Many of the grammar mistakes people warn you about are sheer fiction. The old “Don’t split an infinitive” is the quintessential example. Putting an adverb like ...

Have you ever noticed something strange about sentences involving prices or distances? Do you ever wonder why Americans use expressions like “$50 is too much!” or “Ten miles is really far”? In today’s ...

Philips are in the house. Kunle and Kelvin has not eaten. The make-up artiste as well as her friend are cool and calm. Neither Kunle nor the twins is in the class. I pray he comes early. One of the ...

pptx, 1.02 MB pdf, 5.52 KB pdf, 5.46 KB pdf, 5.64 KB pdf, 11.16 KB Perfect tenses. Active and passive voice. Tense shifts. Verb mood including the subjunctive. Advanced subject-verb agreement. Six ...

Last week, we started discussing subject-verb agreement. We identified it as a major concept, the one that gives clauses good rhythm when properly established. We highlighted, among others, how ...