
All resources of the environment are usually organised by man for optimum use. The ability of man...
Government plays an important role in the development of agriculture in Nigeria. This has helped to solve...
Although drama and narrative poetry can be classified as fiction, the term fiction (or prose- fiction) is...
Drama is a story told in action by actors on a stage before an audience. Aristotle defined...
Genre (a French word) means type or kind, and literary genres refer to aspects, kinds or types...
A cartilage is a tough elastic and semitransparent tissue devoid of blood vessels and nerves. Functions...
Carbohydrates are organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is...
Nastic/sleeping movements The pinnate and bipinnate leaves of many leguminous plants open and close as a result...
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE Subsistence agriculture is defined as the type of agriculture which is concerned with the production...
Vegetation resources include all the resources one can get from the forest and savanna for the benefit...
Water resources refer to any useful material (living or non-living) inside water which are of benefit to...
Atmospheric resources are those elements such as wind, water, sunlight and gases found in the atmosphere which...
Environmental resources refer to any useful item in the environment, or materials and substances that are useful...
Many developing countries in West Africa including Nigeria are faced with numerous problems which militate against the...
THE MEANING OF LITERATURE The word “literature” is derived from the Latin word “littera meaning “a letter...
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or a...
The following errors are common in sentence structures. They should be avoided or corrected promptly wherever they...
Enzymes are organic catalysts of protein origin produced by living cells which help to speed up or...
Food substances are chemical compounds and therefore can be tested chemically. Test for carbohydrates Test for...
Some of the major problems facing tourism development in Nigeria include the following: Inadequate funding: In Nigeria,...
Tourism is an activity done by an individual or a group of individuals, which leads to the...
