Function words such as conjunctions, prepositions, determiners and pronouns do not mostly carry propositional values like content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs). Notwithstanding, they serve...
Pronouns are words used instead of nouns. When we use ‘he’ in place of ‘Kunle’, for example, the former is said to be a pronoun. Pronouns...
Native speakers of English are supposed models to second-language users such as Nigerians. This is, however, not always so, especially at the level of consummate grammar....
Etiquette is defined as the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular organisation or group. As a fully developed language...
The letter, “s”, is central to the grammaticality or otherwise of many English expressions. Since languages are rule-governed, it is pertinent to pay scrupulous attention to...