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The best way to answer questions on Summary writing as a candidate

Welcome to themintupdates.com. This presentation is very useful to students who have to answer questions on Summary writing during examination. However, it helps any user of the English language to summarise long narratives or passage into simple points for easy reference.   SUMMARY WRITING A summary is a reduced or a shortened version or account… Read More »

20+ examples of direct and indirect speeches (with rules)

Welcome to the http://themintupdates.com. This presentation is based on direct and indirect speeches, basic rules regarding their usage and numerous examples to help foster your understanding. Read on. In a direct speech, the same words said or written by a person are reproduced or given without any addition or subtraction(word-for-word).When put into writing, direct speeches… Read More »

Subject Verb Agreement (concord)

Concord between words happens when they match correctly, for exam a plural noun has a plural verb following it. (AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB)) The following are some of the rules of concord: A singular subject must take a singular verb. Examples: The boy is jumping. Sammy eats everyday. The student writes beautifully.    … Read More »

verbs and Tenses

A verb expresses an action or a state of being. Verbs (doing words) are those essential words that enable us to say something about a noun or pronoun.   ACTION VERBS One kind of verb indicates action. The action may be visible or unseen. Action verbs are normally the dominating actions in the sentence. Example:… Read More »