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Choosing the strongest verb for a claim
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Show me how to rank verbs like 'suggests', 'indicat
Idiomatic expressions and their fixed meanings
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Teach me idioms like 'under a cloud', 'take heart' and 'hold
Ranking near-synonyms from neutral to loaded
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Mathematical and scientific register in English
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Words associated with geography and landscape
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British spelling held consistently across a script
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Keeping an error log and closing my weakest faults
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Help me set up a personal error log by reviewing a
Punctuating direct speech in a dialogue
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Editing my own script in three separate passes
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Teach me a three-pass method for editing my own wri
Punctuating minutes of a meeting
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Punctuating a numbered recommendation and quoted rule
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Show me how to punctuate a numbered recommendation
Proofreading a script for mechanical accuracy under time
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Reading a passage to identify the main ideas
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Evaluating the reliability of a source
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Comparing how a literary and a non-literary text say it
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Reading a scientific or technical text accurately
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Reading advertising and persuasive texts critically
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a short advertisement and ask me to turn it
Identifying a writer's tone and register
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Reading a passage for defects in logic and expression
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Answering the seven WAEC comprehension question types
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