PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS: A noun is a name of a person, place, thing, or an idea.

PERSONS TEACHER MOTHER AURELIA TRADER KING FARMER PLACES SCHOOL HO STADIUM CHURCH FARM BATHROOM THINGS PEN SUGAR LORRY SPOON LION EAGLE IDEAS/FEELINGS HONESTY TIME FREEDOM LOVE JEALOUSY HOPE CHARACTERISTICS PATIENCE BOLDNESS INTELLIGENCE WICKEDNESS TALENT GENEROSITY

Nouns which can be seen, touched and felt are called CONCRETE NOUNS [PERSONS, PLACES AND THINGS]. Nouns which cannot be seen, touched or felt are called ABSTRACT NOUNS [IDEAS, FEELINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS]. A noun may be used as the subject or object of a sentence. As the subject, it answers the question who or what? Eg: The president will address the nation at six. Who will address the nation? The president. Therefore the president is the subject of the verb will address. Our dog drove the cattle away. What drove the thieves away? Our dog. Therefore our dog is the subject of the verb drove. As the object, it answers the question whom or what? Eg: The president will address the nation at six. Whom will the president address? The nation. Therefore, the nation is the object of the verb address. Our dog drove the cattle away. What did the dog drive away? The cattle. Therefore, the cattle is the object of the verb drove. IDENTIFY THE NOUNS IN THESE SENTENCES. INDICATE AS CONCRETE OR ABSTRACT. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. The success of the speech and price giving day pleased the school. Sir Mawuko played the M. C. My story about freedom is set during the civil war. Charlie lobbed the ball into the net. Mckintosh works as a tutor at Sonrise Christian High School. Prof. John Evans Atta Mills runs for president in 2008. Many eye witness of the disaster admire the skill and resolve of NADMO. The contest offered Prof. Atta Mills an opportunity to prove himself worthy of trust. Cuba is a beautiful island ninety miles from Key West Bay, Florida. The directors plane landed safely at the Kotoka International Airport. Elorm won first prize for his dedication to duty and studies. Sir Agabus borrowed my car to cart some goods from the north. June is month many traders dread. The result of the election wont be known until Monday. House four has won the league for the second time in a row. The judge did Mr. Tsikata, the nation and above all the judicial system a great disservice. There is no doubt in my mind that the N. D. C. is poised to win the election. The fear of the Lord we know is the beginning of wisdom.

MASCULINE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ACTOR BARON BRAVE COUNT DEACON DUKE EXECUTOR GOD HEIR HOST HERO LAD PATRON PEER PROPRIETOR SHEPHERD SLOVEN SULTAN TUTOR WAITER

FEMININE ACTRESS BARONESS SQUAW COUNTESS DEACONESS DUCHESS EXECUTRIX GODDESS HEIRESS HOSTESS HEROINE LASS PATRONESS PEERESS PROPRIETRESS SHEPHERDESS SLUT SULTANA GOVERNESS WAITRESS

MASCULINE AUTHOR BACHELOR BRIDEGROOM CONDUCTOR DON EMPEROR GIANT FIANC FRIAR GOVERNOR MASTER LORD MONK PRIEST PROPHET SIR SORCERER STEWARD WIDOWER WIZARD

FEMININE AUTHORESS SPINSTER BRIDE CONDUCTRESS DONNA EMPRESS GIANTESS FIANCE NUN MATRON MISTRESS LADY NUN PRIESTESS PROPHETESS MADAM SORCERESS STEWARDESS WIDOW WITCH

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____________________________________________ ANIMAL MASCULINE FEMININE YOUNG PIG BOAR SOW PIGLET COW BULL COW CALF OX BULL COW CALF ELEPHANT BULL COW CALF WHALE BULL COW CALF FOWL(DOMESTIC) COCK HEN CHICK DOG DOG BITCH PUPPY GOAT BILLY GOAT NANNY-GOAT KID FOX DOG VIXEN CUB DUCK(DOMESTIC) DRAKE DUCK DUCKLING SHEEP RAM EWE LAMB HORSE STALLION MARE FOAL CAT(DOMESTIC) TOM-CAT TABBY-CAT KITTEN DUCK(WILD) GANDER GOOSE GOSLING CAT(WILD) LION LIONESS CUB CAT(WILD) TIGER TIGRESS CUB RABBIT BUCK DOE RACK EAGLE EAGLE EAGLE EAGLET PEREGRINE FALCON HAWK BOWESS BOWLET ASS JACK-ASS JENNY-ASS BULLOCK(CASTRATED BULL) HEIFER(YOUNG COW WHICH HAS NEVER GIVEN BIRTH)

FORMING PLURALS: GENERAL RULES AND CONVENTIONS RULE 1: To make words plural in English, we generally add an s to the word. Eg: book-books, table-tables, school-schools, bed-beds, shirt-shirts. RULE 2: If a word ends in o, ss, s, ch, sh, x, z, we add ES to the word. Eg: 1. O we add ES mango-mangoes, cargo-cargoes, echo-echoes, hero-heroes. 2 SS we add ES glass- glasses, mass-masses, dress-dresses, fuss-fusses 3. S we add ES bus-buses, gas-gases, 4. CH we add ES church-churches, beach-beaches, bitch-bitches, preach-preaches. 5. SH we add ES fish-fishes, brush-brushes, wish-wishes, 6. X we add ES box-boxes, mix-mixes, fox-foxes, sex-sexes, six-sixes. 7. Z we add ES waltz-waltzes, RULE 3: If a word ends in f or fe, change the ending to V and add ES Eg: 1. thief-thieves, calf-calves, knife-knives, wife-wives. RULE 4: If a word ends in Y preceded by a VOWEL, we add S. Eg: 1. boy-boys, day-days, key-keys, play-plays RULE 5: If a word ends in Y preceded by a CONSONANT, we change thee Y to I and add ES Eg: lorry-lorries, mummy-mummies, candy-candies, city-cities EXCEPTIONS OF THE RULES O Solo-solos radio-radios F Chief-chiefs proof-proofs scarfs/scarves OTHERS Child-children Ox-oxen Mouse-mice Foot-feet piano-pianos patio-patios chef-chefs serf-serfs staff-staffs banjo-banjos dynamo-dynamos halo-halos avocado-avocados ratio-ratios auto-autos

