496 prompts matching "Grammar: Nigerian-Context Examples — a practice check using Nigerian names and p"
Formal or informal? writing to the principal
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the formal phrases and polite tone needed for
Register switch: a diary entry vs a news report
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me compare the informal, personal tone of a diary
Formal or informal? giving instructions politely
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to turn a blunt, informal instruction into
Upgrade my words: making 'nice' more precise
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me at least eight more precise words to use inste
Simile or metaphor? tell them apart
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between a simile and a metaphor
Personification power: giving life to objects
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what personification is, show me three example
Building strong similes about the weather
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise building vivid similes about different
Idiom match-up: guessing meanings from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me clues about the meaning of common English idiom
Exaggeration station: understanding hyperbole
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with clear examples, then qu
Command words: what 'explain' really wants
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what the command word 'explain' expects in a c
Command words: what 'justify' really wants
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what the command word 'justify' expects, showi
Managing my time in a comprehension test
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for managing my time sensibly across a co
Reading the question before the passage
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why reading the question first can help me rea
Multiple-choice comprehension: avoiding trick answers
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and avoid common trick answers in
Common Entrance exam: pacing myself across sections
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to pace myself sensibly across the differe
Fronted adverbials to open a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to open a sentence with a fronted adverbia
Connectives that show cause and effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show cause and effe
Connectives that show contrast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show contrast, such
Connectives that add more information
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that add information, su
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be