SS 1 English Language

Antonyms refer to words with opposite meanings, commonly used to convey contrasting or contradictory ideas. When encountering an antonym, it presents a contrasting meaning to another word. For example, “hot” and “cold” are antonyms, representing opposite temperature conditions.   Antonyms can be categorized into different types: Gradable antonyms: These pairs of words represent opposite ends […]

Adverbs are linguistic elements that alter verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, supplying additional details regarding the manner, time, place, frequency, degree, or reason associated with an action or state. Their usage spans various tenses to convey specific nuances. Consider the following examples: A. Simple Present Tense: She sings beautifully, always. (“Always” denotes frequency.) They go

Synonyms And Word Representations Synonyms: Synonyms refer to words that share similar meanings. It’s important to note that it’s exceptionally rare for two words to have identical meanings, and if they do, one tends to fall into disuse and is forgotten over time. Consider the following examples.   Common Word Synonyms: Big: Large, enormous, huge,

simple present tense, simple past tense, present perfect tense, past perfect tense, present continuous tense, present perfect continuous tense. Time And Tense While the terms time and tense are often used interchangeably, they carry distinct meanings. Time refers to a universal concept familiar to all humans, divided into past, present, and future, and it transcends

A formal letter, also known as an official or business letter, is a written communication directed towards individuals in positions of authority. Its purpose is to convey a complaint, request, recommendation, or to express concern regarding any negative developments that might impede the progress of a particular place or community.   Question: Write a letter

Affix: An element added to a base or root word to create another word, either in the form of a prefix or a suffix. A prefix is an affix added to the beginning of a word, as seen in “audio” in “audio-visual,” serving as both a prefix and an affix. A suffix is an affix

CONSONANTS /b/, /d/, /f/, /g/, /dz/, /h/, /k/ /b/voiced bilabial plosive Spelling variants and word examples are “b” –baby, bank, break, barber, lab, embark, “bb” – rubber, robber, babble, e.t.c. /p/- voiceless bilabial plosive   Spelling variants and words examples: “p” – pain, people, leap, leper, emperor “gh” – hiccough /f/ -voiceless labio dental fricative:

Types Of Articles Articles can be definite or indefinite Indefinite Articles “A” and “AN” are indefinite articles and are used to indicate indefinite references to a noun. While ”a”  is used before a word starting with a consonant sound such as boy, goat, house, hoe, elephant, aeroplane etc. NOTE that the following words begin in

Informal letters, by definition, are private and personal communications intended for individuals with whom we share a close relationship, such as parents, relatives, friends, classmates, and other familiar acquaintances.   Key Elements of an Informal Letter Writer’s Address   Salutation   Address the recipient by their first name, like “Dear Peter,” “Dear Chike,” or “Dear

Adverbial Phrases: The main function of adverbs and adverbial phrases is to modify verbs, answering the following questions   How? When? Why? Where? To what extent? They also modify adjectives, other adverbs and prepositional phrases. Any group of words containing no verb and performing those functions is an adverbial phrase.   Types of Adverbial Phrases

Prefixes: 1. Un: Happy, Faithful Unhappy Unfaithful   2. Dis: Appear, respect Disappear Disrespect   3  Non: Sense, existence Non-sense Non-existence   4. Mis: Lead, direct Mis-lead Mis-direct   5. Mal: Treat, practice Maltreat Malpractice   6. Out: Wit, run Outwit Outrun   7. Trans: Plant Transplant   Inter: Denominational, state Interdenominational Interstate   Post:

Definition Religion is the acknowledgement and devotion to the existence of a deity or deities, encompassing activities associated with their veneration.   Relevant Terminology Atheist: An individual who asserts the absence of a divine entity. Crucifix: A cross bearing the depiction of Jesus Christ in crucified form. Doctrine: The set of teachings upheld by a

Writing Argumentative Essays: Overview and Approach An argumentative essay is a type of writing where you try to convince your reader to agree with your viewpoint on a particular subject, as opposed to another perspective.   Understanding the Scope and Approach To write a successful argumentative essay, it’s important to clearly define the topic you’re

Adjectival Phrase It is a phrase that does the work of an adjective in a sentence i.e. It qualifies or describes a noun or pronoun.   Examples The man with the red hair is my brother. (Prepositional Phrase /  an adjective phrase qualifying  man) The beautiful girl has been kidnapped  (Adjective  qualifying the noun “girl”)

A narrative essay is one that requires you to relate an event or incident as an eye-witness would. It requires imagination   Study the following short passage:   It was pitch-dark outside the bedroom. It must have been that the security light was not switched on before we went to bed. There was some movement