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Distinguishing denotation from connotation
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Explain the difference between what a word literally means an
Words that examiners commonly set as odd-one-out
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me sets of four related words and ask me to identify the
Homophone traps WAEC hides in a sentence
Act as my WAEC English tutor. I am in SS 2. Quiz me on homophones like herd/heard, born/bo
British spelling held consistently across a script
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Teach me the British spellings I must use consistently, such
When a compound modifier takes no hyphen
You are my SS2 English tutor. Teach me when a compound modifier takes no hyphen, in clear
Punctuating direct speech in a dialogue
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Teach me the exact punctuation rules for writing dialogue bet
Spelling words most often missed at SS2 level
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Dictate a list of words that are commonly misspelt at my leve
Punctuation that carries a long argument
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me an unpunctuated argumentative paragraph with several
Correcting commonly confused spelling patterns
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me a set of words that share a tricky spelling pattern,
Detecting bias hidden inside a noun phrase
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a passage with loaded language like 'this r
Reading a scientific or technical text accurately
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me a short scientific or technical passage and ask me to
Vocabulary-in-context questions on an unseen passage
Act as my WAEC English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a passage with certain words underline
Explaining what a figure of speech achieves
You are my SS2 English tutor. Teach me explaining what a figure of speech achieves, in cle
Answering grammatical-function questions on an unseen passage
Act as my WAEC English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me an unseen passage with an underlined e
Recasting a sentence from an unseen passage
Act as my WAEC English tutor. I am in SS 2. Take a sentence from an unseen passage and ask
Answering word-substitution questions in context
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a passage with certain words highlighted an
Reading a passage to answer factual questions
Act as my English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a short passage and ask me a series of fact
Answering questions on a recommended prose text extract
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me a short extract from a recommended novel and ask me t
Answering IGCSE-style Reading Paper 2 extended questions
Act as my IGCSE English tutor. I am in SS 2. Give me a longer unseen text and ask me exten
Write a debate speech with rebuttal
Act as my SS2 English tutor. Give me a debate motion and assign me a side, then help me wr