DATE: WEDNESDAY 9^TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.

          Hello, good morning! How are you today? Welcome to class. This morning, we’ll engage in more exercises on People’s Occupation, but before then, here is the correction of the previous exercise.

Correction of Monday 7th September’s Exercise on Occupation.

1. Who sells these things?

(i)gems – jeweller    (ii.) cakes – confectioner

 (iii) fish – fishmonger   (iv) onions – grocer  (v) files – stationer.

• Name the chief person of these places.

(i)army – general  (ii)library – librarian  (iii)college – principal    (iv)court of law – judge  (v)hospital – surgeon.

3.  Who works in these places?

      (i)studio – artiste   (ii)workshop – mechanic   

(iii)market – fishmonger/butcher/greengrocer/friuterer

(iv)embassy – ambassador  (v)bank – clerk/cashier/bank teller.

4. With whom do you associate the followings?

     (i)music – musician  (ii)law – lawyer/judge  (iii)wig – hairdresser (iv)palette – artist  (iv)pets – veterinarian.

                                      TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: People’s Occupation (Exercises)

 With whom do you associate the followings?

1. Saw
2. Scalpel
3. Shovel
4. Spanner
5. Medicine
6. Scissors
7. Calculator
8. Microscope
9. Chisel
10. Anvil
11. Aeroplane
12. Letters
13. Stories
14. Race
15. Whistle
16. Hose
17. Briefcase
18. Furnace
19. Plough
20. Notebook

Answer the questions in the form provided below;

DATE: MONDAY 7^TH SEPTEMBER, 2020.

     Good morning students, you are welcome to class. Hope you all had a splendid weekend. We bless God for His tender mercies and loving kindness showered on us all. Let’s quickly glance through last exercise’s correction.

Correction of Wednesday 2^nd September’s Exercise on Conjunction.

1. B – when
2. C – for
3. C – Before
4. E – since
5. E – neither
6. B – has
7. B – would have accompanied
8. B – as
9. A – nor
10. D – plies.

TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: People and their Occupation.

          Occupation is defined as an activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. Other words for occupation are profession, vocation, interest or employment. Examples of occupation are; architect, astronaut, author, botanist, blacksmith, cartographer, chef, cobbler, dentist, draughtsman, editor, engineer, fishmonger, fruiterer, geologist, governess, hosier, hawker, invigilator, janitor, jockey, lapidary, lexicographer, mason, masseur, novelist, navvy, obstetrician, ophthalmologist, pawnbroker, pedlar, reporter, saddler, sawyer, steeplejack, taxidermist, tinker, undertaker, usurer, veterinarian, valuer, waiter/waitress, warder, yachts-man, zoologist etc.

N.B: Consult your dictionary for the meaning of the occupations you are not be familiar with.  

                                                Exercises.

1. Who sells these things?

(i)gems (ii.) cakes (iii) fish (iv) onions (v) files.

2. Name the chief person of these places.

(i)army (ii)library (iii)college (iv)court of law (v)hospital.

3.  Who works in these places?

      (i)studio (ii)workshop (iii)market (iv)embassy (v)bank.

4. With whom do you associate the followings?

     (i)music (ii)law (iii)wig (iv)palette (iv)pets.

Kindly answer the questions in the form given below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 2^ND SEPTEMBER, 2020.

          Good morning students, happy new month! This month will deliver unto us all our outstanding blessings in Jesus name. Yippee! It’s the month of resumption, I’m so excited, believe me, I can’t wait to see your beautiful and handsome faces (laughs), I can bet most of you have grown much taller and fatter. I’ll be glad to see those heights and chubby cheeks (smiles)…

          Welcome to class! Let’s see the correction of the previous exercise.

Correction of Monday 31^st August’s Exercise on Conjunction.

Join the following clauses with the most suitable conjunctions. The conjunction may be at the beginning or in the middle.

1. I know that he is honest.
2. We met her when she arrived.
3. He was absent because he was ill.
4. The man admitted that he was wrong.
5. This is the man that I saw.
6. She failed the exam for (or because) she was ill-prepared.
7. I am certain that she will succeed.
8. Unless you work hard, you cannot succeed.
9. The boy tore the book for (or because) he was careless.
10. When we approached, we saw what was happening.

TODAY’S WORK.

          TOPIC: The Conjunction (Exercises).

ASPECT: Structure.

 Instruction: From the options lettered A- D/E, pick out the correct answer to each of the following sentences.

1. I had started moving ________suddenly a lunatic ran across the road.(a)what (b) when (c) where (d) till (e) until.
2. Simeon said he wouldn’t bother to come _____he had already visited the Airport (a) and (b) but (c)for (d) till (e) yet.
3. _____ starting the exercise, the students were told to revise Chapter Nine. (a)As (b)Because (c) Before (d) Immediately (e) Until.
4. I have not seen my Fine Art teacher _____ the beginning of this term. (a) at (b) for (c) from (d) in (e) since.
5. Both Funke and Ayodele promised to attend Adeolu’s birthday party but ______ of them came. (a) all (b) all person (c) either (d) no person (e) neither.
6. The ship, with its crew, ______ grounded. (a) have (b) has (c) had (d) are (e) were.
7. If they had asked her politely, she ______ them to the bus stop. (a) will have accompanied (b)would have accompanied (c)will accompany (d) ought to accompany (e) would accompany.
8. The book is not as interesting ______ I thought. (a) which (b) has (c)that (d)like.
9. Neither Hassan _____ Lemu will participate in the play. (a) nor (b) with (c) and (d) or.
10.  The driver with his conductor _____ this route every day. (a) were playing (b) ply (c) are playing (d)plies.

   Answer the above questions in the form provided below;

DATE: MONDAY 31^ST AUGUST, 2020.

          A beautiful morning to you wonderful boys and girls, how was your weekend? I’m sure you enjoyed it. We thank God for the gift of life and the preservation of our souls. May His name be praised forever.

          Welcome to class! Here is the correction to the previous exercise.

Correction of Wednesday 26^th August’s Exercise on Punctuation.

INSTRUCTION: Punctuate the following sentences appropriately;

A. Put brackets at the appropriate places in the following sentences.

1. Great Britain (in 1960) granted independence to Nigeria.
2. My children enjoy watching Mr. Spencer (a popular T.V. Comedian).
3. You will be punished for three reasons:
4. not tucking in your shirt,
5.  wearing wrong sandals,
6.  being rude to a prefect.
7. The poem ‘The Fly,’ (Study Unit 10) is musical.
8. Their father (of blessed memory) told them all about the land of dispute between their village and ours.

B. Punctuate the following sentences using the appropriate punctuation marks;

• Beautiful! How did you do it?
• Shall I regain this opportunity? I feel terrible!
• Audu is anti – government he wants a change.
• She composed a poem titled ‘Nostalgia’.
• The work must be completed by him and /or you before I return.

1. Put correct punctuation marks where needed in the following dialogue.

Charles:    Why did you leave my book?

Kelvin:      I’m sor … sor … sorry. I wan … wan … wanted to take per … permission but I …

Charles:    Shut up! Don’t play with my things again, do you understand?

Kelvin:      Yes, thank you. Here it is, it is still in good shape, isn’t it?                                               

                             TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: THE CONJUNCTION.

          A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases or clauses together.

                             Types of Conjunctions.

          Conjunctions are of two types: co -ordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Co – ordinating conjunctions join words or a group of words that are co -ordinate (i.e. of the same order or rank), e.g. word + word, phrase + phrase, main clause + main/ subordinate clause, and so on. Examples of the co -ordinating conjunctions are; and, or, but, yet, for, so, nor.

1. She came but she didn’t meet me.
2. He is a rich man yet he looks wretched.
3. Alice and Binta are best of friends.

          However, there are two other classes of co -ordinating conjunctions, these are;

• Correlative conjunctions: they are regularly coupled with each other, i.e, they are used in pairs e.g. either…or, neither…nor, both…and, not only…but and whether…or. Examples:

Neither this man nor his wife is kind to me.

Either John or James pays us a visit every day.

Both my brother and his wife live in Lagos.

Susan can not only read but also write.

(ii) Semi – coordinating conjunctions: are used as links between words, phrases, or clauses. E.g.

          The king, along with his followers, was present at the occasion.

          The girl with several others has run away.

          Paul, as well as his sisters is very intelligent.

Subordinating Conjunctions:  This conjunction joins a subordinate clause to a main clause. E.g.

He arrived when it was raining.

Unless you finish the work, I shall not pay you.

She ate the food because she was hungry.

                                      Exercises.

Join the following clauses with the most suitable conjunctions. The conjunction may be at the beginning or in the middle.

1. I know. He is honest.
2. We met her. She arrived.
3. He was absent. He was ill.
4. The man admitted. He was wrong.
5. This is the man. I saw.
6. She failed the exam. She was ill-prepared.
7. I am certain. She will succeed.
8. You work hard. You cannot succeed.
9. The boy tore the book. He was careless.
10. We approached. We saw what was happening.

Answer the above questions in the form provided below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 26^TH AUGUST, 2020.

Good morning this morning, welcome to class!

                             ESSAY OF THE WEEK.

You are in the final year in secondary school. Write a letter to your uncle, who is an influential person in the society, telling him what you intend to do next and asking for his assistance.

Correction of Monday 24^th August’s Exercise on Summary.

1. War leads to the destruction of large expanses of fertile arable land.
2. War leads to hunger and starvation.
3. War destabilizes and disintegrates the family.
4. War leads to settlements being deserted.
5. War leads to the destruction and destabilization of the country’s economy.
6. War leads to the destruction of the individual personality.

TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: Brackets (Parenthesis) (); [ ]

ASPECT: PUNCTUATION.

CONTENT: Brackets have two signs – () and []. They are used –

1. To mark off additional information or comment in sentence.

Examples: (i) My father advised that honesty (which many youths lack now) is the best policy.

(ii) The Nigerian War (the 1967 -70 Civil War) destroyed the basis for true unity.

• To highlight numberings within a text.

Examples: Our plans include (1) inviting two, (2) questioning them and hearing their complaints, (3) reasoning with them on the need for peaceful co- existence, (4) visiting them thereafter for continuous counselling.

• To mark off cross referencing in a writing.

Examples: As the Bible tells us, the most appreciable virtue is showing love. (see 1 Corinthians Chapter 13). 

                                      EXERCISES.

INSTRUCTION: Punctuate the following sentences appropriately;

1.  Put brackets at the appropriate places in the following sentences.
2. Great Britain in 1960 granted independence to Nigeria.
3. My children enjoy watching Mr. Spencer a popular T.V. Comedian.
4. You will be punished for three reasons – 1 not tucking in your shirt 2 wearing wrong sandals 3 being rude to a prefect.
5. The poem ‘The Fly,’ Study Unit 10, is musical.
6. Their father of blessed memory told them all about the land of dispute between their village and ours.

• Punctuate the following sentences using the appropriate punctuation marks;
• Beautiful How did you do it
• Shall I regain this opportunity I feel terrible
• Audu is anti government he wants a change
• She composed a poem titled Nostalgia
• The work must be completed by him and or you before I return

1. Put correct punctuation marks where needed in the following dialogue.

Charles    Why did you leave my book

Kelvin      I m sor sor sorry I wan wan wanted to take per permission but I

Charles    Shut up Don’t play with my things again do you understand

Kelvin      Yes thank you Here it is it is still in good shape isn’t it                                               

Answer the above questions in the form provided below;

DATE: MONDAY 24^TH AUGUST, 2020.

          Good morning boys and girls, I’m positive you all had a splendid weekend. It nice having you here in class again this morning. This new week will be a glorious one for us all in Jesus name.

          Only three (3) pupils (Famutimi Ibukun, Kayode Oladipupo and Johnson Olukayode) took part in the last exercise on Contrastive Stress, you all did well, it tells me you understand the topic and I guess the video was also helpful. Others, I want to plead with you not to forsake or neglect these online teachings, it’s for your own good. Thank you.

TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: The Evil Effects of War.

ASPECT: Summary.

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

NOSEC BK. 2, PAGES 200 – 201.

Kindly answer the questions in the form provided below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 19^TH AUGUST, 2020.

