Spelling and Word Formation (Affixation)
English spelling looks lawless, but most of it follows a few rules, and the rest you can learn in families.
What this unit covers
Unit 4: Concord, Punctuation, Spelling and Common Errors
- 1 Subject–Verb Agreement (Concord)The news is good, the scissors are blunt, and neither the students nor the lecturer was late. Here is the logic behind each one. · 10 min
- 2 PunctuationOne comma separates "Let's eat, Grandma!" from "Let's eat Grandma!", and spares a very worried grandmother. · 10 min
- 3 Spelling and Word Formation (Affixation)English spelling looks lawless, but most of it follows a few rules, and the rest you can learn in families. · 10 min
- 4 Idioms and Figures of SpeechWhen someone "kicks the bucket", no bucket is harmed. Welcome to the part of English that refuses to mean what it says. · 9 min
- 5 Common Errors in Nigerian EnglishIn Enugu, "Borrow me your pen" makes perfect sense. In a formal letter, it is a mistake. · 11 min