cliff-cliffs gaffe-gaffes giraffe-giraffes dwarf-dwarfs/dwarves hankerchief-hankerchiefs, scarfbelief-beliefs DO NOT CHANGE man-men CANNON GROUSE woman-women COD SALMON louse-lice DEER SHEEP tooth-teeth DOZEN SWINE TROUT IN COMPOUND NOUNS WITH HYPHEN, WE ADD S TO THE MOST IMPORTANT WORD. SINGULAR PLURAL Brother-in-law Brothers-in-law By-way By-ways Hunger-on Hungers-on Maid-of-honour Maids-of-honour Man-of-war Men-of-war Mouse-trap Mouse-traps Passer-by Passers-by Editor-in-chief Editors-in-chief Court-martial Courts-martial Chief-of-staff Chiefs-of-staff IN COMPOUND WORDS WITHOUT HYPHEN, SIMPLY ADD S TO THE WORD Cupful Cupfuls Bookcase Bookcases Spoonful Spoonfuls Armchair Armchairs Pickpocket Pickpockets Trade union Trade unions

THE FOLLOWING WORDS ARE ALWAYS IN PLURAL Bellows billiards gallows measles pincers Pliers scissors shears spectacles thanks Tidings tongs trousers tweezers victuals Pyjamas news socks slippers sandals NB: some of these words are always used in pairs so they go with pair of. Eg: pair of trousers. OTHER WAYS OF INDICATING PLURALITY [WORDS BORROWED INTO THE LANGUAGE] -UM -A -A -AE US I Datum Data Alga Algae Alumnus Alumni Agendum Agenda Antenna Antennae Bacillus Bacilli Medium Media Formula Formulae Cactus Cacti Memorandum Memoranda Lacuna Lacunae Focus Foci/Focuses Maximum Maxima Larva Larvae Fungus Fungi Minimum Minima Nebula Nebulae Locus Loci Vertebra Vertebrae Narcissus Narcissi Nucleus Nuclei IS -ES ON IA Radius Radii Analysis Analyses Criterion Criteria Stimulus Stimuli Basis Bases Octahedron Octahedra Syllabus Syllabi/ Crisis Crises Phenomenon Phenomena Syllabuses Emphasis Emphases Metamorphosis Metamorphoses -US -ERA Neurosis Neuroses Corpus Corpera Synthesis Syntheses Genus Genera Thesis Theses Opus Opera Axis Axes Diagnosis Diagnoses -A -ATA Synopsis Synopses Dogma Dogmata Oasis Oases Stigma Stigmata
PRONOUNS

A pronoun is any word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Pronouns are divided in personal, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite.
PERSONAL SUBJECT SINGULAR 1ST PER I 2ND PER YOU 3RD PER HE 3RD PER SHE 3RD PER IT PLURAL 1ST PER WE 2ND PER YOU 3RD PER THEY OBJECT ME YOU HIM HER IT US YOU THEM POSSESSIVE MINE YOURS HIS HER ITS OURS YOURS THEIRS REFLEXIVE MYSELF YOURSELF HIMSELF HERSELF ITSELF OURSELVES YOURSELVES THEMSELVES POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE MY YOUR HIS HERS ITS OUR YOUR THEIRS

When we use two subject pronouns or object pronouns both must be subject or object. Eg: She and he are going to meet with him and me, Ie: here, both she and he are doing the action s of the verb, while him and me are receiving the action of the verb.
NOTE: WRONG CORRECT

He is as handsome as me He is as handsome as I (am) She is more beautiful than me She is more beautiful than I (am) Kofi is smarter than him. Kofi is smarter than he. BUT NOT: Daddy loves you as much as him (correct) because it means as much as daddy loves him Grandpa sends her more than me, (correct) because it means more than grandpa sends me Daddy loves you as much as he. (correct) means as much as he loves you. Grandpa sends her more than I. (correct) means more than I send her.
DEMONSTRATIVE: SINGULAR THIS THAT PLURAL THESE THOSE

NOTE: They point out what they stand for. This and these are used for things close to you. Eg: This is a good book. (singular) These are good books (plural) That and those are used for things far away from you. Eg: That is my car. (singular) Those are my cars. (plural) NB: When we use abstract nouns, time determines distance. Eg: This is silly, dont you think? (what you are doing now) That was silly, dont you think? (What you did before)
INTERROGATIVE: WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHAT NOTE: They are used to ask questions.

Whereas who and whom are used for only human beings, which and that as interrogative pronouns are used for both people and things. Eg: Whom do you think we saw at church? (not who)
INDEFINITE: ONE, ANY, NON, ANYONE EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYTHING, EVERYBODY, ANY, ANYTHING, EACH EITHER, NEITHER NOTE: They are used for thins unspecified.

Eg: One must know ones limitations. Either will be useful.

RELATIVE: SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE WHO WHOM WHOSE WHAT THAT WHICH

Who and whom are used only for human beings, while which is used for animals and things. NOTE: A relative pronoun joins two parts of a sentence, standing in one part for a noun or pronoun mentioned in the other part, and referring to that noun or pronoun, which is called its antecedent. Eg: Kofi is a boy who plays for the school team. Ama is a girl whom we all respect. Whose father was not at the meeting? Where is the food that we talked about? What is to be must be.

COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

THE SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST INFINITIVE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST PARTICIPLE TO ABIDE HE ABIDES ABIDING ABODE/ABIDED ABODE/ABIDED TO ARISE HE ARISES ARISING AROSE ARISEN TO AWAKE HE AWAKES AWAKING AWOKE AWAKED/AWOKE TO BACKBITE HE BACKBITES BACKBITING BACKBIT BACKBITTEN/BACKBIT TO BEAR HE BEARS BEARING BORE/BARE BORNE/BORN TO BEAT HE BEATS BEATING BEAT BEATEN TO BEFALL HE BEFALLS BEFALLING BEFELL BEFALLEN TO BEND HE BENDS BENDING BENT BENT/BENDED TO BESEECH HE BESEECHES BESEECHING BESOUGHT BESOUGHT TO BET HE BETS BETTING BET/BETTED BET/BETTED TO BID HE BIDS BIDDING BID/BADE BIDDEN/BID TO BIDE HE BIDES BIDING BODE/BIDED BIDED TO BIND HE BINDS BINDING BOUND BOUND TO BITE HE BITES BITING BIT BIT/BITTEN TO BLEED HE BLEEDS BLEEDING BLED BLED TO BLEND HE BLENDS BLENDING BLENDED/BLENT BLENDED/BLENT TO BLESS HE BLESSES BLESSING BLESSED/BLEST BLESSED/BLEST TO BLOW HE BLOWS BLOWING BLEW BLOWN TO BREAK HE BREAKS BREAKING BROKE BROKEN/BROKE TO BREED HE BREEDS BREAKING BRED BRED TO BRING HE BRINGS BRINGING BROUGHT BROUGHT TO BROADCAST HE BROADCASTS BROADCASTING BROADCAST BROADCAST TO BUILD HE BUILDS BUILDING BUILT BUILT TO BURN HE BURNS BURNING BURNT/BURNED BURNT/BURNED TO BURST HE BURSTS BURSTING BURST BURST TO BUY HE BUYS BUYING BOUGHT BOUGHT TO CAST HE CASTS CASTING CAST CAST TO CATCH HE CATCHES CATCHING CAUGHT CAUGHT TO CHOOSE HE CHOOSES CHOOSING CHOSE CHOSEN TO COME HE COMES COMING CAME COME TO COST HE COSTS COSTING COST COST TO CREEP HE CREEPS CREEPING CREPT CREPT TO CROW HE CROWS CROWING CROWED/CREW CROWED TO CUT HE CUTS CUTTING CUT CUT TO DEAL HE DEALS DEALING DEALT DEALT TO DIG HE DIGS DIGGING DUG/DIGGED DUG/DIGGED TO DO HE DOES DOING DID DONE TO DRAW HE DRAWS DRAWING DREW DRAWN TO DREAM HE DREAMS DREAMING DREAMED/DREAMT DREAMED/DREAMT TO DRINK HE DRINKS DRINKING DRANK DRUNK TO DRIVE HE DRIVES DRIVING DROVE DRIVEN TO DWELL HE DWELLS DWELLING DWELT DWELT TO EAT HE EATS EATING ATE EATEN

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TO FALL TO FEED TO FEEL TO FIGHT TO FIND TO FLY FORBEAR TO FORECAST TO FORSAKE TO FREEZE TO GET GOTTEN(USA) 55. TO GIVE 56. TO GRIND 57. TO GROW 58. TO HANG 59. TO HIDE 60. TO HIT 61. TO HOLD 62. TO HURT 63. TO KNEEL 64. TO LAY 65. TO LEAD 66. TO LEAN 67. TO LEAP 68. TO LEARN 69. TO LEND 70. TO LET 71. TO LIE 72. TO LIGHT 73. TO MAKE 74. MEAN 75. TO MEET 76. TO MELT 77. TO MOW 78. TO OVEREAT 79. TO PAY 80. TO PUT 81. TO READ 82. RID 83. TO RIDE 84. TO RING 85. TO RISE 86. TO RUN 87. TO SAW 88. TO SAY 89. TO SEE 90. TO SEEK 91. TO SELL

HE FALLS FALLING FELL HE FEEDS FEEDING FED HE FEELS FEELING FELT HE FIGHTS FIGHTING FOUGHT HE FLEES FLEEING FLED HE FLIES FLYING FLEW HE FORBEARS FORBEARING FORBORE HE FORECASTS FORECASTING FORECAST/ED HE FORSAKES FORSAKING FORSOOK HE FREEZES FREEZING FROZE HE GETS GETTING GOT

FALLEN FED FELT FOUGHT FLED FLOWN FORBORNE FORECAST/ED FORSAKEN FROZEN GOT/

HE GIVES GIVING GAVE GIVEN HE GRINDS GRINDING GROUND GROUND HE GROWS GROWING GREW GROWN HE HANGS HANGING HUNG/HANGED HUNG/HANGED HE HIDES HIDING HID HIDDEN/HID HE HITS HITTING HIT HIT HE HOLDS HOLDING HELD HELD HE HURTS HURTING HURT HURT HE KNEELS KNEELING KNELT KNELT HE LAYS LAYING LAID LAID HE LEADS LEADING LED LED HE LEANS LEANING LEANT/LEANED LEANT/LEANED HE LEAPS LEAPING LEAPT/LEAPED LEAPT/LEAPED HE LEARNS LEARNING LEARNT/LEARNED LEARNT/LEARNED HE LENDS LENDING LENT LENT HE LETS LETTING LET LET HE LIES LYING LAY LAIN LOSES LOSING LOST LOST HE MAKES MAKING MADE MADE HE MEANS MEANING MEANT MEANT HE MEETS MEETING MET MET HE MELTS MELTING MELTED MELTED/MOLTON HE MOWS MOWING MOWED MOWN HE OVEREATS OVEREATING OVERATE OVEREATEN HE PAYS PAYING PAID PAID HE PUTS PUTTING PUT PUT HE READS READING READ READ HE RIDS RIDDING RIDDED/RID RID/RIDDED HE RIDES RIDING RODE RIDDEN HE RINGS RINGING RANG RUNG HE RISES RISING ROSE RISEN HE RUNS RUNNING RAN RUN HE SAWS SAWING SAWED SAWN/SAWED HE SAYS SAYING SAID SAID HE SEES SEEING SAW SEEN HE SEEKS SEEKING SOUGHT SOUGHT HE SELLS SELLING SOLD SOLD

