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Grammar The interrogative Sentence By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Remember that interrogatives are questions and there are different forms in the English language. There are two basic question types in English-yes/no questions and wh questions. Other forms are rhetorical questions and tag questions. We will be revising these different types interrogative in this write-up. Yes/no questions These questions are also known as polar questions. They require a yes or a no answer. Examples • Is Tom also among the ambassadors? • Do you want some sugar in your tea? • Will Jibril travel this weekend? • Can you eat a bowl of rice? • Are you still living on garri? You would have noticed that we have used different verb forms in the examples. Can you explain the verb forms used in each of them? The questions require short answers. Example Is Tom also among the ambassador? Answer: Yes, he is. Or simply, yes or no. Exercise Create questions for each of the following answers. Questions An...

Vocabulary as related to the Theater as an Act By Eguriase S. M. Okaka The word theater is derived from the Greek word theaomai meaning ‘to see’. Hence, the word refers to an art concerned almost exclusively with live drama performance on stage. The theater can also be a building, room, other setting where plays or other dramatic presentations are performed. Sometimes a theater can also be a place where films are showed. The purpose of the theater is to imitate represent or life in performance for other people to see and enjoy or also learn from. The following are some of the words used in talking about a theater or a play. Study them and try to remember them without looking at your textbook. • Actor refers to a male person who performs a role in a play or film. • Actress refers to a female person who performs a role in a play or film. • Antagonist refers a person who opposes another character’s goal or desire. • Audience refers people who assembled to watch a play or listen to a s...

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...