HP English

Please, don't use bad English spoil Christmas for us oooooo

WRONG
Complement of the season

CORRECT
Compliments/Compliment of the season

Awon elebo ooshiiii.....Don't spoil Daddy G.O life with bad ingrishhhh

WRONG

*Everyone knows Bola as a black marketer.
*The girl complains that the guy is a cheater.
*She is the gossiper in that class.
*Some students are indisciplined.

CORRECT

*Everyone knows Bola as a black marketeer
*The girl complains that the guy is a cheat.
*She is the gossip in that class.
*Some students are undisciplined.

ENGLISH NAA PROBLEM

Mr Macaroni riding on a bicycle, will you like to marry me, Mr. Macaroni? Bum bum sisi me ya bum bum, sisi me ya bum bum...

Mr. Mark Anthony riding on a bicycle. Would you like to carry me, Mr. Mark Anthony? Jump on, Cecilia, jump on ...

WRONG
You need to BUCKLE UP to have an excellent result.

RIGHT
You need to BUCKLE DOWN to have an excellent result.

UTME

Stress

Study These:

overWHELming✅
meTROlogy✅
contiNENtal✅
aMEliorate✅
constiTUtion ✅
incarNAtion✅
ARbitrary✅

A word is enough for the wise🧏

Use of English

Idioms from 2022

1. "The Gift of gab":
the ability to speak with eloquence and fluency.

2. "To pay through the nose" :
to pay too much money for something

3. "The gospel truth":
Something that is unquestionably true.

4. " An august visitor":
the visit of a highly dignified or important person

5. "To cost an arm and a leg":
be extremely expensive.

A word is enough for the wise🧏

Use of English 2023 UTME

Good day everyone on the platform. Pls study these word for synonyms and antonyms

Benevolent
Extravagant
Compel
Disdain
Fastidious
Humane
Frivolous
Hostility
Bogus

Please check out the meaning from ur dictionary.

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UTME LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

1.(The Lion and the Jewel) Which of the following is NOT a theme of the play? A. Tradition and modernity B. Money and fame C. Gender discrimination D. Manipulation and trickery
2. (The Lion and the Jewel) What is Sadiku's response to discovering that Baroka is impotent? A. Anger B. Sorrow C. Joy D. Shame.
3. (The Lion and the Jewel) What does the building of railway symbolise? A. bribery B. civilization C. Pride D. slavery
4. (Look Back in Anger) Jimmy believes that it is "pretty dreary" living in what age? A. The American age B. The British age C. The Roman age D. The post colonial age
5. (Look Back in Anger) Who is the "Angry young man" and why? A. Cliff, because he loves his friend's wife B. Cliff, because he makes Jimmy angry C. Jimmy, because he is frustrated with his wife. D. Jimmy, because he is fry with modern British culture.
6. (Look Back in Anger) The bear and the squirrel game symbolises .... A. Jimmy's education B. affection and reconciliation C. Alison's social status D. infidelity in marriage
7. (Unexpected Joy at Dawn) Which of these is the predominant theme in the novel? A. Illegality B. love C. Racial discrimination D. Xenophobia
8. (Unexpected Joy at Dawn) Who among these characters can be discribe as corrupt? A. F Paleo B. Mama Orojo C. Nii Tackie D. Aaron Tsuru
9. (Unexpected Joy at Dawn) The setting of the play is ... A. Nigeria, pre-colonial period B. Nigeria and Ghana post-colonial period C. Accra and Lagos pre-colonial period D. Ghana, post-colonial period
10. (Second Class Citizen) Why Adah was nicknamed 'Igbo Tigress'? A. She is stubborn B. She deeply bit a boy C. She is very ambitious D. She looks like a tiger

BORROW AND LEND USAGE

WRONG EXPRESSIONS
1. Can you borrow me some money?
2. I lent some money from him.
3. Members can lend up to five books from the library.
4.She doesn't like to borrow me money.
5.She will borrow you the pen when she is done.
6. Has Chidi returned the item Bola borrowed him?

CORRECT EXPRESSION

1. Can you lend me some money?
2. I borrowed some money from him.
3. Members can borrow up to five books from the library.
4.She doesn't like to lend me money.
5.She will lend you the pen when she is done.
6. Has Chidi returned the item Bola lent him?

Note: You borrow when you take but lend when you give. Also, know that the subject of the verb determines which one to be used.

Try this:

The teacher ........ her some books which she also ........to Mr. Okoro who came to ..... from the teacher but he refused to ......them out to him

Nigerian English
*The best team won the football match.

Standard English
*The better team won the football match.

Note: There can only be a BETTER team out of two and not "BEST".

he shock u...........? Lolssssssz

FOR 2023 UTME
(Please, study these words)
1. TACITURN: disinclined or not talkative
2. GARRULOUS: excessively talkative
3. TERSE: using brief and concise words
4. VERBOSE: using too many words than needed
5. SERENE/TRANQUIL: calm and peaceful
6. AGITATED/ROWDY: loud and disorderly
7. SPENDTHRIFT: spending lavishly and wastefully
8. FRUGAL /MISER : hoarding money and not spending

These are sure words for Use of English

Give me some alcohol to WHET my appetite.

NOT

Give me some alcohol to WET my appetite.

THE USE OF PARTICIPALS

* I prefer POWDERED (not powder) milk
* He was given a BOTTLED (not bottle) water.
* I need a TINNED (not tin) tomato.
* She saw a UNIFORMED (not uniform) man at the park.
*You must take BALANCED (not balance) diet.
Note:
She is a MATURE lady (not matured) lady.

WAEC/NECO/JAMB
* Won't you come tomorrow? ......
A. No, I won't
B. Yes, I will
C. Yes, I won't,

"AYAMATANGA"
OR
"I AM AT ANGER"

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"You are a talkative" is wrong?

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