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NEGATIVE WORDS and SENTENCES BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Negative sentence simply have the opposite meaning to positive sentence. Let us consider the following sentences: Positive: I am used to reading all night. Negative: I am not used to reading all night. Positive: Adamu sometimes drives his father’s car. Negative: Adamu never drives his father’s car. The most important negative word is not. The word not makes a whole sentence, clause, or phrase negative; its short form –n’t. Examples • Do not – don’t • Has not – hasn’t • Have not – haven’t • Cannot – can’t • Will not – won’t • Was not – wasn’t • Would not – wouldn’t • Did not – didn’t • Need not needn’t • Were not – weren’t Other negatives words include: a. Neither, No one, Neither… nor b. None, Never, Nor c. No, Nothing d. Nobody, Nowhere Sentence Examples • Neither skirt looks good on you. (applies to both skirts) • Neither my brother nor his wife can drive. • I would never do anything to hurt my sister. • ‘Would you lik...

The Subject I like best By Eguriase S. M. Okaka The subject I like best is English Studies. It is very special to me and I enjoy learning it. I am studying ten subjects but I have good reasons for liking English most. These are my reasons. English Studies gives me the opportunity to acquire both spoken and written skills that help me to excel in English language and in other subjects as well. Our teacher exposes us to both spoken and written skills. I enjoy my test of oral lessons and my lessons on writing. The literary aspect of English Studies is an aspect that gives me much joy and I always look forward to it. The study of literature is like a layer of icing on a cake. The poems, plays and short stories we read are fascinating, informative and entertaining. Through these, I learn a lot about our culture and the culture of other people as well. Our English Studies teacher reads poetry to us as if she wrote the poems herself. She also encourages us to write poems, short stories a...

The marriage institution is a delicate and fragile one. Therefore, we should mind those we take counsel from if we really want our marriage to last long and stand the test of time. Happy are those couples who grew old together in their relationship.

Corruption, Nigeria’s Major Problem By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Corruption has seriously retarded the development of the country and Nigeria cannot afford to treat it as business as usual, Sen. Bella Muhammed, the then Minister of FCT, has said, Muhammad stated this on Thursday in Abuja during a sensitization program organized by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) Anti-corruption and Monitoring unit for the senior officers of the administration. Corruption has remained a major enemy of progress as a people and a nation: and with the determination to rid us of these unwholesome practices and problem, FCT administration will continue to work to ensure zero tolerance on corruption, the Minister said. According to him, ‘it is in this vein that Mr. President has continued to demonstrate clearly his intention to rid the country of corruption; for instance, the on-going trial of those involved in oil subsidy scam among other cases, is a clear testimony and an indication of the Buha...

Parents should allow their children to choose their own careers By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Good morning Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Accurate timekeeper, Co-debaters and the audience, I am here to support the motion that parents should allow their children to choose their own career. First, the choice of a career should depend on one’s interest in a particular career. Parents should allow their children to choose careers they have interest in so that later in life, when they start working, they will enjoy their work and carry out their duties effectively. Some who are doctors and engineers today, for example, are not happy because their parents chose their careers for them. How then will they do their work well when they are not happy with what they are doing? I met someone some time ago in the Ministry of Education who told me that she was not satisfy with the ministry’s work. When I asked her why? She said I was trained as a classroom teacher and I have developed a strong passio...