735 prompts matching "The ow that sounds like cow: a Nigerian example"
Formal or informal? greeting a visitor
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise the difference between greeting a visi
Formal or informal? giving instructions politely
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to turn a blunt, informal instruction into
Exaggeration station: understanding hyperbole
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with clear examples, then qu
Strong verbs instead of 'went' and 'got'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise verbs to use
Command words: what 'justify' really wants
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what the command word 'justify' expects, showi
Scanning skill: finding an answer fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to scan a passage quickly to find a specif
Underlining key words in a question
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and underline the key words in a c
Multiple-choice comprehension: avoiding trick answers
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and avoid common trick answers in
Vocabulary-in-context questions: guessing meaning from clues
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar w
Common Entrance exam: pacing myself across sections
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to pace myself sensibly across the differe
Linking paragraphs with adverbials of place
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to link paragraphs together using adverbia
Using pronouns to avoid repeating a noun
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use pronouns correctly to avoid repeati
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Repetition as a deliberate cohesive device
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how writers sometimes repeat words on purpose
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing
Presenting a title and heading neatly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to present a title and heading neatly and
Checking my handwriting is legible to a stranger
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a simple way to check whether my handwriting w
Spotting bias in a spoken argument
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot bias or one-sidedness in a spoken
Using evidence to back up a spoken opinion
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to support a spoken opinion with clear evi
Apostrophes for possession: singular and plural
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rules for using apostrophes to show singul