Grammar Star

Did you know that round off and round up mean different things? Look at these: Round off: conclude or summarize 1. The moderator signaled the guest speaker to round off his speech. 2. "Please, round off. Time is no more on our side," the man said. Round up: arrest or gather 1. The police rounded up the criminals last Friday. 2. The Maths teacher asked the students to  round up the figures to a whole number. I hope you can see the difference now. Please, leave a comment, questions and suggestions on the post. Kindly share after reading. Thanks.

When we want to change direct to indirect speech, we are faced with the word "say". Most of those times, we keep repeating the word "say" as in "He said...", "She said..." At those times, using the right word will go a long way in conveying the appropriate message.  Thus, in this lesson, we are going to look at the verbs we can use in place of "say". When you want to express  1. Agreement, use:  admit, confirm, continue, declare, maintain, reply, state, suggest. 2. Command, use: command, direct, insist, instruct, order. 3. Distress, use: alert, complain, cry, groan, lament, mutter, regret, shout. 4. Refusal, use: contradict, criticize, counter, deny, forbid, oppose, refute. 5. Request, use: advise, ask, beg, caution, entreat, plead, request, urge, wish. Using the words above in appropriate places will eliminate monotony and save one from the embarrassment arising from frequent use of the verb "say".  ### Let's have your co