Pattern 9 is the last pattern used in forming a basic simple sentence. This pattern has 4 parts: Subject, Predicator, Direct Object, and Adverbial. In the previous episodes, subject, predicator, and direct object have been explained. In this ep

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 8)

Apr 2nd, 2021 2m 57s

Pattern 8 of the basic simple sentences has 4 parts: Subject, predicator, direct object, and adjectival object complement.The adjectival object complement is realised with adjectives, and adjectival phrases.This complement describes the direc

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 7)

Mar 27th, 2021 3m 1s

Pattern 7 of the basic simple sentences has 4 parts: Subject, predicator, direct object, and nominal object complement.The nominal object complement is realised with nouns, nouns phrases, and pronouns. This complement gives us extra informatio

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 6)

Mar 6th, 2021 4m 52s

The 6th pattern for forming the basic simple sentences has 3 parts: subject, predicator, and adverbial.The subject performs the action of the sentence.The predicator is the verb and in this pattern; it is a linking verb which links the adverb

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES PATTERN 5

Feb 20th, 2021 2m 9s

Pattern four and five are the same: SUBJECT–PREDICATOR–COMPLEMENT.The difference is that the complement in pattern four is nominal complement:He is my teacher."My teacher" is a noun phrase.While the complement in pattern five is an adjectiv

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES-PATTERN 4

Feb 6th, 2021 3m 19s

The 4th pattern for forming basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-VERB-NOMINAL SUBJECT COMPLEMENT.We already established what the subject and verb are in previous episodes.So today, we are focusing on the subject complement.The nominal subje

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 3

Jan 23rd, 2021 4m 4s

This pattern has 4 parts: subject, predicator, indirect object, and the direct object.The subject, direct object, and indirect objects are all realised with nouns and pronouns, noun phrases.1. He gave her a ring.2. David gave Kemi a ring.3

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 2

Jan 16th, 2021 2m 54s

The second pattern in forming the basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-PREDICATOR-DIRECT OBJECT pattern.The subject performs the action.The predicator must be a transitive verb and its function is to transfer action from the subject to the d

BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 1)

Jan 9th, 2021 3m 39s

The first pattern in forming the basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-PREDICATOR pattern. This pattern is foundational to any sentence formation. The subject is the first word in any sentence and it is the part of the sentence performing the a

MUCH AND MANY (Adjectives of quantity)

Dec 3rd, 2020 4m 39s

Adjectives of quantity describes the largeness of nouns. Much and Many are adjectives of quantity that describes the indefinite largeness of nouns. MUCH is used with uncountable nouns an

GIVING NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND' QUESTIONS.

Nov 21st, 2020 2m 12s

Giving negative response to 'Do you mind' questions means that you are okay with the question be asked. You can answer this question with No, I don't, No, go ahead. TAKE AWAY:- "If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand alwa

GIVING POSTIVE REPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND QUESTIONS'

Nov 21st, 2020 4m 38s

Giving positive response to 'Do You Mind' questions means that you have a problem with the question asked and you do not agree with it. TAKE AWAY:- "What could be better than to hold out your hand to people less fortunate than you are?" PAUL Ne

GIVING POSITIVE RESPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND' QUESTIONS.

Nov 13th, 2020 4m 38s

Thie episode is about giving positive answers to 'Do you mind' questions. We give positive answers when we have a probkem wuth the question being asked ans we donnit agree wuth the question. If you are asked: Do you mind I sit here? And your re

ASKING QUESTIONS WITH DO YOU MIND... PART 2

Oct 9th, 2020 3m 57s

Do you mind if + VERB is used to ask someone if they object to something you are asking:Do you mind if I excuse myself?Do you mind if I ask your mum?Also we don't need to add another "YOU" to "Do you mind" questions like this:Do you mind "y

ASKING QUESTIONS WITH "DO YOU MIND..." (PART 1)

Oct 2nd, 2020 4m 41s

HAPPY 60TH INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIA. 'Do You Mind...' means 'do you have any problem with or does it bother you.'We ask questions with 'Do You Mind...' when:1. we want to ask som

RULES 100:SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 105)

Sep 18th, 2020 3m 29s

Rule 5 is the last rule of the subjective and objective case rules. Rule 5 says that, "when citing instances, the introduces we use determines the case. If the introducer is LIKE, the pronoun that will be used after it will be the objective cas

RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 104)

Sep 9th, 2020 2m 16s

Rule 4 says that,"when a question is asked with a verb of performance(main verb), we reply with a subject pronoun but when the verb is not a performance verb, we reply with an object pronoun.Who is knocking at the door? It is I.Who is at the

RULE 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES(RULE 103).

Sep 2nd, 2020 3m 19s

This episode talks about the third rule of the subjective and objective case rules which says, "When comparing, we use the subjective case of the personal pronouns at the object position."Arsenal seems stronger than they(are).My sister cooks

RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULES 102)

Aug 26th, 2020 4m 1s

RULE 102:The second rule of the Subjective and Onjective Case Rules says,"When a prepostion is used in a sentence, the object case of a personal pronoun should be used after it."The apple was given to me.Please, share this money among Tade,

RULES 1OO: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 101)

Aug 19th, 2020 2m 52s

This episode is about the first rule of subjective objective case rules which states that: When a third or second person, is used with the pronoun 'I/me', the second or third person should come first before 'I.' This rule is called THE RULE OF

SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES: BACKGROUND TORI

Aug 12th, 2020 5m 48s

This episode talks about pronoun and the personal pronoun.The pronoun is used to replace the a noun in order to avoid unnecessary repetition of the noun and boredom while reading.The personal pronoun is a type of pronoun that points to people

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Aug 5th, 2020 3m 47s

In this episode, Oladoyin consciously goes back to make a correction on one of the previous episodes of LEARN ENGLISH IN PIDGIN: Letter O and Number Zero.She gives a shout out to Woliagba and Sammytutors for their contribution to this episode.

I CAN, WE CAN.

Jul 29th, 2020 19m 8s

Oladoyin draws you into her mind to see what she feels and she shares her resolve not to give up. Background song: Fountain by Judikay.

I or ME (PART 2)

Jul 22nd, 2020 5m 49s

Me is an object pronoun and it is used at the end of a sentence: The food is for me. It is also joined with a noun at the object position: The food is for Shola and me. Take Away: "One day, people who didn't believe in you will tell everyone ho

I or ME(PART 1)

Jul 15th, 2020 4m 13s

"I and ME" are both first person singular pronouns."I" is a subject singular pronoun used to begin a sentence: I am leaving for Lagos today.Also, when referring to ourselves with someone else in the subject position, we make use of "I" and no