709 prompts matching "Grammar: Nigerian-Context Examples — looking up a Nigerian English word"
Formal or informal? writing to the principal
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the formal phrases and polite tone needed for
Formal or informal? asking for permission
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me polite, formal ways to ask an adult for permis
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? apologising to a friend vs a teacher
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me different phrases for apologising informally t
Choosing the right greeting for different people
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing an appropriate greeting for d
Spot the alliteration in a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what alliteration is, then give me five senten
Building strong similes about the weather
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise building vivid similes about different
Building strong metaphors about feelings
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise building strong metaphors to describe
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
Expanding a sentence with powerful adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise expanding a plain sentence by adding p
Idiom or literal? spotting the difference
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to tell whether a phrase is being used as
Skimming skill: getting the gist fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to skim a short passage quickly to get the
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
Answering in full sentences for comprehension
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why full-sentence answers score better in comp
Using quotation marks to prove my answer
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to lift a short quotation from a text as e
PEE method: point, evidence, explain
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the Point, Evidence, Explain method for answer
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
Multiple-choice comprehension: avoiding trick answers
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot and avoid common trick answers in
Inference questions: reading between the lines
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to answer inference questions by reading b
Comparing two passages under exam conditions
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to compare two short passages quickly and