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TO SEND HE SENDS TO SET HE SETS TO SEW HE SEWS TO SHAKE HE SHAKES TO SHEAR HE SHEARS TO SHED HE SHEDS TO SHINE HE SHINES TO SHOOT HE SHOOTS TO SHOW HE SHOWS TO SHUT HE SHUTS TO SING HE SINGS TO SINK HE SINKS TO SMELL HE SMELLS TO SOW HE SOWS TO SPEAK HE SPEAKS TO SPEED HE SPEEDS TO SPILL HE SPILLS TO SPIT HE SPITS TO SPOIL HE SPOILS TO SPREAD HE SPREADS TO SPRING HE SPRINGS TO STAND HE STANDS TO STAVE HE STAVES STEAL HE STEALS TO STICK HE STICKS TO STINK HE STINKS TO STRIKE HE STRIKES TO SWEAR HE SWEARS TO SWIM HE SWIMS TO SWEEP HE SWEEPS TO SWELL HE SWELLS TO TAKE HE TAKES TO TEACH HE TEACHES TO TEAR HE TEARS TO TELL HE TELLS TO THINK HE THINKS TO THRIVE HE THRIVES TO THROW HE THROWS TO THRUST HE THRUSTS TO TREAD HE TREADS TO WAKE HE WAKES TO WEAR HE WEARS TO WEAVE HE WEAVES TO WEEP HE WEEPS TO WIN HE WINS TO WIND HE WINDS TO WRITE HE WRITES SOME REGULAR VERBS

SENDING SETTING SEWING SHAKING SHEARING SHEDDING SHINING SHOOTING SHOWING SHUTTING SINGING SINKING SMELLING SOWING SPEAKING SPEEDING SPILLING SPITTING SPOILING SPREADING SPRINGING STANDING STAVING STEALING STICKING STINKING STRIKING SWEARING SWIMMING SWEEPING SWELLING TAKING TEACHING TEARING TELLING THINKING THRIVING THROWING THRUSTING TREADING WAKING WEARING WEAVING WEEPING WINNING WINDING WRITING

SENT SENT SET SET SEWED SEWN/SEWED SHOOK SHAKEN SHEARED/SHORE SHORN/SHEARED SHED SHED SHONE SHONE SHOT SHOT SHOWED SHOWN/SHOWED SHUT SHUT SANG SUNG SANK SUNK SMELT/SMELLED SMELT/SMELLED SOWED SOWN/SOWED SPOKE SPOKEN SPED SPED SPILT SPILT SPAT SPAT SPOILT/SPOILED SPOILT/SPOILED SPREAD SPREAD SPRANG SPRUNG STOOD STOOD STAVED/STOVE STAVED/STOVE STOLE STOLEN STUCK STUCK STANK STUNK STRUCK STRUCK/STRICKEN SWORE SWORN SWAM SWUM SWEPT SWEPT SWELLED SWOLLEN/SWELLED TOOK TAKEN TAUGHT TAUGHT TORE TORN TOLD TOLD THOUGHT THOUGHT THROVE THRIVEN THREW THROWN THRUST THRUST TROD TRODDEN WOKE/WAKED WAKED/WOKEN WORE WORN WOVE WOVEN WEPT WEPT WON WON WINDED/WOUND WINDED/WOUND WROTE WRITTEN

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TO ABANDON TO ABUSE TO ACT TO ACCUSE TO ADD TO ADOPT TO AGREE TO ALLOW TO ATTACK TO BEHAVE TO COMPARE TO DECIDE TO FOOL TO HELP TO GATHER TO KICK TO JOIN TO PARTY TO STAY TO WEED

HE ABANDONS HE ABUSES HE ACTS HE ACCUSES HE ADDS HE ADOPTS HE AGREES HE ALLOWS HE ATTACKS HE BEHAVES HE COMPARES HE DECIDES HE FOOLS HE HELPS HE GATHERS HE KICKS HE JOINS HE PARTIES HE STAYS HE WEEDS

ABANDONING ABUSING ACTING ACCUSING ADDING ADOPTING AGREEING ALLOWING ATTACKING BEHAVING COMPARING DECIDING FOOLING HELPING GATHERING KICKING JOINING PARTYING STAYING WEEDING

ABANDONED ABUSED ACTED ACCUSED ADDED ADOPTED AGREED ALLOWED ATTACKED BEHAVED COMPARED DECIDED FOOLED HELPED GATHERED KICKED JOINED PARTIED STAYED WEEDED

ABANDONED ABUSED ACTED ACCUSED ADDED ADOPTED AGREED ALLOWED ATTACKED BEHAVED COMPARED DECIDED FOOLED HELPED GATHERED KICKED JOINED PARTIED STAYED WEEDED

AUXILIARY VERBS THE VERB TO BE CONJUGATED FOR ALL THE PERSONS AND TENSES SIMPLE PRESENT SINGULAR 1ST per I AM 2nd per YOU ARE 3rd per HE IS 3rd per SHE IS 3rd per IT IS PLURAL 1st per WE ARE 2nd per YOU ARE 3rd per THEY ARE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE I AM BEING YOU ARE BEING HE IS BEING SHE IS BEING IT IS BEING WE ARE BEING YOU ARE BEING THEY ARE BEING SIMPLE PAST I YOU HE SHE IT WAS WERE WAS WAS WAS PRESENT PERFECT I HAVE BEEN YOU HAVE BEEN HE HAS BEEN SHE HAS BEEN IT HAS BEEN WE HAVE BEEN YOU HAVE BEEN THEY HAVE BEEN

WE WERE YOU WERE THEY WERE

OTHER AUXILIARY VERBS TO DO, TO HAVE, CAN, WILL, WOULD, SHALL, SHOULD, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, MUST WHAT IS AN AUXILIARY (HELPING) VERB? - A helping verb is a verb that helps a main verb to conjugate. The main verb with its auxiliary are called a verb

phrase. The main verb always comes after the auxiliary.