          Good morning boys and girls. I’m glad to have you again in class this morning. Let’s quickly look at the essay of the week and the correction to the last exercise.

                   ESSAY OF THE WEEK.

You are a Speaker in a debate on the topic, ‘Schools should be handed over to their Religious Founders’. Write your speech for or against the motion.

Correction of Monday 17^th August’s Exercise on Comprehension.

• Jeri turned the bicycle upside down because he wanted to repair the wheel.
• The oil – can is used in storing oil which is used for lubrication.
• Jeri disallowed Frank and Fred from moving near the bicycle so that they would not throw any stick into the spokes (as it happened a few years before then).
• Jeri had owned the bicycle for at least few days.
• Jeri pretended to be sick and coughed.
• ‘The bicycle is dancing in the air’ – Personification.
• When the boy came, he sent him for the oil-can – Complex Sente nce.

He sent for the oil-can – Main clause.

When the boy came – subordinate clause (of time)

•  (i) expertly: skillfully, masterly, dexterously

(ii) lubrication: oiling, greasing

(iii) Inserted: fixed, put

• Proposed: put forward, suggested.
• Completely: absolutely, entirely
• Contentment: satisfaction, content.

TODAY’S WORK.

 TOPIC: CONTRASTIVE STRESS

ASPECT: SPOKEN ENGLISH

CONTENT: Contrastive Stress is a stress imposed on a word or syllable contrary to its normal accentuation in order to contrast it with an alternative word or syllable or to focus attention on it. In other words, a word which shows the contrast may be stressed in order to bring out the contrast (i.e the point of emphasis) very clearly.

          For example, in the sentence: ‘I saw THIS man’, the stress on the word ‘THIS’ indicates that it was not ‘THAT’ man who I saw but ‘THIS’ man.

Note: The Contrastive Stress is also not separately examined but its knowledge is essential for the understanding of Emphatic Stress. The essence of Contrastive Stress is to provide one with a means of distinguishing degrees of emphasis in sentences.

Here are more examples of Contrastive Stress.

1. I saw the book on the BENCH. (not on the TABLE)
2. HE gave me the book. (not SHE)
3. He SOLD it to me. (He didn’t give me for free)
4. She bought a WHITE car. (not a BLACK one)
5. We saw them INSIDE the shop. (not OUTSIDE the shop)

https://youtu.be/3MedvTj3t-w Please, watch the video below for further explanation on Contrastive Stress. https://youtu.be/3MedvTj3t-w

Exercise: Construct five (5) sentences of your own with the Contrastive Stress.

DATE: MONDAY 17^TH AUGUST 2020.

          Good morning students, it’s nice to have you in class again this morning.

Correction of Wednesday 12^th August’s Exercise on Phrasal Verbs.

A

1. prepositional phrase.
2. phrasal verb.
3. phrasal verb.
4. prepositional phrase.
5. phrasal verb.
6. prepositional phrase.
7. phrasal verb.
8. prepositional phrase.
9. phrasal verb
10. prepositional phrase.

B

• stepped down from office (in 2) means resigned from.
• draw up (in 3) means stopped.
• drew level (in 5) means came at par, even scores, equalized.
• dropped off (in 7) means slept.
• put down (in 9) means kill.

TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: The Bicycle Repairer.

ASPECT: Comprehension.

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

NOSEC BK. 2, PAGES 181 – 182.

QUESTIONS (a-h).Kindly answer the questions in the form provided below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 12^TH AUGUST, 2020.

          Good morning students, it’s nice having you here again this morning. Today, we’ll continue with Phrasal Verbs but before then, let’s have the essay of the week ( I hope you have not relented in trying your hands on these essays, please don’t get weary of writing. I’m sure you know that the more you practice, the better and best you become. This week’s essay should be the TENTH one) and quickly look at the correction of the last exercise.

                                      Essay of the Week.

Your school fees have been increased astronomically and your father has threatened to transfer you to another school. Write a letter to him giving at least, three reasons why you would like to remain in your present school.  

Correction of Monday 5^th August’s Exercise on Phrasal Verbs.

1. make it up.
2. pull through.
3. fall through.
4. round off.
5. Come by.
6. Met with.
7. Probe into.
8. Gave in.
9. Take up.
10. Stand down.

Today’s Work.

click on the link Topic: Phrasal Verbs.

Aspect: Exercises.

Instruction: Read the following sentences carefully and indicate which one contains phrasal verbs or prepositional phrases.

A

1. The Principal stepped down from the platform.
2. After four years, the governor stepped down from office.
3. The bus drew up in front of the stadium.
4. Ronke drew up the bucket from the well.
5. Team A drew level with Team B just before the end of the match.
6. Boma drew the bench level with the table.
7. Ngozi was so tired that she dropped off as soon as she got into bed.
8. Two oranges dropped off the table.
9. The veterinary doctor decided to put down the dog.
10. The teacher put down his book and left the classroom.

B What does the following mean?

• stepped down from office (in 2)
• draw up (in 3)
• drew level (in 5)
• dropped off (in 7)
• put down (in 9)

Answer the exercises in the form provided below:

DATE: MONDAY 10^TH AUGUST, 2020.

          A blessed morning to you all my darling students, trust you all had a great weekend (smiles). Welcome to class! Here is the correction of the last exercise.

Correction of Wednesday 5^th August’s Exercise on Emphatic Stress.

1. A – Did the new principal arrive alone?
2. B – Is wood cheap in the north this year?
3. B – Should old students pay tuition fees?
4. C – Does the man like tea on Sunday morning?
5. D – Was Yemi the 100 metres champion last year?
6. B – Did Uche deny that he stole the necklace?
7. C – Did Olu’s father travel by air to Kaduna last week?
8. B – Did the visiting team lose the cricket match last year?
9. C – Did the police catch all the robbers?
10. B – Has Dad invited ten guests to dinner?

TODAY’S WORK.

TOPIC: PHRASAL VERBS

ASPECT: STRUCTURE.

CONTENT:  A phrasal verb may be regarded as an idiom with a specific meaning. It is formed when a verb combines with prepositions or adverbial particles. Of course, a phrasal (or multi-word) verb functions as a single unit. But, the meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the meaning of the individual words that make them up. So, every phrasal verb must be learnt as a whole and used idiomatically. Some examples are as follows:

give up = stop doing something: He has made up his mind to give up smoking.  

give away = divulge a secret: Please, don’t give away my secret.

give in = surrender, yield: The rebels should be forced to give in.

give off = emit, send out: That cooking pot is giving off a pleasant odour.

give out = come to an end, finish: We left when our food supplies began to give out

give over = stop, hand over: He has decided to give over drinking of beer.

                                                EXERCISE.

Complete each of the following sentences with the appropriate phrasal verb listed below:

round off, come by, make it up, pull through, fall through, met with, probe into, gave in, take up, stand down.

1. They often quarrel during the day, but they ______ in the night.
2. I am sure he will eventually ______ his problems.
3. If you are not careful enough, your plans to travel abroad may ___.
4. We will ______the meeting in an hour’s time.
5. How did you ______ such a wonderful solution?
6. Her proposal _______ stiff opposition.
7. We were asked to _______ the causes of the fire outbreak.
8. She eventually ______ to his overtures.
9. The company will soon _______ new employees.
10. The party begged him to ________ for his opponent.

Answer the above questions in the form provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 5^TH AUGUST, 2020.

          Good morning lovelies, trust you had restful nights. Welcome to class. This morning, we’ll continue from where we stopped on Monday with some exercises on Emphatic Stress but before then, here is the correction to be last exercise.

Correction of Monday 3^rd August’s Exercise on Emphatic Stress.

1. B – Does Okoro’s mother have a red car?
2. D – Did the teacher overlook the importance of careful driving?
3. A – Is food plentiful in Nigeria this year?
4. C – When did Mayowa wash all the clothes?
5. D – Did the soldiers detain their father for weeks?

ESSAY OF THE WEEK.

Write an article for publication in a national newspaper on the topic: Vocational Training is the answer to unemployment among the youths.

TODAY’S TOPIC: EMPHATIC STRESS (EXERCISES).

ASPECT: SPOKEN ENGLISH.

Instruction:  In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the options lettered A-D, choose and underline the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

DATE: MONDAY 3^RD AUGUST, 2020.

          Good morning darling students, happy new month. This month of August will usher in good tidings and mark the beginning of new things for us all in Jesus name.

          Welcome to class! This morning, we’ll be treating a topic under Spoken English but before then, let’s quickly do the correction of the last Summary exercise together.

CORRECTION OF WEDNESDAY 29^TH JULY’S EXERCISE ON SUMMARY.

a. (i) Many graduates are turned out every year from the ever – increasing number of tertiary institutions without any provision for their employment.

(ii) Factories and industries are closing down, throwing their workers into the unemployment market.

(iii)The epileptic power supply has rendered those whose jobs depend on electricity jobless.

b. (i) The government should encourage youths to be interested in engaging in agriculture.

(ii) The government should establish many factories and industries.

(iii) There must be provision of constant electricity. (30 marks, 5 marks each).

TODAY’S TOPIC: EMPHATIC STRESS.

ASPECT: SPOKEN ENGLISH.

CONTENT:      There are basic principles governing stress in English Language. Words which are important and central to the meaning of an utterance are stressed. Such words are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, negators, etc. Auxiliary (or helping) verbs, articles, pronouns, etc., are not stressed. We shall now learn that under certain conditions, any word may be stressed.

Let us start with this short statement: JOHN is a BOY

The stressed words are in capital letters. Normally, this sentence makes no claim other than that John is a boy.

However, even already stressed words can be made stronger by assigning them what is called ‘emphatic stress’.  In this case, let us emphasise JOHN (the reason for putting in bold print).

                             JOHN is a BOY

This now means that it is John, and not some other person, who is a boy. Emphatic stress on JOHN would make it louder, and the transition from it to ‘is’ would be slower.

Similarly, BOY, although normally stressed, can be reinforced as we did with John.

                             JOHN is a BOY

 The new meaning is that, John is a boy, not a girl, a man, or a woman. This is why emphatic stress is also called ‘contrastive stress.’

                             JOHN is A BOY

Another shade of meaning is now produced by placing emphatic stress on A: John is just a boy, one of many possible boys.

                             JOHN is THE BOY

This means that, John is the particular boy in question, not any other boy.

Note:  Emphatic stress is a rich hunting ground for examiners, it should therefore be for students too in that, the options are usually limited and we can develop a formula for scoring all the marks available.

 Examples: In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A – D, choose the one to which the given statement /sentence is the appropriate answer.

1. The meeting started LATE. a.) When did the meeting start? b.) Did the meeting start early? c.) Did the meeting start late? d.) Did the meeting end late?

The correct answer is B because ‘The meeting started LATE’ answers the question ‘Did the meeting start early?’

2. The Prefect flogged HIS own classmate.

a. Who beat his own classmate?

b. Did the teacher beat his own classmate?

c. Whose classmate did the Prefect flog?

d. Did the Prefect beg his own classmate?

The correct answer is C because ‘The Prefect flogged HIS own classmate’ answers the question ‘Whose classmate did the Prefect flog?’

                                      EXERCISES.

Instruction:  In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the options lettered A-D, choose and underline the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

1. AUDU’S mother has a red car. a.) Does Audu’s mother have a blue car? b.) Does Okoro’s mother have a red car? c.) Does Audu’s father have a red car? d.)Does Audu’s mother sell red cars?

• 2.) The teacher EMPHASISED the importance of careful driving.
• Did the student emphasise the importance of careful driving?
• id the teacher emphasise the triviality of careful driving?
• Did the teacher emphasise the importance of careless driving?
• Did the teacher overlook the importance of careful driving?

• Food is SCARCE in Nigeria this year.
• Is food plentiful in Nigeria this year?
• Is oil scarce in Nigeria this year?
• Is food scarce in Nigeria this month?
• Is food scarce in Nigeria every year?

• Mayowa washed all the clothes in the MORNING.
• Did Ebere wash all the clothes in the morning?
• How did Mayowa wash all the clothes?
• When did Mayowa wash all the clothes?
• Why did Mayowa wash all the clothes?

