GRAMMAR NOTE TO STUDENTS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose

GRAMMAR NOTE TO STUDENTS

Make reading your ~past time~ this period (nonstandard).
Make reading your pastime this period (standard). An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work is called a pastime.

You must ~buckle up~ to rigorous reading once school resumes to do well this semester (nonstandard).
You must buckle down to rigorous reading once school resumes to do well this semester (standard). To buckle up is to fasten a seat belt while to buckle down is to tackle a task with determination.

If your institution has a functional e-learning portal like Pan-Atlantic University, you should ~leverage on~ that (nonstandard).
If your institution has a functional e-learning portal like Pan-Atlantic University, you should leverage that.
GAB

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