AUXILIARY VERB + MAIN VERB = VERB PHRASE

IS + DANCING = IS DANCING DID NOT + STEAL = DID NOT STEAL ARE + BEING = ARE BEING CAN +UNDERSTAND = CAN UNDERSTAND COULD HAVE + DONE = COULD HAVE DONE SHOULD NOT HAVE+ AGREED = SHOULD NOT HAVE AGREED LINKING VERBS THE MOST COMMONLY USED LINKING VERB IS TO BE IN ALL ITS FORMS. MANY OF THEM RELATE TO THE SENSES: SOUND, TASTE, APPEAR, FEEL, LOOK, SMELL. OTHERS EXPRESS THE CONDITION OR PLACEMENT OF THE SUBJECT: BECOME, REMAIN, SEEM, STAY, AND GROW. WHAT IS A LINKING VERB: A linking verb connects, or links the subject with a word in the predicate that

modifiers or renames the subject. In other words, a linking verb does no express action. Instead it links the subject of a sentence to its complement. A complement may be; A:- a predicate noun B:- a predicate pronoun C:- predicate adjective. Eg: The prize was a car That award finally became mine The show was good. The noun car says something about the subject the prize; the pronoun mine is linked with award; the adjective good says something about the show. NOTE: CARE MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO CONFUSE TRANSITIVE VERBS WITH LINKING VERBS. A TRANSITIVE VERB TAKES A DIRECT OBJECT. A LINKING VERB CONNECTS THE SUBJECT WITH A WORD IN THE PREDICATE THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUBJECT. A PREDICATE WORD MAY IDENTIFY, RENAME, EXPLAIN, OR DESCRIBE THE SUBJECT.

TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS Action verbs may be transitive (take a direct object) or intransitive (does not take any direct object). TRANSITIVE verbs carry the action from the subject to the direct object. Ie: the action of the verb is transferred onto an object. Eg: the administrator dismissed Sammy the truant. The grass covers the entire field. In the above sentences, Sammy answers the question who? Who was dismissed? Sammy. The word field answers the question what? What does the grass cover? The field. Thus Sammy and field are direct objects. The object of a sentence will answer the questions who or what NB: Care must be taken not to confuse DIRECT OBJECTS with ADVERBS that tell how, where, when, or how much. SCORE OUT THE SIMPLE SUBJECT AND THE VERB 1. 2. 3. 4. Mckintosh in a classroom bothers many students. Williamsburg is a restored colonial town in Virginia. The choir usually practices its songs everyday after school. Visitors to Cape Coast enjoy the scenic beauty of the state. A committee of students designed the homecoming float. The most complete dictionary in this school is on the administrators table.

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Hostels are safe places of shelter for sojourners. Alberta Gordor, the arts 1 class prefect arranged fresh flowers in vases for the wedding. This auditorium was the location of many exciting programs. The footballers demonstrated shooting skills. The long-awaited Sonrise restaurant opens on the lakefront Saturday. After the fire in our oven, we installed smoke detectors Do you remember the vintage clothing store on the corner? David presented a paper at the state conference last month. Ednas boss announced a new policy regarding vacation time.

SCORE OUT THE SIMPLE SUBJECT AND THE VERB OR VERB PHRASE 1. The kookaburra is a bird with a laugh-like call. 2. My mate is recruiting sponsors for the gala. 3. Orthodontics comes from the Greek words for straight and tooth. 4. The district crime officers office has solved the mysterious crime. 5. Michael Essien lived at Walden Pond for twenty-seven cents a week. 6. The counselor at school could have given you job information. 7. I will need a of snowshoes for my trip north. 8. A stamp with an error has more value than a perfect one. 9. The borborbor has long remained a popular Ewe dance. 10. Tony may have been selling tickets for the match. 11. Eddie may have met you during the last inter-schools sports festival. 12. That storm might have been a frightening one. 13. Those four students bike to school almost everyday. 14. My dad had been waiting at the bus stop for well over an hour. 15. Sir Agabus does want both newspapers today.

SCORE OUT THE VERBS IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. IDENTIFY BY WRITING A FOR AN ACTION VERB AND L FOR A LINKING VERB. Many authorities believe that the domestic cat is a descendant of an African wildcat. Ancient Egyptians tamed the wildcat; possibly as early as 3500 B. C. these cats controlled the population of mice, rats, and snakes on farms and in grain storehouses. Eventually these cats became pets. Artisans frequently honored such cats in painting and sculptures. After about 1500 B. C., the Egyptians considered cats sacred. If a person killed a cat, the punishment was usually death. When a pet cat died, owners shaved off their own eyebrows as a sign of mourning. Scientists discovered an ancient cat cemetery in Egypt with more than 300,000 cat mummies. UNDERLINE THE VERB IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. THEN, IN THE BLANK, IDENTIFY THE VERB AS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE, CIRCLE THE DIRECT OBJECT.

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The network canceled the show The pomegranate originated in Persia or Afghanistan. Dogs have keen senses of hearing and smell. The Egyptians used a uniform system form of measurement. Luckily, grass grows quickly on the field. Bees make 80,000 trips for a single pound of honey. Of course, Hollywood attracts job seekers by the thousands. In the fall, salmon spawn in the Sacramento River of California.

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The hip-life music was coming from the next room Put fish and shito on the gari, please. Patience felt overwhelmed during her first computer class. Do you have an extra ticket for the excursion? He has always played percussion in the band. Can you actually understand the logic in the argument? I have never heard the performance of Sydneys new album. The leaves look yellow and somewhat limp. We broke the long loaf of bread in half. Unfortunately, the glass broke into tiny fragments. Tighten the tiny strap between the lenses of your goggles. Member of Parliament for Keta, Dan Abodakpui seemed the better choice.

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IN THE BLANK, TELL WHETHER THE BOLDFACED VERB IN EACH SENTENCE IS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE. THEN, IF THE VERB IS TRANSITIVE, WRITE A NEW SENTENCE USING IT AS AN INTRANSITIVE VERB. IF THE VERB IS INTRANSITIVE, WRITE A NEW SENTENCE USING IT AS A TRANSITIVE VERB. Example Jude moved quickly. Intransitive Jude moved the chair to the window. 1. The ice sculptures melted in the morning sun. _________________________________________________________ 2. The new band entertained for an hour. _________________________________________________________ 3. The crew sailed the cutter around the Cape of Good Hope. _________________________________________________________ 4. Mawuli and Beauty ate most of the fufu. _________________________________________________________ 5. We drove from here to Hohoe in 45 minutes. ________________________________________________________ 6. In this experiment, we increased the concentration of sodium chloride by 35% ________________________________________________________ 7. Ivy and Joyce danced brilliantly on the speech and price giving day ________________________________________________________ 8. They have expanded the scope of the investigations. ________________________________________________________ 9. As a biology project, we studied the reproduction process of mammals. ________________________________________________________ 10. My idea of a good student has changed drastically in the last three months. ________________________________________________________ 11. She types letters and memos for the administrator everyday. ________________________________________________________ 12. The prefect wrote our names for the teacher to punish us. _________________________________________________________ 13. My mother will visit me tomorrow. _________________________________________________________ 14. The Volta River flows through my village. _________________________________________________________ 15. Our head master works very hard. _________________________________________________________

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16. I can oscillate that on a pendulum several times.

