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- She is greatful to her parents for their support.❌
iii. We are grateful for this opportunity.✅
- We are greatful for this opportunity❌

Remember:
- The word comes from gratitude (thankfulness).
- gratitude → grateful ✅
- Not great → greatful ❌

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✅ I'm grateful.
❌ I'm greatful. (incorrect)

> Grateful means thankful or appreciative for something someone has done.
> Examples
i. I'm grateful for your help.✅
- I'm greatful for your help ❌
ii. She is grateful to her parents for their support.✅

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5. Choral
- The school performed a choral song.

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> In some English words, the letters "ch" are not pronounced as /tʃ/ (as in chair). Instead, they are pronounced as /k/.👇

1. Chasm /ˈkæzəm/
2. Monarch/ˈmɒnək/
3. Archaeology /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi/
4. Ache /eɪk/
5. Choral /ˈkɔːrəl/

> Examples in Sentences
1. Chasm

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- A deep chasm separated the two mountains.

2. Monarch
- The monarch ruled the kingdom

3. Archaeology
- She studied archaeology at the university.

4. Ache
- My legs ache after the long walk.

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- She lives in a tenement house where several families share common facilities.✅

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> In Nigeria, a "face-me-I-face-you" house is a type of residential building where many tenants live in separate rooms arranged along a corridor, with the rooms facing each other. The occupants usually share common facilities such as the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet.

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> For most formal writing, "tenement house" is the best replacement. If you are speaking to someone unfamiliar with Nigerian English, you could say:👇

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Examples:
✅ She lives in a tenement house.
✅ She lives in a multi-tenant building with shared facilities.
✅ She lives in a rooming house where tenants share the kitchen and bathrooms.

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> In standard English, the closest terms are:
✅Tenement house
✅Rooming house
✅Multi-tenant dwelling
✅Communal housing

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iv. My finicky friend rejected several restaurants before choosing one.
v. The grumbler complained about the weather, food, and traffic.

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> Different Kinds of People👇

1. Slugabed /ˈslʌɡəbed/
- Meaning: A person who sleeps too much or stays in bed late.
> Examples:
i. My brother is a slugabed; he rarely wakes up before noon.
ii. Don't be a slugabed on school days.

2. Fickle /ˈfɪkəl/

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Practice Sentences:
i. The slugabed missed breakfast because he woke up late.
ii. She is fickle and often changes her plans.
iii. The dawdler was the last person to arrive.

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5. Grumbler /ˈɡrʌmblər/
- Meaning: A person who complains frequently.
> Examples:
i. Nobody likes working with a grumbler.
ii. He is a grumbler who always finds something to complain about.

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4. Finicky /ˈfɪnɪki/
Meaning: A person who is very difficult to please and pays too much attention to small details.
Examples:
My aunt is finicky about the food she eats.
The customer was very finicky about the color of the shirt.

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- Meaning: A person who moves slowly, wastes time, or is often late because of it.
> Examples:
i. The dawdler arrived after the meeting had ended.
ii. Stop being a dawdler and finish your homework.

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- Meaning: A person who changes opinions, decisions, or feelings very quickly.
> Examples:
i. Sarah is fickle; she changes her mind about her favorite hobby every week.
ii. Don't be so fickle when making important decisions.

3. Dawdler /ˈdɔːdlər/

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v. She claimed she could beat everyone in the race, so the coach said, "Put up or shut up."

> Example in a Conversation
- John: I can solve this problem faster than anyone here.
- Mary: Then put up or shut up—show us
how!

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> Phrase: "Put up or shut up"👇

- "Put up or shut up" means either prove what you are saying by taking action, or stop talking about it. It is used when someone keeps making claims, promises, or criticisms but does not back them up with action.

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ii. If you think you can run the business better, put up or shut up.
iii. He always boasts about his strength, so his friends told him to put up or shut up.
iv. Stop making excuses. Put up or shut up and finish the project.

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> Simple Explanation
- Put up = Show proof, take action, or do what you said.
- Shut up = Stop talking about it if you cannot prove it.

> Examples in Sentences:
i. You keep saying you're the best football player on the team—put up or shut up.