English Language Study Materials

GST 101: Computer-based exam

Passage A All over the world till lately and in most of the world till today, mankind has been following the course of nature: that is to say, it has been breeding up to the maximum. To let nature take her extravagant course in the reproduction of the human race may have made sense in an age in which we were also letting her take her course in decimating mankind by casualties of war, pestilence and famine. Being human, we have at least revolted against that senseless waste. We have started to...

GST 101- Past Question 2018

1. From the letters A to D choose the ones that has the same consonants words as the one represented by the letters 2. An essay is a piece of - which is made up of several paragraphs and written about a specific topic 3. The - part of an essay must captivate the readers interest

GST 102 Exam Questions

Which of the following is not a connective symbol? a.   b. ~ c.  (d) σ 2. Which of the following is not a connective symbol? a → b ~ c ↔ (d) β 3. Which of the following is not a connective symbol? (a) α b ↔ c ~ d → 4. Which of the following is not a connective in English? a If…Then… b And c Or (d) Conclude. 5. Which of the following is not a connective in English? a. and b or (c) declare D if and only if. 

GST 111: Communication in English

Teaching Philosophy. I will adopt experiential learning strategy. Experiential learningis based on the humanistic psychology, stressing that knowledge and feelings areinevitable in the learning process, learner-centred lesson, lessons and activities shouldfocus on all the students and their intellect, need and feelings, learning takes placethrough engaging, interactive and memorable activities, experience plays a key role inlearning and learning takes places when learner able to create knowle...

LIS 211: Learning and Communication Skills

Presentation Schedule The presentation schedule gives you the important dates for the completion of your computer-based tests, participation in forum discussions and at facilitation. Remember, you are to submit all your assignments at the appropriate time. You should guide against delays and plagiarisms in your work. Plagiarism is a criminal offence in academics and liable to heavy penalty. Assessment There are two main forms of assessments in this course that will be scored: The Continuous A...

GNS 102 (use of English)

THE MORPHEME WORD PHRASE/GROUP CLAUSE SENTENCE STRUCTURAL TYPES OF SENTENCES FUNCTIONAL TYPES OF SENTENCES WRITING TECHNIQUES THE WRITING PROCESS PRE-WRITING ACTIVITIES WRITING STAGE POST-WRITING ACTIVITIES  DICTIONARY AND THE WORD THE CORRECT USAGE OF MODAL VERBS TENSE AND ASPECT PRINCIPLES OF WORD FORMATION COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES IN ENGLISH  Common Rules of Concord

GNS 102: USE OF ENGLISH

1. It is uncalled-for to say Lagos is a ______(a) no-man’s-land (b) no–man–land (c) noman’s land (d) land of no man  Answer: noman’sland 2.____________she was accepted (a) funnily enough (b) funny enough (c) funnily (d) firm enough Answer: funnily enough 3. Mary took it_______ (a) personally (b) personal (c) in person (d) out of her person Answer: Personally 4. My uncle has friends______(a) in high places (b) in the high places (c) in big places (d) in the top place Answer: in high...

GNS 102 ( Q _ A )

MORPHEME AND THE WORD IN ENGLISH 1.The lexical item'length'is made up of____morphemes. (a.) 1 (b.) 2 (c.) 4 (d.) 3 Ans.B {long} + {th}. 2.The lexical item'atheoist'is made up of____morphemes. (a.) 4 (b.) 5 (c.) 3 (d.) 2 Ans.C {a-} + {theo} + {-ist} 3.The lexical item'carpenter has____morphemes. (a.) 3 (b.) 2 (c.) 21/2 (d.) 1 Ans.D–it isn't divisible because its division has no semantic distinctiveness. 4. The word 'Brunch' is a_____type of word formation process. (a.) Compounding (b.) Conve...

GNS 102 (Introduction to the English Language)

Test Questions: 1) Define "word" 2) State the 5 grammatical units 3) Define morpheme 4) state the 2 types of morpheme 5) A word is comprised of 3 parts, namely ______, ______, and _______ 6) Every English word must have a ______ 7) In doing the structural description of a word, the first thing to do is ___________ 8) Do the structural description of these words: Co-educationally Co-operation Irreversible

Proper Education and Mass Awareness to Curb Obesity

Obesity is a widespread problem in the U.S.A, and it affects both adults and children. Several government studies have proved that obesity is caused by physical inactivity, genes,  inadequate healthy food, and the affordability of junk foods. Obesity is interrelated with individuals' social and economic class (CDCa 5). For instance, adults without higher education had the highest cases of obesity. I would argue that this is because, with low levels of education, it is hard to attain a good ...

100 Examples of Common Collective Nouns

Nouns are words that refer to people, places, things, events or ideas. Nouns can be used as a subject, a direct object, and an indirect object of a verb; as an object of a preposition; and as an adverb or adjective in sentences. Nouns can also show possession. This note looks at all the types of nouns and over 100 examples of most commonly used collective nouns, including collective nouns used for people and professions.

English Syntax: Modal Auxiliary 'Shall'

ABSTRACT This paper succinctly discusses the modal auxiliary verb, ‘shall’, in relation to other modal auxiliaries. ‘Shall’ is treated both from the semantic and syntactic perspectives. In other words, the subject is examined along the purview of meaning relations and structural arrangements.