Tag: Parts of speech

Literary Discourse When "a" performs the function of "for" Introduction The verb "await" is interesting. It is a verb in ...

The expressions "request" and "request for" belong to standard usage, but in different contexts. If it is a verb, "request" ...

Introduction The word "body politic" is, undeniably, among the active vocabulary of many politicians in Ghana. Arguably, "body politic" is ...

Introduction Many people claim that the possessive apostrophe is needed after the Proper Noun "Jesus" in the phrase "In Jesus ...

Introduction The headline - Language Matters in Mecca - appears simple in usage. However, it is obviously ambiguous in grammatical ...

Introduction In the lexicon of International Relations and Diplomacy, one word that suffers a high frequency of wrong use is ...