Meaning Coordinating ConjunctionsThese are conjunctions that are used to join units of equal grammatical rank or structure.Equal grammatical rank means the units that are joined are equal and similar; i.e. word and word, e.g. ladies and gentleman, men or women, beautiful...
In English Language, some words express the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and other parts of a sentence.The relationship be; time relationship, position relationship, direction relationship among others.For example; ‘Ayisha placed the book on the table’, the word ‘on‘...
Meaning of Adverbs Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. E.g wonderfully, very, so, gradually etc.a. The lady writes beautifully. (modifies the verb ‘writes’)b. The lady writes beautifully legible. (modifies the adjective ‘legible’)c. The lady writes beautifully well....
Meaning of verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. Examplesa. The hunter killed a lion. (action)b. Hawa is angry. (State of being) .Every complete sentence has a verb. Types of Verbs There are...
Meaning of AdjectivesAn adjective is a word that modifies/describes a noun or a pronoun, thus, an adjective gives more information about a noun or a pronoun.Example; Mary is beautiful. (beautiful is giving information about Mary, and Mary is a noun. We...
INTRODUCTIONIn extended writing/essay and conversation, there are instances where one person/thing i.e a naming word needs to be used more often. IN such instances, the constant use/repetition of that word may make the speech sound unnatural or repetitive. EXAMPLEAma said that...
Meaning of noun gender Noun gender is the convenient grouping of nouns into categories to denote masculine (male), feminine (female) and neuter (inanimate). Types of Noun Gender Basically, there are three types of noun gender; i. Masculine; This gender represents or...
Singular and Plural Nouns Meaning of Singular Nouns A singular noun is a word that names a single person, entity or thing. Examples of singular nouns include the following; boy, man, girl, book, pen, table, chair, tooth, mouse, ox, child, person...
NOUNSMeaning of NounsNouns are words that name. It could be;a. Name of a person; e.g Amina, John, Suhuyini, Adwoa, Laari, Bayong, Gyetuo etc.b. Name of a place; Janga, Walewale, Tamale, Wa, Techiman, Kumasi, Accra, Rome etc.c. Name of a book; Things...
A. CLASSIFICATION OF WORD CLASSESWord are classified into two groups; major/open word classes and minor/closed word classes.i. Major/Open word classes; these classes of words are open to new additions in the language, as there is no fix number of words that...