_________________________________________________________ 17. How can perform this task without any hitch. _________________________________________________________ 18. This fork picks better than any I have ever used. _________________________________________________________ 19. She sowed in rolls of five and columns of six. __________________________________________________________ 20. Our football match ended on a grand style. __________________________________________________________

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MAKE THREE COLUMNS AS TRANSITIVE, TRANSITIVE, BOTH AND LIST THE VERBS BELOW APPROPRIATELY TERMINATE, REDO, HALT, REDUCE, TERRIFY, TELL, TEEM, MOLDER
SUBJECT, VERB AGREEMENT

The subject must agree with its verb in number. Thus a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. In English the problem basically has to do with the third person singular whose verb takes an s. The rule in itself is very simple but in some cases you would find it difficult to decide whether it is singular or plural. Here are some principles to guide you. - RULE 1 Singular subjects joined by and take a plural verb. Eg: The teacher and the headmaster have absconded. That boy and girl live together as husband and wife. My cat and puppy are sick. NB: in the first sentence we would say: the teacher has absconded and the headmaster has absconded but when we join the two independent sentences with the and they become plural thus take a plural verb. So: the teacher and the headmaster have absconded. In the second sentence, that boy lives and that girl lives but when we join them with and then that boy and girl live However, if the subjects in the compound are considered as a unit, or they are modified by EACH and EVERY then they take a singular verb. Eg: Banku and okro stew is (not ARE) my favourite stew. Because banku and okro stew are considered as a single meal. Each teacher and headmaster has absconded. Every cat and puppy is sick NOTE: EVEN WHEN THE SUBJECT FOLLOWS THE VERB, THE RULE DOES NOT CHANGE. In the room are my kids. The subject is kids not room. So we can say My kids are .......... On the documents is my signature. On the other hand we can say my signature is on the There is no student in the dormitories. There are no students in the dormitory RULE 2: When two subjects are joined by the correlative conjunctions neither-nor, the verb agrees with the subject closer to it in number. Eg: Neither the boy nor the girls are late for school Neither the boys nor the girl is late for school. Either the boy or the girl is lying under oath. Either the boy or the girls are lying under oath Either the boys or the girl is lying under oath. Either the boys or the girls are lying under oath. Neither the boys nor the girls speak English fluently. Neither the boys nor the girl speaks English fluently.

RULE 3: Subjects separated by both.and, allbut also all of..but, take plural verbs. Eg: Both Millicent and Laureta are qualified for the position. All but Joseph have made it to the finals. All of them but my mother bake bread. NOTE: ALL THE BOYS BUT MY BROTHER HAS PASSED THE EXAMS. RULE 4: Expressions such as each of, one of, neither of, either of, every one of, not one of, and words such as each, every, none, anybody, everybody, and nobody must be followed by verbs in the third person singular. Eg: Each of the students brings a cutlass to school tomorrow. One of the guys has failed the promotional exams. Neither of the presidential aspirants is qualified. Either of the boys pays for the damages in my shop. Every one of the masters has the first degree as a minimum qualification. Not one of the ushers wears an apron. Each child has a peculiar characteristics and temperament. Every late comer was severely dealt with after the morning assembly. RULE 5: Plural nouns of amount, distance, period, etc when they are used as singular units of measurement; they take a THIRD PERSON singular verb. Eg: Five days in this forest seems like eternity. Two hours with them is worst than hell fire. A hundred thousand cedis today is not worth the paper its printed on. Four liters of water is all I drink on a sunny summer day. Five miles more is all we have left of this endless journey around the world. RULE 6: When a singular noun is joined to other nouns by these phrases or words, as well as, together with, along with, in addition to, like and with the number is not altered in any way. Eg: The administrator as well as the other teachers has traveled. My mother, together with her sisters, was arrested for assault. The coach along with the players is in serious danger. This certificate in addition to the wall clock and wax print is my prize. That boy with his gang is a thief. RULE 7: Some singular nouns always carry s, care must be taken not to confuse them for plurals. [news, politics, statistics, trousers, scissors, gymnastics, physics, mathematics, etc.] Eg: Statistics is my favourite subject. (not are) Clean politics requires a lot of restraint and tolerance. (not require)
IN EACH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW THERE ARE GROUPS OF WORDS WITHIN BRACKETS. ONE OF THE TWO WORDS IS CORRECT, THE OTHER IS WRONG. SCORE OUT THE CORRECT ONE 1. Neither the books nor the pencil (is, are) mine. 2. Father as well as his wives (attend, attends) the Church of Christ. 3. Joseph like his mates (are, is) focused the hurdle ahead. 4. Neither of the students (has, have) submitted his/her assignment. 5. Both boys (admits, admit) seeing you jump the wall with a pistol in hand. 6. Gymnastics (give, gives) me great fulfillment. 7. Why (do, does) every one of the doctors go on strike, when each of them (know, knows) the rules. 8. Ten tons of cocoa (are, is) the least we can export to Europe. 9. Thirty minutes (is, are) all I have to complete the task ahead, 10. Across these three rivers (lies, lie) the longest bridge in the world.

11. 12. 13. 14.

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16. 17. 18.

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20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Here (come, comes) my children. Either the president or the ministers (is, are) deceiving the delegates. Fufu and groundnut soup with game (is, are) my idea of good food. Everybody (believes, believe) in some thing or some body. None of these blades (were, was) used. If any of these prostitutes (is, are) caught, (she, they) will spend many years in jail. Three years in this school (looks, look) a short time to me. Belinda, like beauty (carries, carry) (themselves, herself) well. All but the prefect (has, have) signed the application. None, but my wife (was, were) murdered. Both the Mark and Paul (understands, understand) the implication of (his, their) actions. (Is, are) Gifty and Martin happy, as both he and she (keeps, keep) complaining? That man with several others (need, needs) counseling. Neither the dog nor the cats (was, were) wild. The man and his son (has, have) criminal records.