• The soldiers detained OUR father for weeks.
• Did the policeman detain our father for weeks?
• Did the soldiers release our father?
• Did a soldier detain our father for weeks?
• Did the soldiers detain their father for weeks?

Answer the questions using the form provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 29^TH JULY, 2020.

          A beautiful morning to you all out there, it’s nice having you here again. Trust you all had restful nights. I’m glad to see that some of you are back on the platform after the so called ‘self- imposed break’. Please, let’s all come back to this online school to keep ourselves busy and not to lose touch with school work. Many thanks.

                   ESSAY OF THE WEEK.

Write a letter to the Minister of Education in your country on the poor state of schools in your area and its effect on the performance of students.   

(I want to believe that we have not stopped writing our Weekly Essays, please don’t be weary of writing, I’m sure you know that practice makes perfect.)

Correction of Monday 27^th July’s Exercise on Punctuation.

1. How insulting! I should report you to your dad, shouldn’t I?
2. I have seen you. Go! Next.
3. It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? Who told you that? Really!
4. Thief! Thief! Thief! Hold him.
5. ‘How are you?’ ‘I hope you’re fine,’ he inquired.
6. ‘Are you a Christian? I hope you’re born again!’ the Pastor asked the boy.
7. ‘What! How can a young man murder his mother?’ she wondered aloud.
8. ‘No, I can’t cope with the stress again!’ he exclaimed.
9. ‘Oh God! My name is not in the admission list,’ the girl said in tears.
10. ‘How do wrestlers build their bodies with drugs and food?’ Jide asked his father with eagerness.

Today’s Work.

 TOPIC: Solutions to Unemployment.

ASPECT: SUMMARY.

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

NOSEC BK. 2, PAGES 172 – 173.

QUESTIONS (a-h).Kindly answer the questions in the form provided below;

DATE: MONDAY 27^TH JULY, 2020.

Good morning dearies, trust you had a splendid weekend. Welcome to class. This morning we will be looking at Punctuation, but before then, let’s quickly go through Wednesday’s exercise together.

Correction of Wednesday 22^nd July’s Exercise on Vowel and Consonant Sounds.

Vowel Sounds.

1. C – ply
2. C – now
3. D – said
4. B – below
5. A – disturb
6. C – go
7. A – heir
8. D – cousin
9. A – blow
10. C – toy.

Consonant Sounds.

1. B – machine
2. D – than
3. A – raze
4. B – play
5. D – key
6. C – attention
7. B – neat
8. C – prize
9. A – call
10. D – sober.

TODAY’S TOPIC: PUNCTUATION

1.   QUESTION MARK (?)

Question marks are used –

1. At the end of a direct question or a rhetorical question.

Examples:  (a) Who left my shoes here?

                     (b) Can I ever see her again?

2. At the end of a question tag.

Example:  Bisi left late, didn’t she?

• To express a doubt.

Example: The Nigerian Civil War took place from? 1966 – 1970.

Note: (i) Do not add a full stop, or any punctuation mark at all, after a question mark.

Example:  (a) ‘Who removed my bag?’, asked Abu. (Wrong)

(b) ‘Who removed my bag?’ asked Abu. (Correct)

(c) Desmond asked, ‘where is my book?’. (Wrong)

(d) Desmond asked, ‘where is my book?’ (Correct)

(ii)  Do not place a question mark at the end of a sentence beginning with, ‘I hope…’

Example:  I hope you are well? (Wrong)

                   I hope you are well. (Correct)

•  EXCLAMATION MARK (!)

It is used at the end of a sentence to show delight, anger, sadness, astonishment, shock and other strong emotions.

          Examples: (a) Help! Unloosen the buttons of his shirt!

                              (b) Oh! I’m so delighted to see you!

                              (c) How dare you call me names!

Note:  In formal English, you do not use more than one sign of the exclamation mark, no matter the level of emotion you express.

Example: Move fast! Faster!! Faster!!! (Wrong)

                   Move fast! Faster! Faster! (Correct)

Exercise

Insert a question mark or an exclamation mark where applicable in the following sentences.

1. How insulting I should report you to your dad, shouldn’t I
2. I have seen you Go Next
3. It’s ridiculous, isn’t it Who told you that Really
4. Thief Thief Thief Hold him
5.  ‘How are you’ ‘I hope you’re fine’ he inquired.
6. ‘Are you a Christian’ ‘I hope you are born again’ the pastor asked the boy.
7. ‘What’ ‘How can a young man murder his mother’ she wondered aloud.
8. ‘No’ ‘I can’t cope with the stress again’ he exclaimed.
9. ‘Oh God’ ‘My name is not in the admission list’ the girl said in tears.
10. ‘How do wrestlers build their bodies with drugs and food’ Jide asked his father with eagerness.

Answer the questions above in the form below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 22^ND JULY, 2020.

          Good morning this morning, trust you all had a splendid night rest. Welcome to class.

                                      ESSAY OF THE WEEK.

Write a letter to the Minister of Works in your country complaining about the deplorable condition of the roads in your area and the effects this has on the lives of your people.

CORRECTION OF MONDAY 20^TH JULY’S EXERCISE.

1. C – slain
2. A – coat
3. D – slow
4. B – impede
5. A – blunder
6. C – trees
7. B – great
8. A – about
9. B – insist
10. C – task

TODAY’S TOPIC: EXERCISE ON VOWEL AND CONSONANT SOUNDS.

Instruction:  From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) in bold print.

1. bite             a.) bait        b.) bit           c.) ply              d.) peace
2. about          a.) bought   b.) cloy        c.) now            d.) coach
3. bed             a.) gird        b.) bad         c.) lured           d.) said
4. plateau       a.) wanted   b.) below     c.) holiday       d.) haunted
5. research     a.) disturb    b.) comfort   c.) affair          d.) carry
6. boat            a.) board      b.) bought     c.) go              d.) glory
7. air               a.) heir         b.) her           c.) hear           d.) fire
8. much          a.) bush       b.) put           c.) house         d.) cousin
9. go               a.) blow       b.) do            c.) allow         d.) cow
10. soil     a.) cloud      b.) boat         c.) toy            d.) gross.

Instruction: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) in bold print .

1. sheep       a.) seep        b.) machine      c.) used        d.) cheap
2. then          a.) den         b.) ten              c.) thank      d.) than
3. rays          a.) raze         b.) race            c.) hiss         d.) push
4. plier          a.) flier         b.) play           c.) fry           d.) flay
5. character   a.) chart        b.) watch        c.) machine   d.) key
6. mission      a.) vision       b.) fusion       c.) attention   d.) mice
7. knit            a.) kill          b.) neat            c.) climb   d) kilogram
8. rise            a.) plead        b.) price          c.) prize     d.) piece
9. king           a.) call           b.) cell            c.) know     d.) knife
10. bees           a.) debt          b.) subtle         c.) doubt     d.) sober

Answer the questions using the form below:

DATE: MONDAY 20^TH JULY, 2020.

          Good morning students, glad to have you in class again this morning. I’m deeply sorry for sending in today’s work this late, it was due to some unforeseen circumstances. Please, bear with me.

Correction of Wednesday 14^th July’s Exercise.

NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES AND ADD IT TO YOURS (THE ONES YOU’VE WRITTEN). MANY THANKS!

1. Their/There.
2.  This is their (a possessive pronoun) house.
3. There are ten boys there.

Note: The first ‘there’ refers to the number of boys while the second ‘there’ points to the place where they are found.

• Alter/Altar/Utter.
•  It is possible to alter (change) the plan.
• Whenever the pastor is on the altar, he speaks authoritatively.
•   They utter (say) profane words.

• Pack/Park.
• We have decided to pack (move/shift) to another site.
• Where do we have to park the car?

• Live/Leave.
• They live (stay) with us whenever they are on leave (time of rest from work).
• It is not possible to see a tree without a single leaf, it must have some leaves.

•  Break/Brake.
• Very soon, we will have a break (brief stop); so, do not forget to apply the brake.
•  The brake of that car is faulty.

TODAY’S TOPIC: RHYMING.

          Two words rhyme if they both have the same last sound, e.g. pleasure, measure; strange, change. e.t.c.  For two words or more to rhyme, however, they must all have the same final vowel or the same final vowel + consonant/consonant cluster sequence. In actual fact, rhyming is very popular with the poets or poetry writing. Let’s take a look at the very old and popular poem ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’

          Twinkle, twinkle little star,

          How I wonder what you are,

          Up above the world so high,

          Like a diamond in the sky.

          In line 1, ‘star’/sta:(r)/ rhymes with ‘are’ /a:(r)/ of line 2 because both words end in the long /a:/. In like manner, the final word ‘high’ /hai/ of line 3 rhymes with ‘sky’ /skai/ of line 4 in that they both end in the diphthong /ai/.

          It is important to note here that a word does not rhyme with another simply because it looks like another one in spelling. The deciding factor, of course, is the sound and not the spelling. For example, a word rhymes with another one if the phonetic transcriptions of both of them have the following two characteristics:

1. the same final vowel and
2. the same final consonant.

EXERCISE.

Instruction: For the following questions, choose from the options labelled A to D/E, the one that rhymes with the word given:

1. lain a) bane     b) claim    c) slain     d) slay    e) stale.
2. oat a) coat     b) couch    c) cough    d) ought   e) owl.
3. blow a) brow     b) cloy     c) cow      d) slow     e) sow.
4. concede a) receipt   b) impede   c) oblique    d) deceive.
5. wonder a) blunder   b) wandering   c) ponderous   d) neither.
6. breeze a) miss        b) peace   c) trees       d) tries.
7. mate a) faith    b) great     c) heart      d) height.
8.  doubt a) about   b) coat       c) nought    d) port.
9. persist a) recast      b) insist    c) averse    d) revised.
10. cask a) axe      b) gasp    c) task      d.) desk.

Answer using the form below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 14^TH JULY, 2020.

     Good morning boys and girls, it’s good to have you in class again this morning. I’m sure you had a restful night. I discovered that most of you are no longer participating in this online class. I realised that only Ayomikun Sokunbi and Ede Naps are the only ones uploading their exercises. I want to beseech you all with the mercies of God to please, go back to it. It is for your good, as the exercises are meant to keep your hands busy and your minds still on school work.  

     Please, don’t be weary, the pandemic will soon be over, we will all be back in school and back to the normal teaching methods. Don’t loose hope, be proactive, use your data/internet facilities WISELY AND PROFITABLY.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

ESSAY FOR THE WEEK

Your friend has confided in you that she has perfected plan to excel in the WASSCE/GCE by indulging herself in examination malpractices. As one who understands the consequences of her action, write to her to have a sober reflection on her proposed action. Suggest other alternative for her to excel rather than cheating.

Correction of Monday 13^th July’s Summary Exercise.

A (i) Herbs may be used as nutrition.

(ii)Herbs may be used as medicine.

B (i) Herbs may be taken as tea, decoction, tinctures and poultices.

(ii) Herbs may be taken alone on an empty stomach.

(iii) Herbs may be taken in capsule form.

(iv) Herbs may be taken as curative or preventive medicines.

30 Marks.

 TODAY’S TOPIC:  CONFUSING WORDS.

Confusing words are words that students mix up both in spellings and usage. Examples are;

1. Cancel/Counsel/Council.

Cancel – give up, call off, cross out with a line. (We will cancel the plan soon).

Counsel – advise/advice. (I refuse to listen to your evil counsel).

Council – a group of people (or the building they use) elected to make laws. (He has been appointed to a post in the council).

•  Cite/Sight/Site.
• Let us cite (mention) an example.
• We are to park to our new site (a new piece of land or house being developed).
• (i) He went out of sight (focus/where he could not be seen)

(ii) They are asked to shoot at sight (as soon as seen).

(iii)At the sight of (as soon as he saw) a snake, he fled.

•  Section/Session.
• Tell me the section (area) which is not clear.
• The school is in its eight session (period of time).
• The school is not in session (on holidays or has closed activities).

• Owe/Own.

I own (possess or have) ten naira but I owe (incur debt of) fifty naira.

