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[Linguists’ Forum] Phrasal Verbs in Context: Enhancing Understanding and…
“In each of the following questions, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.” This…
[Linguists’ Forum] Exploring the Interconnections of Grammatical Units in…
Five grammatical units have been identified in the study of language. These are morphemes, words, phrases, clauses and sentences.…
[Linguists’ Forum] Navigating the Dynamics of Person in Writing, By Lateef…
The highly revered linguist, Noam Chomsky, describes language as a system of rules by which humans produce an infinite number of…
Linguists’ Forum Wishes, Hypotheticals and Regrets: The Power of Unreal…
For easy understanding of the grammar of English language, teachers of English at the basic level usually identify three major…
[Linguists’ Forum] Don’t Let Your Sentences Swing Wildly! By Lateef…
One of the takeaways from last week’s episode of Linguists’ Forum is the emphasis on the placement of the participle clause near…
[Linguists’ Forum] Achieving Concise Writing with Participle Clauses (2),…
In the introduction to last week’s episode of Linguists’ Forum, attention was on the importance of using participle clauses to…
[Linguists’ Forum] Achieving Concise Writing with Participle Clauses (1),…
One of the features that set formal writings apart from other forms of writing is their being free from superfluous detail. They…
[Linguists’ Forum] Stative Verbs, By Lateef Kugbayi, PhD
In my formative years, I was taught that verbs are action words. That is a good way for my teachers of those years to introduce…
[Linguists’ Forum] From Dread to Delight: An Insight into Grammatical…
This episode of Linguists’ Forum is a recap of the discussions on “From Dread to Delight: An Insight into Grammatical Names and…
[Linguists’ Forum] From Dread to Delight: An Insight into Grammatical…
The episode of Linguists’ Forum of 30th August, 2025 encourages candidates for WASSCE and NECO to avoid stating the type of…