English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar Note
I pray she have ~A parallel~ in the forthcoming exam (nonstandard).
I pray she have straight A’s in the forthcoming exam (standard). To follow one after another without an interruption is to be straight.
WASSCE should ~tamper~ justice with mercy this year (nonstandard).
WASSCE should temper justice with mercy this year (standard).
Higher institutions will resume ~any moment from now~ (nonstandard).
Higher institutions will resume any moment now (standard).
GAB
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