• Stationary/Stationery.
• The motor car is stationary (fixed/not moving/standing still).
• We need more stationery (N.B this is not pluralisable) in the office.

• Save/Safe.

I want to save (a verb, meaning “keep”) some money in the safe (the noun of ‘save’ meaning ‘a box or cupboard where money or valuable things are kept).

• Complement/Compliment.
• Add the subject and the verb to complement (augment/supplement/add to) his salary.
• Compliments (N.B. remember to pluralise this) of the season to you.
• Men like paying compliments (an expression of praises) to fair -looking ladies.

• Afford/Avoid.

Afford- To be able to buy, do, spend, bear etc.

Avoid- dodge, run away from.

1. I cannot afford to pay the money at once.
2. You cannot avoid the punishment.

• Corps/Corpse.
• His corpse (dead body) is embalmed.
• Here comes the para-military corps.

10. Price/Prize.

a) It’s price (cost) is high.

b) He is brilliant enough to win the prize (reward).

Exercise.

State the meanings of the following words and give an example of each in a sentence.

1. Their/There
2. Alter/Altar/Utter
3. Pack/Park
4. Live/Leave
5. Break/Brake.

Kindly answer in the form provided below:

DATE: 13^TH JULY, 2020.

          Good morning lovelies, hope you all had beautiful weekends. We bless God for His protection over us all.

Correction of Wednesday 7^th July’s Exercise on Comprehension.

1)The was always defending Chief Dende because he believed his friend (Chief Dende) kept no secret from him.    OR

1) The writer was puzzled about the advertisement by Ngozi Dende since he knew only Adanma (as Chief Dende’s wife) and her five children.      OR

2)The writer was puzzled because he knew only Adanma as Chief Dende’s wife.      OR

2)He did not know Ngozi and her three children. OR

3)He was also surprised about the advertisement by the Apata Fraternity because he did not know Chief Dende belonged to it.     OR

3)He did not know Chief Dende was one of its members

4)We should not trust anybody      OR

4)Nobody is trustworthy, reliable or dependable. OR

4)One should be careful about judging others.

5)Metaphor

ii) It means another surprise or shock happened.

6i) Adjectival clause

ii) It describes the noun ‘conclusion’

7) i) careers – endeavours, undertakings, struggles.

(ii) integrity – personality, honour, name, reputation.

iii) vehemently -fiercely, profoundly, strongly.

iv) erroneously- mistakenly, falsely, wrongly, ignorantly, incorrectly, wrongfully.

v) shattered – debunked, refuted, confuted, disproved, proved wrong, destroyed, disputed.

         vi) exclusive – sole, absolute, full, only, incontestable.

 20 Marks.

TODAY’S TOPIC: SUMMARY

NOSEC BOOK 2, PAGES 184 &185.

Uses of Herbs in Traditional Healing.

Kindly submit your work using the format provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 7^TH JULY, 2020.

          Good morning everyone, trust you had a restful night. Welcome to class.

          ESSAY FOR THE WEEK.

You have learnt that your younger brother intends to involve himself in examination malpractice during the WASSCE. Write a letter to him warning him of the dangers of such an action and urging him to concentrate on his studies instead. 

CORRECTION OF MONDAY 5^TH JULY’S EXERCISE.

1i.) Adverbial clause (of time).      ii.) It modifies the verb phrase ‘were flung open’.

2i.) Adverbial phrase (of time).     ii.) It modifies the verb phrase ‘is left’.

3i.) Adverbial clause (of time).   ii.) It modifies the verb ‘got’.

4i.) Adverbial clause (of time).   ii.) It modifies the verb ‘was’.

5i.) Adverbial phrase (of manner).  ii.) It modifies the verb ‘swerved’.

6i.) Adverbial clause (of concession).  ii.) It modifies the verb ‘lack’.

7i.) Adverbial clause (of reason).     ii.) It modifies the verb phrase ‘are working’.

8i.) Adverbial clause (of concession). ii.) It modifies the verb ‘was’. 

TODAY’S TOPIC: COMPREHENSION.

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions on it.

          The death last month of Chief Dende has opened my eyes. Throughout his life, we were very close friends. We grew up together, attended the same primary and secondary schools, and joined the civil service the same day. Although we benefitted from different in-service training programmes and at different times during our respective careers, we were never too distant from each other. And we were installed chiefs the same day. Above all, his wife Adanma, and mine have been good friends over the years.

          All these years, I believed that my friend kept no secret from me. I could, and did occasionally, defend his integrity. Anywhere people discussed him in my hearing. I was ready to take up his case vehemently. Predictably, people stopped discussing him anytime I was around. I had assumed, erroneously as it turned out, that people had stopped discussing him because they were sufficiently educated and sincerely convinced about his integrity. Happenings have since shattered that assumption.

          The first shock came a day after his death. The major national newspaper carried his obituary, as announced by ‘his wife Ngozi Dende, and her three children.’ If the timing of the advertisement, a day after the event was strange, particularly more puzzling was the advertiser. All my life, I had known only Adanma as his wife and her five children. Besides, the names of ‘his’ three children in the advertisement were entirely different from those of his five children by Adanma.

          Before I recovered from the first shock, the next bombshell fell. Members of the Apata Fraternity, a most dreaded secret cult, which Dende and I had despised while he lived, announced in the dailies that they had the exclusive right to bury their ‘departed colleague’. The announcement warned all uninitiated persons to keep off ‘in their own interest.’ And so, it was that members of the fraternity, supporting their claim with a hand-written will by Dende, collected his body from the hospital, performed the last rites on him and buried him in their sacred grove.

           I have learnt, and I am still learning. I have reached the unpleasant conclusion that the critics were most probably right after all.

Questions.

• Why was the writer always defending Chief Dende?
• Why was the writer puzzled about the advertisement by Ngozi Dende?
• Why was he also surprised about the advertisement by the Apata Fraternity?
• What lesson can we learn from this passage?
• ‘The next bombshell fell.’
• What figure of speech is the expression?
• What is its meaning?
• ‘…that these critics were most probably right after all’
• What grammatical name is given to the above expression?
• What is its function in the sentence?
• For each of the following words, find another word or phrase that means the same and can replace it as used in the passage:

(i)          careers

(ii)         integrity

• vehemently
• erroneously
• shattered
• exclusive

Answer the questions in the space provided below:

DATE: MONDAY 6^TH JULY, 2020.

Good morning boys and girls, it’s another beautiful Monday morning, we give God praise for the gift of life. May His name be praised forever (Amen).  

Correction of Wednesday, 1^st July’s Exercise.

1i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘house’.

2i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘man’.

3i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It describes ‘woman’, complement of ‘is’.

4i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘place’.

5i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘book’.

6i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘chairs.

7i.) Adjectival clause.     ii.) It qualifies the noun ‘man’.

TODAY’S TOPIC: ADVERBIAL CLAUSE.

          An adverbial clause does the work of an adverb, telling us: how, why, when, where, under what condition, etc. the action in the main verb took place. Basically, an adverbial clause modifies the verb in the main clause. Adverbial clauses are often introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions such as; when, whenever, after, while, as, because, so that, that, if, unless, though, although, even though, etc. There are different types of adverbial clauses, for example adverbial clause of time, place, manner or degree, reason, purpose, result, comparison, condition and concession.

          Let’s have a look at the following examples;

1. They arrived (main clause) when we were in the hall (adverbial clause of time, modifying the verb ‘arrived’).
2. His dog follows him (main clause) wherever he does (adverbial clause of place, modifying the verb ‘follows’).
3. He ran (main clause) as fast as he could (adverbial clause of manner, it modifies the verb ‘ran’).
4. She was punished (main clause) because she misbehaved (adverbial clause of reason, modifying ‘was punished’).
5. He worked very hard (main clause) so that he could succeed in life (adverbialclause of purpose, modifying the verb ‘worked’).
6. She worked so hard (main clause) that she won the prize (adverbial clause of result, modifying ‘worked’).
7. She drank more wine (main clause) than he did (adverbial clause of comparison, modifies ‘drank’).
8. They will not come (main clause) unless we invite them (adverbial clause of condition, it modifies ‘come’).
9. You must do your homework (main clause) even if you are hungry (adverbial clause of concession, modifying ‘was happy’).

EXERCISES.

What grammatical name (type) and function is given to the italicized expressions as used within the sentences?

1. Before I could say anything else, to mother and son, the theatre doors were flung open, and….
2. At the moment of impact, the eye is left exposed, perhaps to the flaying claws of a seal.
3. When he came back, those who had wished him the worst got the shock of their lives.
4. When he arrived in Lagos, it was almost dark.
5. The careening bus hit the parked vehicle, swerved wildly across the road….
6. Although they may have many material luxuries, they lack the most essential ingredients of a good childhood.  
7. We are working very hard because we want to build a house.
8. Even though he was very rich, he was never contented.

Answer the above questions using the format provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 1^ST JULY, 2020.

          Good morning students, happy new month! It’s our month of joy, gladness, abundance and a great turn around. God will perfect all that concerns us all this month in Jesus name (Amen).

          Welcome to class, let me start by apologizing for sending in today’s class this late, I’ve been down with malaria, so typing was a very strenuous work for me to do, please pardon me. (Thanks for your understanding👍👍👍👍👍, I ❤❤❤❤❤you all). We will continue with the Clause Analysis we started on Monday by discussing Adjectival Clause, but before then, let’s quickly do the correction of the last exercise.

 Correction of Monday 29^th June’s Exercise.

1. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘was’.
2. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the complement of the linking verb ‘is’.
3. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the object of the verb ‘understand’.
4. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the object of the verb phrase ‘like to know’
5. i) Noun phrase   ii) It is the complement of the preposition ‘to’.
6. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the subject of the linking verb ‘is’.
7. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the object of the verb ‘thought’
8. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the object of the verb phrase ‘would reason’.
9. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘was’.
10. i) Noun phrase   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘are’.
11. i) Noun phrase   ii) It is the object of the verb ‘offered’.
12. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the object of the verb ‘know’.
13. i) Noun clause   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘are’.
14. i) Noun phrase   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘is’.
15. i) Noun phrase   ii) It is the subject of the verb ‘is’.

N.B: Please note that exercises 5, 10, 11, 14 and 15 are PHRASES and not clauses.

TODAY’S TOPIC: ADJECTIVAL CLAUSE.

          An adjectival clause does the work of an adjective by qualifying a noun or pronoun. It is also called a relative clause.  Adjectival clauses are usually introduced by the following relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, what, that, whoever, etc. An adjectival clause may also be introduced by adverbs such as: where, when, why, and so on.

Please note that there are no adjectival phrases, but there are Adjective phrases.  Although, nowadays, no difference seems to exist between the two, as adjective and adjectival are now being used interchangeably.

Let’s look at the following examples and then analyse them.

1. That is the man about whom I talked to you yesterday.
2. We saw a driver whose car had broken down.
3. The man who stole the money has been prosecuted.
4. The house which was gutted by fire last year has just been rebuilt.
5. The man whose house you rented is Mary’s uncle.

Analysis of the Sentences.

Let’s first of all break the sentences down into their component parts for a better understanding.

1. That is the man. I talked to you about him yesterday. (Note: ‘about him’ becomes ‘about whom’).
2. We saw a driver. His car had broken down. (N.B: The possessive pronoun ‘His’ becomes ‘whose’)
3. The man has been prosecuted. He stole the money. (N.B: The pronoun ‘He’ becomes ‘who’).

(Try nos. 4 and 5 yourself).

The three sentences above may now be analysed thus;

1. That is the man (main clause) about whom I talked to you yesterday (adjectival clause (qualifying the complement ‘man’.))
2. We saw a driver (main clause) whose car had broken down (adjectival clause, describing ‘driver’, the direct object of the verb ‘saw’.)
3. The man…has been prosecuted (main clause) who stole the money (adjectival clause, qualifying the subject ‘man’.)

(Try 4 and 5 as well.)

EXERCISES.

Give the grammatical names and functions of the following italicized expressions as used within the sentences.

