English is full of words that sound similar but have completely different meanings. One common mix-up is between “invincible” and Read more…
Category: NRTC English
Some stative verbs can be used as dynamic verbs; that is, they can attract ‘-ing’ or be used in a Read more…
One of the words commonly abused by corps members (not corp members) of the National Youth Service Corps in Nigeria Read more…
Whenever a statement begins with, or is marked by ‘if’, it automatically becomes a conditional statement or tense. In English, Read more…
The phrase “No Gree For Anybody” typically encourages individuals to reject any form of nonsense, resist being bullied by others Read more…
The consonant /s/, vocalized siii, is your third or fourth name, and that of every Nigerian. When someone calls you, not by Read more…
A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n, Read more…
It is important to avoid using or saying my own, his own, our own, their own, her own, your own when Read more…
Any perfect continuous tense (whether present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, or future perfect continuous) shows the duration for the Read more…
As I’ve always told my students at TBOSE Tutorial, a perfective tense shows completeness; it shows that an action has Read more…
