Alfred Ajibola
- Thu, 05th September, 2019 @ 6:11 PM
Topics in English
Phrase: Types of Phrase Clause explained with its types Essay: How to write the major types of essay Nouns and Adjectives: Examples of nouns formed from adjectives Meaning and Examples of Homonyms Idioms and Examples of Idioms What are Synonyms? Examples of Synonyms Figures of Speech: Meaning, examples and types of figure of speech Relative pronouns and compound relative pronouns explained with examples Transitive and Intransitive Verbs explained with examples Phrase explained with examples Essay: Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal Essays explainedAcademic Questions in English
For this question and the three questions below, choose the option that best completes the sentence.
The doctor _____ the illness as malaria, not dysentery.
A. Discovered
B. Diagnosed
C. Tested
D. Examined
E. Announced
F. Prescribed
The principal reacted to the disrespectful action of the student with strong _____.
A. Indignation
B. Condemnation
C. Accusation
D. Demonstration
E. Mobilization
F. Impunity
Since the writer did not indicate his name, the editor did not publish such a/an _____ article.
A. Poor
B. Libellous
C. Discourteous
D. Impolite
E. Anonymous
F. Scandalous
The play was so interesting that the _____ clapped for a long time at the end.
A. Congregation
B. Fans
C. Spectators
D. Audience
E. Watchers
F. People
Answer true of false with regards to the sentence below:
'Humility' is a noun and 'Humble' is an adjective
A. True
B. False
A part of a sentence or clause that contains a verb and something concerning the subject within that sentence is termed a/an _____.
A. Predicate
B. Object
C. Adverbial clause
D. Adverbial phrase
E. Half clause
F. Body of adverbial clause
The acronym Wi-Fi stands for _____.
A. Wireless Files
B. Wireless Flips
C. Wireless Fidelity
D. Wireless Freedom
E. Wireless and Free
F. Wireless Fun
The words massacre and bloodbath are _____.
A. Antonyms
B. Synonyms
C. Homonyms
D. Homophones
E. Heteronyms
F. Heterophone
Nouns and Adjectives are among the parts of speech.
Let’s begin by understanding what nouns and adjectives are. In this way, we will better understand the various nouns formed from adjectives.
A noun is defined as the name of any person, animal, place, thing or activity. Think of it as a name to anything.
Please read on relative pronouns here.
Within a sentence, a noun can take a variety of roles. The two major roles they assume are:
1. Subject: The subject of a sentence is always the doer of something.
The term 'subject' in a sentence is only one part of the sentence; the other part is termed as the predicate.
A predicate is the part of a sentence or clause that contains a verb and something concerning the subject.
The instance below shows a noun acting as a subject:
The boy ate some rice.
Noun: Boy
Subject: The boy
Predicate: ate some rice
2. Object: The object of a sentence is the entity that is acted upon by the subject.
An object can be direct or indirect.
Consider the instance below:
Ade bought a car
Object: Car
Car as used in the sentence is a direct object because that was the goal of Ade’s action.
Recall that the action word in any sentence is a verb. In fact, a verb is defined as an action word or a doing word.
Please read on transitive and intransitive verbs here.
Consider the instance below:
Ade bought a car for Loveth.
Indirect Object: Loveth
Loveth as used in the sentence is an indirect object because it is the receiver of Ade’s action.
They are words that qualify or describe a noun.
Consider the instance below.
Cynthia is a beautiful girl.
The Adjective 'beautiful' helps us to further describe Cynthia.
We can therefore conclude that an adjective gives more description about a noun.
With our explanations on nouns and adjectives, we can give examples of nouns formed from adjectives.
Below are sentences containing nouns formed from adjectives:
He showed a lot of anxiety at yesterday’s game.
The anxious man died from hypertension.
The gentle boy expressed his anger for the first time.
The angry mob killed the animal ravaging their crops.
Curiosity kills the cat.
The young girl is always curious about everything.
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The depth of God’s love is immeasurable.
The deep well generates clean water.
You can read on God's attribute here.
Lagos is the centre of excellence.
He is an excellent student.
After many years of colonialism, Nigeria gained her freedom.
He became a free man after serving twenty years in the penitentiary.
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Honesty is one of the best policies in business.
She is an honest woman.
You can read on the true meaning of honesty here.
Alfred is a man of great wisdom.
A wise man does the right thing at the right place and time.
The truth of the matter has finally been revealed.
The innocent girl is indeed a true muslim.
Samson is a man of great strength.
According to the bible, Samson is a strong man.
The pride of Catherine is her husband.
A proud man considers himself first in all thing.
You can read on the consequences of Adam and Eve's disobedience here.
The length of her hair is amazing.
They were able to kill the snake with the long stick.
The justice of the law came upon him.
He is a faithful and just man.
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His humility made him die for sinners.
The humble man died for a good cause.
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His Holiness is currently in Nigeria.
It is a holy act to pray for your enemies.
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Amazing facts in English
Scrunched and strengthed are the longest one-syllable words in the English language
The longest word in English language with only one vowel is 'strengths'
The word pangram refers to a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet. Below is an example of a pangram:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The word Paraskevidekatriaphobia means the fear of Friday the 13th, while Triskaidekaphobia means an extreme fear of the number 13
Angry and Hungry are the only two English words that currently ends in '-gry'
The only English word with five consecutive vowels is 'queueing'
The dot on the top of letter ‘i’ is called a tittle
The sentence below uses every letter in the English alphabet:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The furry tufts of hair inside a cat's ear are called ear furnishings
There are only four words in the English language that end in 'dous'. These are:
Tremendous
Horrendous
Stupendous
Hazardous
Notable points in English
Homonyms are words with the same spellings, same sounds but different meanings.
Below are some sentences containing homonyms with their respective meanings:
- Keen
We have a keen match against Ronaldo’s team and Messi seems to be keen.
Keen: An involvement of people competing very hard for something.
Keen: Very interested in something.
- Tear
Regardless the tear you shed, Mr. Frank will still tear your examination scripts.
Tear: The drop of liquid that comes out from a person's eye when they cry.
Tear: To damage something by pulling or cutting it apart.
- Jot
There isn't any jot of truth in what he said, so I didn't jot anything down.
Jot: A very small amount of something
Jot: To write something quickly
Certain words in English language appear to be similar but are quite different in meaning.
The table below shows some examples:
|
Childlike |
Childish |
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Stimulus |
Stimulant |
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Destructible |
Destructive |
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Negligible |
Negligent |
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Comprehensible |
Comprehensive |
Synonyms should not be confused with the above instance. They are different words with similar meanings.
Some words always exist in the plural form. Examples of such words are:
Possessive adjective tells you the owner of a thing. For instance;
This is his car.
'His' in the above statement is describing him as the owner of the car; and this makes 'his' a possessive adjective.
That is your bag.
'Your' is a possessive adjective in the above statement.
Note: An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Possessive pronouns show possession.
A possessive pronoun will always correspond with each of the personal pronouns. For Instance:
I own the book. ('I' is a personal pronoun)
The book is mine. ('Mine' is the possessive pronoun)
She owns a car. ('She' is a personal pronoun)
The car is hers. ('Hers' is the possessive pronoun)