1. The house that was gutted by fire last year has been rebuilt.
2. The man whose house your brother rented is Mary’s uncle.
3. That is the woman who assisted us.
4. Here is a place where you can work.
5. This is not the book which you gave me.
6. Those are the chairs whose legs were broken.
7. The man who slapped her has just run away.

Answer the questions above in the form given below:      

DATE: MONDAY 29^TH JUNE, 2020.

          Good morning dearies, it’s beautiful having you all here again this morning. I’m positive about you having a splendid weekend. Please, don’t forget to keep safe. The keeper pf Israel that neither sleeps nor slumbers will continually watch over us all in Jesus name.

It just dawned on me that I didn’t post our weekly essay last week Wednesday, I’m sure some of you will be happy I forgot (smiles), no problem, that’s gone already, but you can’t escape it this week. So, here is it!

          ESSAY FOR THE WEEK   

You are the chief speaker in a debate on the topic: “Wealth is better than health”. Write your speech for or against the topic.

N.B: PLEASE WRITE THESE NOTES IN YOUR ENGLISH NOTEBOOK. THANKS.

TODAY’S TOPIC: CLAUSE ANALYSIS.

          A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a predicate, and forming part of a compound sentence. A clause that makes a complete sentence and capable of standing alone is called a main (independent or principal) clause while the one that cannot stand on its own is known as a subordinate (or dependent) clause.

expresses a complete statement and being able to stand on its own as a sentence, e.g. ‘I saw the boy’.

          A subordinate or dependent clause is a group of words that, although having a subject and a predicate, cannot stand on its own as a sentence, e.g. ‘when he was climbing the fence of the garden.’ The subordinate clause is often joined to the main clause by a relative pronoun ‘who’ or a subordinating conjunction ‘when’.

The subordinate clause can be divided into three (3) main categories. These are: Noun clause, Adjectival clause and Adverbial clause.

(Note: Each of these clauses would be discussed one after the other).       

NOUN CLAUSE.

          A noun clause (also known as a nominal clause) performs the function of a noun or pronoun. In other words, a noun clause takes the place of a noun o pronoun and is often introduced by ‘that’ or ‘which’ or other words like ‘why’, ‘when’, ‘where’, etc. However, a noun clause can act as the subject of a sentence, as a complement of the subject, as the object of a verb, as a complement of the object and as the complement of a preposition.

1. Noun clause as subject of a sentence:

What he suggested was unacceptable to me. (Noun clause. Subject of the verb ‘was’).

That she could behave in such a way surprised me. (Noun clause. Subject of the verb ‘surprised’).

How the criminal escaped was a mystery. (Noun clause. Subject of the verb ‘was’).

• Noun clause as complement of subject:

A divine breakthrough is all I need. (Noun clause. Complement to the subject).

The annoying thing is that she has failed the examination. (Noun clause. Complement to the subject).

The most interesting thing is that we have succeeded. (Noun clause. Complement of the subject).

• Noun clause as object of a verb:

We told them that we were coming. (Noun clause. Object of the verb ‘told’).

The man believed what I told him. (Noun clause. Object of the verb ‘believed’).

She thought that she would pass her examination. (Noun clause. Object of the verb ‘thought’)

Noun clause as complement of object:

The woman told us all she about the incident. (Noun clause. Complement of ‘us’) She tells me whatever she likes. (Noun clause. Complement to indirect object ‘me’).

N.B: These nouns are all complements as they are introduced by linking verbs. (A linking verb is a verb that joins a noun or pronoun (i.e. the subject) to an adjective.

• Noun clause as complement of a preposition:

This book is written for anyone who wants to succeed in life. (Noun clause. Complement of ‘for’).

The princess will be married to whomever can take good care of her. (Noun clause. Complement of the preposition ‘to’).

EXERCISE.

Give the grammatical name and function of the following italicized expressions.      

1.  What we suggested was unacceptable to them.
2.  The most interesting thing is that you have succeeded.
3.  I understand what she wants me to do.
4.  I’ll like to know why she behaved the way she did.
5.  I gave the money to you and her.
6. What that man did to them is not good at all.
7. Joe thought (that) it was a tremendous idea.
8.  Most people would reason that the doctor was truly the secret biological father.
9. “And what was even more unfortunate was that the millions in Amusa’s shoes became wiser only when it was too late….”
10. The eggs of the ostrich are the largest in the world and can weigh up to ….
11. …particularly France, Italy and Greece, which offered a combination of good weather and historic sites.
12. I know you did expect to leave for another two weeks.
13.  What we experience daily are the vicious consequences of unemployment, inadequate health and educational facilities.
14.  The major drawback in the use of the chalkboard is that the information on it can only be temporal.
15. The backbone of every organization, large or small, is its managers….

Kindly answer the above questions in the space provided below.

DATE: WEDNESDAY 24^TH JUNE, 2020.

        Good morning boys and girls, how are you today? It’s nice having you here again on the platform. Before we go into today’s work, let’s quickly go through the last exercise.

CORRECTION OF MONDAY 22^ND JUNE, 2020. (PUNCTUATION).

Punctuate this passage using the appropriate punctuation marks.

        Those who opposed slavery formed a new political party named the Republican Party. Lincoln, a carpenter’s son, made such a moving speech that the audience and even the reporters were overcome with emotion.

        Then, the cry – ‘Lincoln for President’ was heard. Abraham Lincoln was elected President on November 6, 1860.

Meanwhile, the South had set itself up as a new nation called The Confederacy. The Confederate Army opened fire on the Northern forces and America plunged civil war.

The war’s great battle was fought on July 1, 1863 at the small town of Gettsburg in Pennysylvania. It was a terrible battle that left 50,000 men dead in three days.

The North won the battle. President Lincoln decided to set aside the Battlefield of Gettysburg as a national monument. There he made the famous Gettysburg address.

TODAY’S TOPIC: English Consonant Sounds

Consonant letters and their sounds

A consonant letter usually represents one consonant sound. Some consonant letters, for example, c, g, s, can represent two different consonant sounds.

Letters	Sounds	Examples
b	[b]	baby, best, buy, bring, blind, absent, about, number, labor, robber, tub
c	[s][k]	center, cellar, cigarette, cinema, agency, notice;cake, come, cucumber, clean, cry, scratch, act, panic
d	[d]	day, dear, die, door, duty, admire, hidden, lady, kind, ride, ended
f	[f]	fast, female, five, forest, fund, fry, flight, often, deaf, cuff
g	[g][j][zh]	game, gap, get, go, gun, great, global, giggle, ago, begin, dog, egg;general, gin, giant, agent, suggest, Egypt, energy, huge, manage;mirage, garage, beige, rouge
h	[h][-]	hair, help, history, home, hotel, hunt, behind, inherit;hour, honor, honest, heir, vehicle, Sarah
j	[j]	jam, Jane, jet, jelly, Jim, jingle, joke, John, June, just
k	[k]	Kate, kind, kill, kilogram, sky, blanket, break, take, look
l	[l]	late, let, live, alone, close, slim, please, old, nicely, table, file, all
m	[m]	make, men, mind, mother, must, my, common, summer, name, form, team
n	[n]	napkin, never, night, no, nuclear, funny, student, kindness, ton, sun
p	[p]	paper, person, pick, pour, public, repair, apple, keep, top, crisp
q (qu)	[kw][k]	quality, question, quite, quote, equal, require;unique, technique, antique, grotesque
r	[r]	rain, red, rise, brief, grow, scream, truck, arrive, hurry, turn, more, car
s	[s][z]	send, simple, song, system, street, lost, kiss, release;cause, present, reason, realism, advise, always, is, was
t	[t]	task, tell, time, tone, tune, hotel, attentive, student, boat, rest
v	[v]	vast, vein, vivid, voice, even, review, invest, give, move, active
w	[w]	wall, war, way, west, wind, word, would, swear, swim, twenty, twist
x	[ks][gz][z]	exercise, exchange, expect, ex-wife, axis, fix, relax;exam, exact, executive, exert, exist, exit, exult;Xenon, Xerox, xenophobia, xylophone
z	[z][ts]	zero, zoo, horizon, puzzle, crazy, organize, quiz, jazz;pizza, Mozart, Nazi, waltz

Note 1: The letter Y

The letter Y can function as a vowel or as a consonant. As a vowel, Y has the vowel sounds [i], [ai]. As a consonant, Y has the consonant sound [y] (i.e., a semivowel sound), usually at the beginning of the word and only in the syllable before a vowel.

[i]: baby, hurry, lyrics, mystery;

[ai]: by, try, rely, nylon, type;

[y]: yacht, yard, year, yes, yet, yield, you, young, Yukon.

Note 2: The letter W

The letter W represents the vowel sound [u:] in the diphthongs [au] and [ou]: now, how, owl, brown; low, own, bowl.

The -s/es ending of nouns and verbs

After a voiceless consonant: [s]

After a voiced consonant or vowel: [z]

After the letters s, z, x, ch, tch, ge, dge, sh: [iz]

[s]	[z]	[iz]
tapes [teips], streets [stri:ts], parks [pa:rks], chiefs [chi:fs], myths [miθs]	ribs [ribz], kids [kidz], legs [legz], leaves [li:vz], clothes [klouðz], girls, games, cars, boys, pies [paiz], cows [kauz], cities [‘sitiz]	pieces [‘pi:siz], roses [‘rouziz], prizes [‘praiziz], boxes [‘boksiz], coaches [‘kouchiz], bridges [‘brijiz], dishes [‘dishiz]
(he) grips [grips], writes [raits], takes [teiks], sniffs [snifs]	(he) robs [robz], reads [ri:dz], digs [digz], saves [seivz], falls, plans, swims, offers, plays, cries, goes [gouz], copies [‘kopiz]	(he) kisses [‘kisiz], loses [‘lu:ziz], relaxes, catches, judges, manages, flashes, washes, rouges
Pip’s [pips], Kate’s [keits], Mike’s [maiks], Jeff’s [jefs], Seth’s [seθs]	Abe’s [eibz], Fred’s [fredz], Meg’s [megz], Olive’s [‘olivz], Ben’s [benz], Molly’s [‘moliz], Anna’s	Chris’s [‘krisiz], Tess’s [‘tesiz], Rose’s [‘rouziz], Liz’s [‘liziz], Rex’s [‘reksiz], George’s [‘jo:rjiz]

The -ed ending of verbs

After a voiceless consonant: [t]

After a voiced consonant or vowel: [d]

After the letters t, d: [id]

[t]	[d]	[id]
stopped [stopt], liked [laikt], coughed [ko:ft], crossed [cro:st], released [ri’li:st], reached [ri:cht], washed [wosht]	robbed [robd], saved [seivd], seized [si:zd], called [ko:ld], planned, occurred, bathed [beiðd], managed, played, tried, studied	wanted [‘wontid], hated [‘heitid], counted [‘kauntid], started, needed [ni:did], loaded [‘loudid], folded, added

Consonant combinations

Letters	Sounds	Examples
cc	[ks][k]	accent, accept, access, eccentric, accident;accommodate, account, accuse, occur, acclaim
chtch	[ch]	chain, check, chief, choose, teacher, much, church;kitchen, catch, match, watch, pitch, stretch
ch (Latin, Greek)ch (French)	[k][sh]	character, chemical, Chris, archive, mechanic, technical, ache;champagne, charlatan, chef, chic, machine, cache
ck	[k]	black, pack, deck, kick, pick, cracker, pocket, rocket
dge	[j]	bridge, edge, judge, knowledge, budget, badger
gh	[g][f][-]	ghost, ghastly, Ghana, ghetto;cough, enough, rough, tough, laugh;though, through, weigh, neighbor, bought, daughter
gu	[g][gw]	guard, guess, guest, guide, guitar, dialogue;language, linguistics, Guatemala, Nicaragua
ng	[ŋ][ŋ]+[g]	king, sing, singer, singing, bang, long, wrong, tongue;finger, anger, angry, longer, longest, single
ph	[f]	phone, photograph, phrase, phenomenon, biography
qu	[kw][k]	quality, question, quite, quote, equal, require;unique, technique, antique, grotesque
sc	[s][sk]	science, scissors, scene, scent, scythe;scan, scandal, scare, score, Scotch, scuba
sch	[sk][sh]	school, scholar, scheme, schedule;schnauzer, schedule
sh	[sh]	share, she, shine, shoe, fish, cash, push, punish
th	[θ][ð]	thank, thick, think, thought, thunder, author, breath, bath;this, that, then, though, father, brother, breathe, bathe
wh	[w][h]	what, when, where, which, while, why, whale, wheel, white;who, whom, whose, whole
xh	[ks][ks]+[h][g]+[z]	exhibition;exhumation, exhume, exhale;exhaust, exhibit, exhilarate, exhort, exhume, exhale
With silent letters	Sounds	Examples
bt, pt	[t]	doubt, debt, subtle; receipt, pterodactyl
kn, gn, pn	[n]	knee, knife, know; gnome, sign, foreign; pneumonia, pneumatic
mb, lm	[m]	lamb, climb, bomb, comb, tomb; calm, palm, salmon
ps	[s]	psalm, pseudonym, psychologist, psychiatrist
rh	[r]	rhapsody, rhetoric, rheumatism, rhythm, rhyme
wr	[r]	wrap, wreck, wrestle, wrinkle, wrist, write, wrong
Letters in the suffix	Sounds	Examples
ti, ci, si, su	[sh]	nation, patient, special, vicious, pension, Asia, sensual, pressure
si, su	[zh]	vision, fusion, Asia, usual, visual, measure, pleasure

DATE: MONDAY 22^ND JUNE, 2020.

