GST102
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A longer sentence is usually divided into ____or sense groups, these can also be called tone groups
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Secondary _____is weaker than the primary stress
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The method of development of the paragraph you choose should be the one that will most effectively put across the ________you want to make
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__________ are used to represent sounds in the dictionary
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__________ is the extra effort used in speaking or pronouncing a word
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Deletion is an avoidable thing you must do when ______a passage
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G. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: She longed for a friend in whom she could confide. _____
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H. Conferences and seminars help to bring ______ in a particular subject together to present their experiences and views.
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A paragraph is a piece of writing which is unified by a central, controlling idea or _____________
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In a word, the part that has the stress is pronounced with _____force
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The Memorandum is used for __________communication in an organization
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The words "pocket", "pretend" and "docket" all have ____
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In a_________, the author takes the reader logically and smoothly from one idea to another
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Wrongly ____a word can lead to wrong meaning being expressed
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O. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. Think about what you can do to know more about automobiles. The infinitive phrase is ______
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The primary stress is on the _____ syllable in the word "locomotion".
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For correct pronunciation you must learn to use the ___________every time you come across any new word
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In a formal letter, the signature comes before the __________of the sender
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S. In the sentence, 'I have been waiting for sometime now' the tense form is_________.
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The letter to your sister describing a tourist site your visited during the last Christmas is an -----------
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U. "Life is great!" is an example of _______ sentence
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V. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. It is preferred to basketball. The verb is _____
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Words are made up of separable ______units referred to as Syllables
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X. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. It is preferred to basketball. The verb is ______
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Y. The English word 'Afterwards' is stressed on the _________ syllable
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The letter written to the INEC chairman asking for clarification on voting procedure is a ----------
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AA. The type of error contained in this sentence 'I was awakened by loud cry' is called ________
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AB. She longed for a friend in whom she could confide' is an example of _____ statement.
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AC. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. You may need to do some research. The infinitive phrase is _____
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AD. It has been observed that students who want to be well-focused in their writing, need to learn how to _____
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AE. In the sentence, 'She was singing happily' the tense form is __________.
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The use of jargon should be avoided in _____writing
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AG. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. The art of football commentary was developed along with the sport. The verb is ____
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The application letter is a _________to an advertisement
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AI. In the sentence, 'The girl had accidentally been harrassed by the agents’ the tense form is _________
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AJ. The ________situation of a country determines the way a speech is presented.
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AK. Beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence helps both the ________ and the reader.
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AL. Fill in the blanks with have or has: Now, you _______ learnt the secret of happiness.
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Connection between the sentences is one of the elements that go into the _________of a good paragraph
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"For instance" and "as an illustration" are transition devices that give ____________
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AO. Which of the following words does NOT have a short vowel?
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Formal letters are --------- in their styles and phraseology
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AQ. In this senetence 'The man THAT YOU SAW YESTERDAY WAS the former President of Nigeria' the capitalised group of words is called a ________
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Being able to _________ yourself well in an interview gives you greater chances of getting the job
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AS. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: Which street d'you live in?
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Transition devices is used to link sentences in __________
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In English language there are more sounds than there are letters in the __________
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AV. Identify the word that does NOT have this consonant / j /.
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When you are bringing out the differences in two items in paragraph development you are using ____________ technique
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AX. The ________ is used to describe past events, and emphasise their effect on the speaker's present situation.
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Falling tone is a change in pitch from _________to low tone
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AZ. _______is a form of direct statement whereby the subject of a sentence takes an object without any inversion.
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Without a proper pronunciation of words, your audience may miss out the ______________ you are trying to express
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To make your formal letter __________use the same font and the same font size
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BC. Fill in the blank with do or does: How _______ we get there?
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Summarization involves condensing and ____ a large piece of writing
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BE. No sentence can be correct in English without proper sequence of _______
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BF. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. Choose a car to please yourself, not others. The infinitive phrase is ______
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BG. Indicate the sentence type, simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Kara loves to go to the beach. This is a ________ sentence
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Homophones are ___________that have the same pronunciation but differ a little in spelling
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_____________ brings a change in meaning in English utterances
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------------- entails keeping the rules, customs and conventions that are observed in our society
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BK. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. Today, football is been played by both men and women. The verb is _______
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In a _________ instead of using "I beg to state" use enquiry instead
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BM. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. The game of football will keep Nigerians glued to their television sets for a long time to come. The verb is _______
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The English vowels and consonants are very important to ______ spoken English
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BO. Fill in the blanks with have or has: _______ he arrived already?
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BP. Fill in the blank with do or does: _____ you know how to make a cup of tea?
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In speech, there is always the movement of the ____of the speaker's voice from high to low or from low to high
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A formal letter must have the __________of the sender and the receiver
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