SOME USES OF TENSE THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

This tense is used for events that occur on habitual basis. Things we do everyday or always. Eg: She attends Sonrise Christian High School. I sing at church. We still live with our parents.
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR THE PROGRESSIVE TENSE

The present continuous or progressive tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb to be conjugated for the appropriate persons in the present tense, and adding -ing to the base verb. Eg: read +ing = reading, so I as reading or she is reading, or you are reading etc. It is used for actions that are currently on going. Eg: I am having a head ache. (now) We are watching a football match. (showing currently) They are planning to kill you. (right now)

Care must be taken not to abuse the continuous tense. They are for actions that are still in progress, on going. So, it is wrong to say: I am having a pen. If what you mean is you own a pen. Rather say I have a pen. Again to say we are having English if what you mean is at this time every Tuesday we have English. Instead simply say we have English.
OTHER USES OF THE CONTINUOUS TENSE

This tense can also be used for actions that are on going but not completed. Here the action may not necessarily be in progress as you speak but its a process. Eg: The government is constructing a new dam at Ho. My school is constructing a new twenty four sitter classroom block. It can also be used to show a future occurrence. Eg: Amina is awaiting her results. Selasie is traveling abroad next month.

Akusika is having a party next week. Used with always, the continuous tense tells actions that repeat themselves frequently but at irregular intervals. Eg: Nurses are always complaining about their conditions of service. The police are always being accused of corruption. These verbs, known as STATIVE verbs, never take the -ing form to mean continuous tense.
LACK OWN WANT HEAR PLEASE FIT DISLIKE PREFER HAVE LIKE CONTAIN REALISE RECOGNISE BELIEVE SEEM MEAN OWE BELONG SEE HATE WISH KNOW PLEASE

Eg:

WRONG I am owning two houses at Accra She is wanting a passport. How much am I owing you? Which one are they preferring?

CORRECT I won two houses at Accra. She wants a passport. How much do I owe you? Which one do they prefer?

NB: WHEN SOME OF THESE VERBS ARE USED IN THE PROGRESSIVE SENSE, THEIR MEANING IS A
LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR PRIMARY, USUAL ONES. WE ARE HAVING A CLASS for example, having here means doing, not possessing.

I AM SEEING THE ADMINISTRATOR. Seeing, here means I HAVE a meeting with him. THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
IT IS FORMED BY CONJUGATING THE VERB TO HAVE APPROPRIATELY AND ADDING THE PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF THE VERB. Eg: has/have + past participle (he has eaten..)

It is used for actions that started in the past and ended in the past but have an effect on the present. In other words it links the past to the present or it shows a present result of a past action. Eg: He has married a new wife. (the woman is with him now) though they married two weeks ago. They have eaten the food. (the food I should eat now) though they ate it hours ago I have found the pen. (it is with me now)

THE PAST PERFECT TENSE IT IS FORMED WITH HAD AND THE PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF THE VERB.

It is used to express an action continuing from the past before another past action happened. In other words it shows the relationship between two different past times, one happening before the other. Words and phrases such as when, before, not yet, as soon as, after, already are used to show time. Eg: Before he left, he had swept the room She had not finished cooking, when the guest arrived. Before he died, he had built six houses. My mother had broken into tears as soon as she saw me behind bars. SIMPLE PAST TENSE It is used for events or actions that take place in the past and ended in the past and has no effect on the present. Eg: I visited my mother last week.

We accused her of killing her own son. Akusika passed all her exams. SOME TIPS ON SEQUENCE OF VERB 1. In a sentence all verbs must be in the same tense. Eg: A) She comes to school early and sweeps the classroom. B) I called the late comers and punished them 2. But if the main verb is in the past tense and the subordinate clause expresses a universal or habitual fact, the verb in the subordinate clause remains in the simple present tense. She told me that her husband travels frequently. I met with the man who flies those big jets on Sundays. 3. If the subordinate clause is introduced by than its verb may be in a tense that suits the sentence. Eg: President J. J. Rawlings ruled better than president Kuffour is ruling. I loved her more than I can ever love you. I knew a lot more than I told the investigator. 4. The past continuous tense is followed by the simple past tense. Eg: They were playing when she fell and broke her leg. She was sleeping when we left the house. 5. Eg: The past perfect is also usually followed by past simple. After we had invigilated the exams, we left for a bar. Esenam had bought some books as soon as she arrived. 6. The simple present tense or the future tense is followed by any tense suitable for the context. Eg: We will see very soon if you have been lying to us. I swear she did something silly at school again. You may know soon what really happened at his office

. 7. When we use the auxiliary verb to do in all its forms for both affirmative and negative sentences, the ensuing main verb is always in the infinitive form without to. FORMS OF THE VERB TO DO
SIMPLE PRESENT/NEGATIVE SIMPLE PAST/ NEGATIVE PAST PARTICIPLE

I You He She It We You They

do do does does does do do do

do not = dont do not = dont does not = doesnt does not = doesnt does not = doesnt do not = dont do not = dont do not = dont

did did did did did did did did

did not = didnt did not = didnt ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto

done done done done done done done done

CORRECT Eg: She did not go to the hospital.

INCORRECT She didnt went to the hospital

Did Sir Mckintosh do the work?

A GERUND

Did Sir Mckintosh did the work?

A gerund is a verb form used as a noun. When we add (- ing) to the infinitive form of the verb, we create the gerund. Gerunds can be used in all the ways nouns are used as subjects, direct objects, objects of preposition, and predicate words.
A PARTICIPLE

A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective. When both present and past participles are used as verbals, they function as modifies and modify their nouns and pronouns. Using verbals is a simple colourful way of adding information to sentences or varying sentence beginnings.
GERUND, PARTICIPLE OR PROGRESSIVE?