    Good morning this morning! I’m delighted to have you here again this morning. I’m pretty sure you had a lovely weekend. We bless God for His faithfulness and mercies in keeping us all safe. Welcome to class (smiles).

        Let’s look at the correction of the Comprehension passage before going into today’s work.

Evil Effect of Communal Clashes.  

1. The journey was futile because they could not cross to the other side of the river. (2marks)
2. The bridge over the river was destroyed because the two communities were bitter enemies. (2marks)
3. The first thing to be done would be to reconcile both communities. (2marks)
4. It was sounded as a habit of the driver, so it had no purpose. (2marks)
5. The driver’s intention was that he wanted them to buy some snails at Boro. (2marks)
6. Personification. (1mark)
7. (i) G.N – Adverbial clause (of manner) (1mark)

(ii.) G.F – It modifies the verb phrase ‘seemed to beckon’ (2marks)

• (i)futility – fruitlessness, uselessness. (1mark)

(ii)swiftly – quickly, promptly (1mark)

(iii)anxious – eager (1mark)

(iv)corroborates – buttress, supports, confirms, substantiates. (1mark)

(v)annihilation – wiping out, destruction, extermination (1mark)

(vi)pull up – stop, halt. (1mark)

Total = 20marks.

TODAY’S TOPIC: PUNCTUATION.

        Punctuation is the use of a series of special marks or signs to make a piece of writing meaningful and easy to understand. The most commonly used punctuation marks include the full stop (.), the comma (,), the question mark (?), the exclamation mark(!), the semi-colon(;), the colon(:), the hyphen(-), the apostrophe(’), the quotation marks or inverted commas(‘ ’or “ ”).  

                                EXERCISE.

Punctate this passage using the appropriate punctuation marks.

        those who opposed slavery formed a new political party named the republican party lincoln a carpenters son made such a moving speech that the audience and even the reporters were overcome with emotion

        then the cry lincoln for president was heard abraham lincoln was elected president on november 6 1860

meanwhile the south had set itself up as a new nation called the confederacy the confederacy army opened fire on the northern forces and america plunged civil war

the wars great battle was fought on july 1 1863 at the small town of gettsburg in pennysylvania it was a terrible battle that left 50000 men dead in three days

the north won the battle president lincoln decided to set aside the battlefield of gettysburg as a national monument there he made the famous gettysburg address

Kindly answer the above question in the form provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 17^TH JUNE, 2020.

Good morning boys and girls, it’s beautiful having you here again this morning. Trust you all had restful nights. Don’t forget to always keep safe.

THIS WEEK’S ESSAY.

Tell a story that ends with the advice: “Cut your coat according to your cloth.”

Correction of Monday 15^th June’s Exercise.

Prefix.

1. disregard      ii. unreadable     iii. misquoted
2. unhealthy     v. disobey           vi. unethical
3. bi (multi) lingual    viii. foresee     ix. multipurpose

x. misfire.

Suffix.

1. reckless (ly/ness)   ii. power (ful/less)

iii .careless(ly/ness)     iv. pesticide/pestilence   v. directly/directive

vi . lineage       vii. government    viii. directory/direction

    ix . performance      x. motorable.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: There is nothing like nonlingual, unsee, unpurpose, mispurpose, irreadable (which some of you gave as answers.)

Today’s Work.

 TOPIC: Evil Effect of Communal Clashes.

ASPECT: COMPREHENSION.

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

NOSEC BK. 2, PAGES 144-145.

QUESTIONS (a-h).

Kindly answer the questions in the form provided below;

DATE: MONDAY 15^TH JUNE, 2020.

Good morning students, it’s good to have you in class again this morning. I’m sure you all had restful and enjoyable weekend. We thank God for showing us His mercies and bountiful care.

I also want to strongly believe that you’re making good use of this forum as well as enjoying it. Please, maximize this opportunity as best as you can. God bless you all. (Amen).

This morning, we have a new topic before us, but before then, let’s quickly look at the correction of the last exercise. That reminds me, I got a report that the options to the exercise were not well arranged, I’m so sorry about this, please pardon me. That notwithstanding, kudos to all those who participated in the exercise, you all did well.

ATTENTION!!! PLEASE WRITE OUT ALL THESE NOTES IN YOUR SCHOOL NOTE BOOKS. THANK YOU.

Correction of Wednesday, 10^th June’s Exercise on Register.      

1. ^{B – candidate.}
2. ^{D – council.}
3. ^{C – syllabus.}
4. ^{B – score high.}
5. ^{D – cut- off.}
6. ^{A – career counselor.}
7. ^{B – brochure.}
8. ^{B – invigilators.}
9. ^{A – malpractices.}
10. ^{B – browse.}

TODAY’S TOPIC: PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES.

Prefixes and Suffixes are two basic ways of forming new words from existing ones. While a prefix is the part of a word or some letters added at the beginning of an existing word to change its meaning, a suffix is that added at the end of a word to still form a different word.

The knowledge of prefixes and suffixes enables you to guess the meaning of unknown words when you cannot use a dictionary. In other words, knowledge of them helps you to increase your vocabulary and form antonyms of words. 

Prefixes.

‘Pre –’ in the word ‘prefix’ is a prefix added before the word ‘fix’; ‘Pre’- means ‘before’, so ‘prefix’ means what is fixed before another thing, in this case, before a word. 

NOTE:  A word must exist before you can call what is attached before it a prefix.

Prefixes are two types:

1. Reversative prefixes: Those that form antonyms.
2. Those that form Word Extension and new meanings.

Examples:

1. order – disorder
2. approve – disapprove
3. legal – illegal
4. literate – illiterate
5. possible – impossible
6. mature – immature
7.  adequate – inadequate
8. capable – incapable
9. clockwise – anticlockwise
10. believe – unbelievable e.t.c.

Suffixes.

        Suffix as earlier said is a letter or a group of letters that is added at the end of a word to form a new word. These letters usually change the meaning and the part of speech to which a word belongs.

Examples:

1. good – goodness
2. success – successful
3. quick – quickly
4. nature – natural
5. juice – juicy
6. adjust – adjustment
7. line – lineage
8. insect – insecticide
9. friend – friendship
10. value – valuable e.t.c.

EXERCISES.

Add the appropriate prefixes to the following words to form their antonyms.

i.) regard     ii.) readable     iii.)  quoted         iv.) healthy

v.) obey      vi.) ethical       vii.) lingual         viii.) see

ix.) purpose   x.) fire.

Add suitable suffixes to the following words from the lists below:

1. reckless     ii.) power    iii.) careless      iv.) pest

v.) direct         vi.) line          vii.) govern       viii.) direct

ix.) perform      x.) motor.    

Kindly answer the questions in the form provided below:

DATE: WEDNESDAY 10^TH JUNE, 2020.

Good morning students, I’m glad to have you here again this morning. I hope you all are keeping safe. Don’t forget to wash your hands at regular intervals, God bless and continually keep you safe (Amen).

                   ESSAY FOR THE WEEK.

The government of your country has recently placed a ban on Inter- State movement which has both positive and negative effects on the lives of majority of the people. Write a letter to your brother/sister who is away from the country, stating how it has affected the lives of your people.

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Correction of the Comprehension Exercise of Monday, 8^th June.

1. The writer’s purpose is to show the importance of understanding what we read or hear. (3marks) (Note – present tense is used)
2. A delegate attending a conference in a strange language community and another attending a conference on a subject he is not familiar with will not be able to follow the discussions. (3 marks)
3. The two basic problems are:

i.) The subject matter may be strange to the reader. (1 mark)

ii.) The language may be above the reader. (1 mark)

• i.)  Metaphor (2 marks)

ii.) To be at loss or to be confused. (2marks)

• i.) Adverbial clause (of condition). (1 mark)
• It modifies the verb “are bound” (2 marks)
•  i.) delegate – person, participant, representative (any of these)

ii.) a fortnight – two weeks, fourteen days (either of the two)

iii.) advances – discoveries, improvements, breakthroughs, findings, developments (any of these). Note that ‘advances’ is plural, so the answer must be in the plural, if it is not, it will not score.

1. register – vocabulary, diction, jargon, terminology (any of these)
2. degree – extent. (1 mark each for nos. i-v)

NOTE: Most of you did fairly well, I’m not too impressed. PLEASE, go through the correction and write down in your notebooks.  

TODAY’S LESSON

TOPIC: REGISTER

          Register is termed as a group of words associated with different fields of profession. Examples are; Teaching, Agriculture, Religion, Photography, Banking, Stock Exchange, Insurance, Transportation, Politics, Government, Administration, Family, Law& Social Order, Science, Health, Medicine, Education, Journalism, Building &Architecture, Sports and so on (the list is inexhaustible).

          Mastery Register calls for a wide scope of knowledge or understanding of the wide range of professions in the world. This also calls for your ability to read wide and have an idea of what these profession entails (a little here and there you know). This practice enhances your Vocabulary Development. You really have to ‘Increase Your Word Power’. I implore you to master a new word each day, let’s also cultivate the habit of ‘Learning A New Word A Day.’

EXERCISES.

Register on Education. (Read the passage carefully and slot in the correct answers).

The process of admission into the University begins when the – 1 – collects the form from the examination – 2 -. Having filled the form correctly and returned, he/she is given the acknowledgement card. He/she needs to work hard to cover the topics in the – 3 – since the examination is written by millions of prospective undergraduates, he/she must – 4 – to meet up with the – 5 – marks. These vary depending on the courses and the universities involved. It is advisable to discuss with – 6 – before selecting courses from the – 7 – .

The examination day is always tough as the – 8 – are vigilant and conscious of those that may want to involve themselves in examination – 9 – . After the marking exercise, the participants can – 10 – to check their results on-line and if they are successful, they can proceed to the University of their choice.

A                          B                                    C                          D

1. student                   candidate                         graduate                   undergraduate

2. board                     committee                        society                     council

3. form                    scheme of work                 syllabus                   guidelines

4. score low            score high                          read                          perform

5. recruiting            admission                         dead-line                   cut-off

6.career counselor   school councilor             friends                     relatives

7. journals               brochure                           syllabus                  brain

8. examiners            invigilators                    candidates                wardens

9. malpractices        frauds                            scandals                      crime

10. write                    browse                         call                              visit

Answer the question in the form below;

DATE:  MONDAY 8^TH JUNE, 2020.

          Hello! Good morning students, hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s good to have you here again this morning. I want to strongly believe that you’re making good use of this forum to educate yourselves as well as keeping yourselves busy. Don’t worry, the lockdown will soon be over in Jesus name. (Amen).

Today, we will take a little break from Summary and look at a Comprehension passage. Yes! I can feel some of your excitements. It’s alright, although, I’m still not pleased with the way some of you are answering Summary questions. Please,endeavour to go back to the tips and observations I made last week and master them. God bless you all in Jesus name. (Amen).

