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Why is the study of collocations important? To understand the importance of collocations in language use, you have to fully understand what collocations are all about. Collocation refers to the natural combination of closely affiliated words in English speech and writing. It refers to a group of two or more words that are often used…

Debate writing is the presentation of your arguments for or against a given topic with a view to convincing your audience to agree with your own point of view. A debate is a formal contest of argumentation in which two opposing sides support and oppose a given proposition. To write a debate or persuasive speech, you need to know the…

How do I assure myself that I can speak English fluently? Speaking English fluently has to do with the ability to speak effortlessly and smoothly. Fluency is about producing and connecting English sounds and words in a fast and smooth way. Fluency is being able to speak in a manner that your words flow out easily and smoothly, just …

Word stress, like every other aspect of the English Language, is governed by rules. But before examining these rules, it is important to briefly look at how important stress is in English speech. Stress is used to communicate meaning clearly in English speech. Consider PRO-ject (noun: a piece of work undertaken); and pro-JECT (verb:…

How do you memorize the order of adjectives? Sometimes you want to use more than one adjective in describing something or someone in a sentence, and you are confused as to which one should come before the other. Well, there is a simple way to master the adjectives word order. The easiest way to master the order of adjectives is to u…

Debate writing is a skill that helps you to develop some critical thinking skills that are of central importance not only to scoring high in your exams but also to personal development and career success. The following are some of the benefits of developing debate writing skills: 1. The ability to think on your feet. 2. The ability …

How do you answer comprehension questions? The majority of students find WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB comprehension passages difficult to comprehend; consequently, they give wrong answers to the comprehension questions, which adversely affects their overall score in English. This is why you nee to learn the basics of answering comprehensi…

HOW TO SIMPLIFY SENTENCE STRESS Sentence stress is the pattern of stressed and unstressed words across a sentence. When we talk about stressing a word, we’re talking about making a word louder and longer. Remember that in word stress we place stress on one syllable within a word. In sentence stress, we place stress on certain words …