Gerund, the Present Participle, and the Progressive are created by adding -ing to the infinitive form of the verb. The question is, how do you tell if it is a GERUND, a PARTICIPLE or the PROGRESSIVE? It depends on how the word is used in a sentence. When it is used as an adjective to modify, it is a PARTICIPLE. When it is used as a noun, it is a GERUND. When it is used with the auxiliary verb to be, to mean action in progress, it is the progressive.
UNDERLINE THE GERUND OR GERUND PHRASE. IN THE BLANK, WRITE HOW IT IS USED: S FOR SUBJECT, DO FOR DIRECT OBJECT, OP FOR OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION, OR PN FOR PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Dogs have an excellent hearing. ______________________________________________________________ Driving is my brothers main occupation. ______________________________________________________________ Speaking a foreign language is an advantage. ______________________________________________________________ Coming to school early must be your priority. ______________________________________________________________ The president has great difficulty with public speaking. ______________________________________________________________ By the middle of the twentieth century, fighting had become a lucrative business. ______________________________________________________________ Most pioneer boxers were more interested in making names for themselves. _______________________________________________________________ Today, boxing is a multibillion-dollar industry. _______________________________________________________________ Turning into billionaires those who have courage. _______________________________________________________________ Adventurer coaches go round discovering new talents. _______________________________________________________________ These lads they train diligently with the view of turning into future champions. _______________________________________________________________ Climbing to the pinnacle however is a daunting task. _______________________________________________________________ Boxers sometimes become obsess preparing for a fight. _______________________________________________________________

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Leaving their opponents with permanent injury to head. ____________________________________________________________________ Watching Azumah Nelson box gives me such fulfillment and joy. ____________________________________________________________________

WHEN THE PRESENT AND PAST PARTICIPLES ARE USED WITHOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AUXILIARIES, THEY ARE ADJECTIVES MODIFYING EITHER A NOUN OR A PRONOUN. WRITE THE PARTICIPLES AND PARTICIPIAL PHRASES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. THEN WRITE THE WORD EACH ONE MODIFIES.

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Nowadays in professional football, star strikers have a tiring job. _____________________________________________________________ 2. Paid by the richest clubs, they play almost every day. ______________________________________________________________ 3. Playing for their nations during holidays, these players earn their respect. ______________________________________________________________ 4. Some players truly go the distance for struggling teams. _______________________________________________________________ 5. Unprepared, the Black Stars, Ghana, team suddenly lost its best player in the middle of 2006 World- Cup qualifying season. _______________________________________________________________ 6. The nation, faced with the rest of the season, was in trouble. _______________________________________________________________ 7. Asked to replace him, the teams youngest player might succumb to pressure. ______________________________________________________________ 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Disturbed, the fans prayed that Abedi Pele would succeed. _________________________________________________________________ Given the roll of the captain, Pele thought he could lead the nation to victory. _________________________________________________________________ Determined, Pele was poised for the challenged. _________________________________________________________________ Coach Sellas Tetteh, seeing no alternative, featured Pele in every match. _________________________________________________________________ Pele, showing great talent, won the last seven games of the season. _________________________________________________________________
FROM THE WORDS LETTERED A TO D CHOOSE THE WORD OR GROUP OF WORDS THAT IS MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD.

1.

Bringing mobile phones to school is allowed. A) permitted B) aloud C) prohibited D) controlled 2. My father signed two very important international contracts yesterday. A) foreign B) intranational C) domestic D) local 3. Since the investigations into the murder are doubtful the accused must be discharged pending further investigation. A) truthful B) honest C) conclusive complete 4. The presidential candidates have been very forthright answering questions on corruption 5. Brevity is the spice of a good essay. 6. Businesses are advised to pay their taxes and stop _______ them. A) evading B) dodging C) buying D) borrowing 7. Everybody is complaining about the erratic behaviour of the Ghana police. A) brute B) sporadic C) predictable D) good judgment 8. The principal was convinced the new teacher will be a boost for the school though the administrator remains very __________. A) disturbed B) skeptical C) resolute D) determined 9. Our school has moved to its _________ premises from the temporary structure that housed it. A) new B) permanent C) modern D) beautiful 10. The interior minister presented a very fictitious account of the incident. A) factual B) honest C) truthful D) skewed 11. Its amazing how the pastor is ________ in everything instead of consultative. A) selfish B) constructive C) confrontational D) egocentric 12. In spite of his affluence, John affects _______. A) humility B) poverty C) generosity D) sadness 13. Because the lawyer failed to ________ the accused, she was convicted and sentences. A) discharge B) prosecute C) exonerate D) bail 14. We cannot condone excesses from our students. A) modesty B) recalcitrance C) insufficiencies D) foolishness

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE EXPRESSIONS IN ITALICS? PLEASE EXPLAIN THEN WITHIN CONTEST.

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

Though wrongly sentenced, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata seems prepared to bear his crossed. This time round the judge bit more than she could chew. The minister had to eat his words to avoid dismissal from the government. The administrator stuck to his guns in spite of treats of resignation from the staff. I dont know why these young girls are so full of themselves. Our gallant players were told to arm themselves to the teeth before going into the match. Most men these days depend on Dutch courage to be themselves Students must mind their ps and qs on this campus. The wisest thing to do is to hold your tongue. How many of you have blue blood in your veins. She tried everything to find my Achilles heels but to no avail. My husband abroad is leading a dogs life says the industrious wife. The presidential aspirant tried to sail under false colours, but he was found out.

28. To kill the goose that lays the golden egg is not only stupid but suicidal. 29. Keeping Juliet at an arms length is not an option now. 30. For many years now the average teacher has been living from hand to mouth. 31. The black maidens match against falconers leaves much to be desired 32. Nana Addos campaign already seems a real flush in the pan. 33. After his derogatory remarks we all gave him a cold shoulder. 34. How could the police believe such a tall story if not for naivety? 35. Only a man completely of his nuts will make silly comments about his wife. 36. That girls beauty will sweep even a monk off his feet. 37. To be a good leader, you must sometimes tread on toes, even of your friends. 38. My mother was noted for keeping an open house all the time. 39. The administrator, together with some teachers, has seen the prefects in camera over the dismissals. 40. Prof. Mills will win the elections by hook or crook come December. 41. After the abortive coup, the plotters faced the music squarely. 42. Winning the presidential cup against Kotoko will be a feather in Hearts of lions cup. 43. When called to address the guest, Aku felt like a fish out of water. 44. It is clear that the government is only paying lip service to our demands. 45. I can say with confidence that there are no square pegs in round holes in my school.