ATTENTION!!! PLEASE WRITE ALL THE CORRECTION (PREVIOUS AND PRESENT) IN YOUR NOTE BOOKS, IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET FEED BACKS FROM YOU DIRECTLY. PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA WHATSAPP CHAT ON 08034813718 (MRS OYEWOLE). MANY THANKS.

Correction of the previous Summary exercise. (Wednesday 3rd June, 2020).

Note that the questions call for sentences, therefore, your answers must be written in sentences.

1. Homes in the city are heavily fortified/ protected while those in the rural areas not. (Any answer that expresses this idea will score because it is mandatory to make the contrast between homes in the city and homes in the rural area so as to score the point.) NO CONTRAST, NO SCORE.
2. The three major threats to life in the city are burglary, kidnapping, and assassins. (Note: There must be no mixture of both sets or inconsistency).
3. i.) Burglary is absent because there is nothing of value to steal.

Ii.) Kidnapping is absent because no need for ritual killing. or

The rural folk prefer poverty to ill-gotten wealth.

iii.) Assassination is absent because there is no rivalry. or

People love one another. or

People are satisfied with their lot. (Any answer that expresses these ideas will score).

                                      TODAY’S WORK

       COMPREHENSION.

Instruction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

You may not realize how important it is to understand a written piece of conversation until you consider this simple illustration. Imagine that you are a delegate representing your institution at an international conference taking place in Moscow. There, Russian is the official language and it is the only language used in the conference and there are no interpreters to enable you to follow the trend of the discussions. Now, assume you stay through this ordeal of a conference and finally return home after a fortnight. As you are stepping out of your plane, a reporter comes forward to ask about decisions adopted at the conference and what contributions you made. If you are an honest person, the best answer you would give the reporter is, “No comments”. You would choose to keep mum for the simple reason that you failed to understand anything that took place in the conference. And the major problem was that of language.

The situation might not be as serious as that. Imagine this time that you are attending a meeting at which the least advances in psychiatry are being discussed. You, among the whole lot, never studied science, let alone medicine. Although you understand the plain English used by experts, you would still be at sea throughout the conference for the simple reason that you do not understand the subject matter under discussion, and its language or register is strange to you.

The same applies, to some degree, with the difficult novels you read. So, too, on a yet lower level, it is with the difficult passages you often come across, and so it is, when you have a passage for a comprehension exercise or a summary writing. If the subject matter is very strange to you, you are bound to find it very difficult. And if the language is much above you, you cannot understand it.

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the writer’s purpose in this passage?
2. What would be common to a delegate attending a conference in a strange language community and another attending a conference on a subject he is not familiar with?
3. What are the two basic problems that could face the reader of a passage?
4. ‘Be at sea’.
5. What figure of speech is the expression?
6. What does it mean?
7. ‘If the subject matter is very strange to you…’
8. What is the grammatical name given to the above expression as used in the sentence?
9. What is its function?
10. For each of the following, give another word or phrase that means the same and which can replace it as used in the passage:
11. delegate;
12. a fortnight;
13. advances;
14. register;
15. degree.

Please answer the above questions in the given form below;

DATE: WEDNESDAY 3^RD JUNE, 2020.

Good morning students, how are you today? I hope you’re keeping safe. Please don’t forget to wash your hands at regular intervals.

A very quick announcement please: BEGINNING FROM TODAY, YOU WILL HAVE WEEKLY ESSAYS THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED ON RESUMPTION. YOU ARE TO WRITE THE ESSAYS IN FOOLSCAP SHEETS (HIGHER EDUCATION PAPER). I WANT TO IMPLORE EVERYONE OF YOU TO PLEASE, GET A FILE, FOLDER OR MY CLEAR BAG. THIS IS TO KEEP YOUR ESSAYS. PLEASE, DON’T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAME AND DATE ON YOUR ESSAYS. NOTE THAT G.C.E IS LURKING AROUND THE CORNER, YOU SHOULDN’T BE CAUGHT UNAWARES. SO, THE EARLIER THE BETTER FOR PRACTICE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

          ESSAY FOR THE WEEK

You have spent about ten weeks at home due to the pandemic ravaging the world. Write a letter to your friend, telling him/her about your experiences so far. (450 words).

We will work on another Summary exercise this morning, but before then, here is the correction of the last exercise.

Observation from Monday’s Summary Exercise;

I observed that some didn’t do the exercise for reasons best known to them. 11 students did the work and out of the 11, about 5 students scored between 30 and 25 marks. Please note the following points very well;

1. Avoid the use of pronouns in Summary. One of you used it throughout. It is very wrong. You will be penalized if you use “it, he, she”, etc.
2. Don’t write one of the reasons, another reason, the first reason, second reason … etc. let your sentences stand on its own.
3. Be very mindful of your sentence formation. Construct good sentences.
4. Avoid mixing up the subject, some were mixing up the poor man and the pauper. The question centres on the poor man and not the pauper.
5. Avoid mindless lifting. The answers should be in your own words.
6. Avoid saying the same thing in different forms. For example, answers like, (a) the poor man has no food to eat and(b) the poor man is always hungry are the same.
7. Avoid extraneous materials, you are not to explain your answers. It only reduces your marks.        

NOSEC Book 2, pages 157 and 158. (FEATURES OF POVERTY).

i.  The poor man goes hungry. (or) The poor man has difficulty in finding one meal.

ii. The poor man hardly has any clothes to wear. (or) The poor man has no clothes to wear. Note: The poor man goes naked is wrong. (He is only poor, not mad). 

iii. The poor man is homeless. (or) The poor man has no roof over his head.

iv. The poor man’s opinion/idea is not recognized or considered. (or) The poor man is not recognized or respected.

v. The poor man is unable to send his child to school. (or) The poor man is unable to educate his child.

vi. The poor man falls prey easily to disease/dies early/ has a short lifespan. (or) The poor man is an easy target for diseases.

N.B: Each answer carries 5 marks. 30/30 is an excellent score. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you perform excellently.

TODAY’S WORK. SUMMARY

INSTRUCTION: You are advised to spend about 40minutes on this exercise, please time yourself and work within time. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

          Each time I walked past the iron gate and step into the living room, I feel like a helpless captive. Looking at my windows heavily fortified with strong iron bars, I see little difference between me and man’s immediate cousin in the zoo, the ape. And I cannot help asking, ‘why need I encage myself from the beautiful serene world outside while I go to sleep?’

          Of course, the answer is obvious. Man, the burglar, finds the dark hours of the night the most convenient for his inhuman activities. To escape the wrath of his victims, he has to choose a period when the masses have vacated the streets. He needs to operate under the cloak of anonymity. Otherwise, he would be recognized and hunted down.

          Then, there is man the kidnapper, the burglar’s brother. Like the latter, he needs the cloak of darkness to operate successfully. Unlike the burglar however, he preys not on people’s possessions, but on the people themselves much as the hawk preys on the chick. For his prey never lives to narrate his/her experiences.

          Much like the kidnapper are the hired assassins who could trail a man home and gun him down. Jealous rivals at work, business partners intent on taking over joint ventures for themselves, rivals for the love of a woman, or others aggrieved in some other ways daily organize the elimination of unsuspecting souls. These man-hunters much like carnivores, have turned night time into a period of terror.

          It wasn’t like that years before, prior to my transfer from the village school. There, my windows had no protection, the fence was made up of tall plants with beautiful flowers. Often, I left the windows open, to let in the breeze, while I slept. The door was closed merely to announce to the world that activities for the day had ended. There, burglars found no expression for their intent for the simple reason that there was nothing of much value to steal. We were all simple, rustic folk with little more than the clothes we wore around. And everybody tilled the land to obtain enough to eat.

          Kidnappers were unknown. Why would anyone pounce on another and kill him where no one had the odious need to brew human parts into wealth-inducing concoctions? Besides, in a community where everyone knew everyone else, and where fellow-feeling was paramount, poverty was preferred to ill-gotten wealth.

          Finally, hired assassins were unheard of. These were not needed in a community where rivalry in business, in other professions and in love was virtually absent. The people were satisfied with their lot in life and love kept the blades of hate at bay.

          So, each time I ponder over my past and present, I wish I can return to my roots where freedom is really meaningful.

Questions 

a) In one sentence, summarize the contrast between homes in the city and homes in the rural areas.

b) In one sentence, summarize the three major threats to life in the city.

c) In three sentences, one for each, summarize the reasons for the absence of these threats in the rural area.

Kindly answer the questions in the form below;

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DATE: MONDAY 1^ST JUNE, 2020.

 Good morning students, I’m so happy to have you here again on this forum. Trust you had a fun-filled weekend. Happy New Month! It’s our month of pleasant surprises in Jesus name. (Amen).

 Let’s quickly look at the answers to the Fun Riddles and Puzzles. I looked through your answers, it was actually a beautiful attempt. Some of you really impressed me. Please, get your exercise books and put down the corrections.

1. Clock.
2. Rain.
3. 14.
4. Umbrellas.
5. A needle.
6. 3 minutes.
7. 3 socks.
8. The young Eskimo’s grandmother.
9. Timi’s two sons cross the river first. Then one brings back the boat and Timi rows over to the other side. The other son returns for his brother.
10. Three giraffes in a row – one after the other.

WORD ARITHMETIC

1. Cab + in = Cabin.
2. Uni(te) + form =Uniform.
3. Mon(key) + day = Monday.
4. Sea + son = Season.
5. King + fisher -man = Kingfisher.
6. Is + land = Island.
7. So + lid = Solid.
8. Sat + in =Satin.
9. Rest/play + less = Restless / playless.
10.  No one.

Score yourselves, anyone who scores 20/20 is a GENIUS!

TODAY’S WORK

          TOPIC: SUMMARY.

NOTE: I am very sure that some of you would say “OH NO!” or give one negative exclamatory note or the other, please, try as much as possible to be positive about this aspect. It is a MUST write, 30 whooping marks is allotted to it and we are NOT settling for anything lesser than that. You should also remember that, “practice makes perfect.” Before we look at the exercise, let’s remind ourselves the tips about answering questions on Summary.

          Summary means brevity. You have to be brief, keep out irrelevant or unnecessary details. It is not the section where you can exhibit your knowledge of flowery expressions, wise sayings, proverbs, idioms or high-sounding words.

HINTS ABOUT ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON SUMMARY.   

1. Read the questions first, this gives you an overview of what you would be reading about.
2. Read the passage about twice and make sure you understand what it is all about. Watch out for the topic sentence, this is usually the first sentence (but not always). It also gives you a clue to what the passage is saying.
3.  When writing your answers, keep out all irrelevant materials, illustrations, examples, analogies, unnecessary details or your own ideas which are not in the passage.
4. Number your sentences vertically in the form below;

             (i.)

             (ii.)

             (iii.)

     5.  Write simple and correct sentences using your own words     6. Each of your sentences must contain one point.

     7. Your sentence must be clear, correct and straightforward.

     8. Avoid mindless lifting.

     9. Avoid narrative linkers such as; therefore, however, in addition, moreover, of course, then, etc.

    10. Avoid the use of conjunctions.

    11. Do not write more than the required number of sentences.

    12. Lastly, read over your work so as to avoid careless mistakes. 

                                      EXERCISE.

Features of Poverty.

Summary exercise on pages 157 and 158 of your NOSEC textbook.

Kindly answer the above questions in the form below.

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     See you on Wednesday, God bless and keep you.                 

DATE: 27^TH MAY, 2020.

Good morning to you all this beautiful morning. Hurray! It’s yet another Children’s Day celebration, we bless God for the gift of life. Please, try to enjoy yourselves today as much you can but remember to keep safe.

Since it’s Children’s Day, let’s have today’s class in a more relaxed way. Before then, let’s quickly go through the correction of the last exercise on SPELLING ERRORS.

CORRECTION OF 25^TH MAY EXERCISE (SPELLING ERRORS)

1. stationary; stationery
2. Professor; necessity
3. lying
4.  maintenance
5. pronunciation
6. occurred
7. preferred
8. occurrence; transferred
9. accommodation
10. appalling
11. conscientious
12. Immediately
13. Safe
14. succeeded
15. continuous
16.  colour
17. received
18. embarrass
19. continuous
20. lieutenant

TODAY’S WORK.

