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THE SILENT LETTER 'B'

Never again should you pronounce letter 'b' in the following listed words. They are silent in the pronunciation.
1. Com(b)
2. Bom(b)
3. Clim(b)
4. Thum(b)
5. Dum(b)
6. Lam(b)
7. Su(b)tle
8. De(b)t
9. Plum(b)er
10. De(b)tor

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A - Number - of Concord Vs The - Number - of Concord

Choose the correct option from the given options.
A number of issues _________ discussed, but the number of viable solutions _________ limited.
A. were / was
B. was / were
C. were / were
D. was / was

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WORD PAIRS WHICH SEEM TO BE OPPOSITES BUT ARE NOT

VALUABLE vs INVALUABLE

1. VALUABLE - worthy, having a great value.

Consider: Do you have any valuable friend in your life?

2. INVALUABLE - priceless, precious, having great or incalculable value, very valuable.

Consider: The joy of the Lord in my life is invaluable.

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WORD PAIRS WHICH SEEM TO BE OPPOSITES BUT ARE NOT

1. Famous - renowned, popular, well known for something good or honourable.

Consider: Wole Soyinka is a famous writer.

2. Infamous - notorious, well known for something bad.

Consider:
Evans was once an infamous kidnapper threatening our homes.

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Choose the correct option

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MA, MA'AM AND MADAM.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INITIALISMS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS:
Jan. = January
Revd. = Reverend
Prof. = Professor
Lit. = Literature
Agric. = Agriculture/Agricultural
Lag. = Lagos

INITIALISMS:
ATM
UTME
PTA
OAU
NGO
BBC
EFCC
MTN
USA

ACRONYMS:
WAEC
UNESCO
FEDECO
INEC
WAIC

Class Activity:
Provide more examples of your own for acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations.

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THE RULE OF CONCORD

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The Use of an Apostrophe (') for Possession or Ownership
1. This is John's book.
2. That is Rachael's watch.
3. It is well in Jesus' name.
4. Is this Moses' car?

Do not use an apostrophe with non-living things to indicate possession.

Do not say:
1. "The house's colour is blue." (instead, say the colour of the house is blue)
2. "The car's door is faulty." (instead, say the door of the car is faulty)

On the other hand, an apostrophe could be used with non-living things (this is an exceptional case).

Consider:
(For time and measurements)
1. What is today's date?
2. Today's news was interesting.

Class Activity
Choose the correct option.

This is definitely _____
(a) ladies shoes (b) lady's shoes (c) ladies' shoes (d) a lady's shoe.