English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose
Issues in Grammar
The government has never really cared about education, and to make matters ~worst~, politicians are busy with campaigns (nonstandard).
The government has never really cared about education, and to make matters worse, politicians are busy with campaigns (standard).
It is surprising that people want power at ~all cost~ (nonstandard).
It is surprising that people want power at all costs (standard).
It is surprising that people want power at any cost (standard).
The masses have no choice ~than~ to hope and pray (nonstandard).
The masses have no choice but to pray and hope (standard). The expression “no choice” collocates with “but”, not “than”.
GAB