DATE: 27^TH MAY, 2020

TOPIC: FUN RIDDLES AND PUZZLES.

INSTRUCTION: Read the following riddles and puzzles; THINK VERY CAREFULLY before answering. All the best!

1. I have a face and hands but no legs. What am I?
2. What comes down but never goes up?
3. I have 19 eggs. All but 14 turned bad. How many good eggs have I?
4. What goes up when the rain comes down.
5. What has an eye but cannot see?
6.  If 3 cats can catch three mice in 3 minutes, how long will it take 50 cats to catch 50 mice?
7. There are 10 brown socks and 10 grey socks in the dark store room. If you want to make sure you have a pair of matching socks, how many socks must you take out?
8. A young Eskimo and an old Eskimo were standing outside their igloo. The young Eskimo is the old Eskimo’s grandson. But the old Eskimo is not the young Eskimo’s grandfather. Who is the Eskimo?
9. Timi has a boat. It can carry 100 kilograms. Timi himself weighs 80 kilograms. How are the three of them going to cross the river?
10. What is the smallest number of giraffes that could walk in this formation; two giraffes in front of a giraffe, two giraffes behind a giraffe and a giraffe between two giraffes? 

WORD ARITHMETIC.

1.  Another word for ‘taxi’ + opposite of ‘out’ = _________.
2.  Another word for ‘join’ – ‘te’ + something you need to withdraw money from a bank = _______.
3.  An animal with a long tail – something you need to unlock a door + opposite of night =________.
4.  The opposite of land + opposite of daughter =________.
5.   Head of a country + a person who catches fish – opposite of woman =________.
6.  Singular of ‘are’ + opposite of ‘sea’ =________.
7.  A conjunction of consequence + the cover of a dustbin = ________.
8.  Past tense of ‘sit’ + opposite of ‘out’ =_________. 
9.  The opposite of ‘work’ + comparative form of ‘little’ = _________.
10.  The opposite of ‘yes’ + the first numerical word = ______.

Kindly answer the puzzles in the form below.

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DATE: 25TH MAY,2020.

 Good morning students, trust you all had splendid weekends. Welcome to another week. This morning, we shall continue with our exercises, but before we kick off, here’s the correction of the last exercise. 

CORRECTION OF WEDNESDAY, 20^TH MAY EXERCISES ON VERBS.

N.B: BELOW ARE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF ANY AREA(S) YOU MADE MISTAKE(S) AND GUARD AGAINST SUCH IN ANOTHER ATTEMPT NEXT TIME. BEST WISHES!

1. I heard that the technical adviser, as well as the players, is travelling to Lagos for the match. (Expressions having words such as “with, like, together with, as well as, etc.” the verb agrees with the first subject mentioned).

2. Tin and cocoa have risen in price. (Two subjects take a plural verb).

3. The ship, with its crew, is grounded.

4. Gold and uranium are much sought after.

5. The introduction of coffee and cocoa has been advantageous to the country. (“introduction” controls the verb).

6. The state of affairs of the nation has been a source of concern to all well meaning citizens. (“state” controls the verb).

7. The rise in the prices of raw materials is mainly due to the increase in demand.

8. The quality of the mangoes is not very high.

9. Fire and water do not agree.

10. The girl, like her brothers, is active in athletics.

11.The problems of governing a state are multi-dimensional.

12. His knowledge of the local language is quite extensive.

13. The suitcase, with all the bottles of hard drugs it contains, has been seized by the customs officials.

14. A good man and a responsible citizen has gone to the great beyond.

15. Sola and Tola are brothers. Both of them, like their sister, are athletic.

16. Most of the milk is produced in either tins or bottles that have been well boiled. (Expressions such as “most of”, “a lot of”, part or any fraction etc. when used with uncountable nouns take singular verbs but when used with plural countable nouns, they take plural verbs.) 

17. Most of the water in the village is obtained from streams.

18. A lot of girls are well behaved.

19 Neither she nor I have completed the assignment. (with the expressions “neither…nor, either…or, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it).

20. Many a man has been killed in that venture.

21. Most of the buildings along this street are to be demolished.

22. Some of the members of staff have put up letters of resignation because a few of the terms of service are not in their favour.

23. A number of students in my class are under the age of eighteen.

24. A lot of information about the proposal has leaked out.

25. Neither these four nor that one is good.    

DATE: 25^TH MAY, 2020.

TOPIC: SPELLING ERRORS (EXERCISE)

 NOTE: Many students don’t attach much importance to the correctness of the spellings of words they write. It is important to spell words correctly. Wrong spellings like any other mechanical faults in a student’s essay or lexis and structure, will cost him/her valuable marks. It is therefore important for the avoidance of losing very valuable marks not only to attach importance to how words are spelt but also to ensure that every word you write is spelt correctly.    

                                      EXERCISES

INSTRUCTION: Choose the correctly spelt word from the brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. The reckless driver hit the _______ vehicle, carrying some items of ______ despite the caution sign to indicate that there was a breakdown. (stationery, stationary, stationnery, stationnary).
2. The learned _______ delivered his lecture in a masterly way and made us see the _______ of being diligent, (proffessor, proffesor, professor; necessity, neccessity, neccessity).  
3. He was ________ down like a log of wood. (lieing, laying, liyeing, lying).
4. The ______ of the car consumes much of his salary. (maintenance, mentanance, maintainance).
5.  His _______ is horrible. (pronunciation, pronounciation, pronouncation).
6.  The fatal accident _________ along the Ibadan- Ife road. (occured, occurred, ocurred, ocured).
7. He ______ the black one to the blue one. (preferred, preffered, prefferred).
8. It is a rare _________that a teacher is ________before he spends one month in a station. (ocurrence, occurance, occurrence; transffered, transfered, transferred).  
9. The ________ provided in the hotel was grossly inadequate. (accommondation, accommodation, accomoddation, acommondation).
10. The situation is so ________ that it is beyond redemption. (appollen, appalling, appallen).
11. He is a ________ worker, (concentious, consciensious, conscientious).
12.  __________ he entered the class, there was absolute silence. (Immediately, Imediately, Immediatly, Immidiately).
13.  Are we ______? (save, safe).
14.  He _______ where others failed. (suceedded, succeeded, succeded).
15.  It is now mandatory to have a ________ assessment of students in schools. (continuous, continuos, continous).
16.  We have a _____ television set (coloured, colur, colour,color).
17.  (a.) receved    (b) riceived   (c) recieved   (d.) received
18.  (a.) embarass   (b) embrass  (c) embarrass  (d) embarras
19.  (a.) continuous  (b) contnuous (c) continnious (d) continous
20.  (a.) leftenant  (b) lieutenant  (c) liutenant (d) lieuftenant.

Kindly submit your answers in the form below.

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DATE: 20TH MAY, 2020.

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

CLASS: SS2

Good morning to you all my wonderful students. Trust you all had restful nights. This morning, we will be having some exercises on Verbs, but before then, let’s quickly go through the last exercise.

CORRECTION OF MONDAY, 18^TH MAY EXERCISES ON ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

N.B: BELOW ARE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF ANY AREA(S) YOU MADE MISTAKE(S) AND GUARD AGAINST SUCH IN ANOTHER ATTEMPT NEXT TIME. BEST WISHES!

A         1.) Is the dog being fed by him?

            2.) The pretty dolls are made by her.

            3.) The doctor was called by this little boy.

            4.) Their homework will have been finished by nine o’clock.

            5.) The bus has been hired by us.

            6.) Were the children being looked after by them?

            7.) This song will be sung by her.

            8.) I am thought to be lazy by them.

            9.) The form has been signed by my father.

            10.) The tree is being chopped down by the man.

B         1.) The mechanic serviced my new car.

            2.) Mother will ice the cake tomorrow.

            3.) His workers treat him with respect.

            4.) His uncle bought ten apples.

            5.) The carpenter will have made the furniture in two weeks.

            6.) Does that man repair watches?

            7.) Has she tidied up the room?

            8.) The artist is painting his portrait.

            9.) Adamu witnessed the accident.

            10.) I will be riding the bicycle.

TODAY’S TOPIC:  SOME EXERCISES.

INSTRUCTION: Put in the correct present tense form of the verb that is in the brackets.

1.  I heard that the technical adviser, as well as the plyers, (be) travelling to Lagos for the match.
2.  Tin and cocoa (have) risen in price.
3.  The ship, with its crew (be) grounded.
4.  Gold and uranium (be) much sought after.
5.  The introduction of coffee and cocoa (have) been advantageous to the country.
6.  The state of affairs of the nation (have) been a source of concern to all well  meaning citizens, especially at this time of a global pandemic.
7.  The rise in the prices of raw materials (be) mainly due to the increase in demand.
8. The quality of the mangoes (be) not very high.
9.  Fire and water (do) not agree.
10.  The girl, like her brother (be) active in athletics.
11. The problems of governing a state (be) multi-dimensional.
12. His knowledge of the local language (be) quite extensive.
13. The suitcase, with all the bottles of hard drugs it contains (have) been seized by the custom officials.
14. A good man and a respectable citizen (have) gone to the great beyond.
15. Sola and Tola (be) brothers. Both of them, like their sister (be) athletic.
16. Most of the milk (be) produced in either tins or bottles that (have) been well boiled.
17. Most of the water in the village (be) obtained from streams.
18. A lot of girls (be) well behaved.
19. Neither she nor I (have) completed the assignment.
20. Many a man (have) been killed in that venture.
21. Most of the buildings along this street (be) to be demolished.
22. Some of the members of staff (have) put up their letters of resignation because a few of the terms of service (be) not in their favour.
23. A number of students in my class (be) under the age of eighteen.
24. A lot of information about the proposal (have) leaked out.
25. Neither these four nor that one (be) good.

KINDLY ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTIONS USING THE FORM BELOW;

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A beautiful day to you all out there! This is to welcome all my lovely students back to school. We all didn’t know that the break would be very fast and resumption till God knows when. In all, we are grateful to God for the gift of life and for His faithfulness in keeping us, truly, His banner over us is love. May we continually find safety in the hollows of His hands in Jesus name. (Amen).

I’m sure that we were initially enjoying the holiday; sleeping and waking up, watching movies, playing games, doing nothing ,only feeding fat from our mummies pots( laughs) but we got somehow bored along the line thinking if the holiday would never end.

Considering the popular saying, “the idle hand is the devil’s toolbox” hence, the need to find something very useful doing. This forum would be our ‘special’ mode of learning and communicating for the time being and I’m sure, we all are going to enjoy it.

PLEASE STAY HOME, STAY SAFE AND KEEP LEARNING. WE WILL ALL COME OUT OF THIS REJOICING. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL BACK IN SCHOOL.

HAPPY LEARNING AND BEST WISHES!

TODAY’S TOPIC: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES.

When the action is done by the subject in the sentence, we use the active voice. E.g. 1. She sweeps the floor. 2. The cat caught the mouse. etc.

When the action is done to the subject in the sentence, we use the passive voice. E.g. 1. The floor is swept by her. 2. The mouse was caught by the cat. etc.

EXERCISES

A. Change these sentences to the Passive voice.

1. Is he feeding the dog?
2. She made the pretty dolls.
3. This little boy called the doctor.
4. They will have finished their homework by nine o’clock.
5. We have hired the bus.
6. Were they looking after the children?
7. She will sing this song.
8. They think I am lazy.
9. My father has signed the form.
10. The man is chopping down the tree.

B. Change these sentences to the Active voice.

1. My new car was serviced by the mechanic.
2. The cake will be iced by Mother tomorrow.
3. He is treated with respect by his workers.
4. The ten apples were bought by his uncle.
5. The furniture will have been made by the carpenter in two weeks.
6. Are watches repaired by that man?
7. Has the room been tidied up by her?
8. His portrait is being painted by the artist.
9. The accident was witnessed by Adamu.
10. The bicycle will be ridden by me.

Kindly answer the questions above in the form below;

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