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English

DID YOU ?
KNOW

The dialogues you have read in (a) are in different dialects. A dialect is a language
variety characterising a particular group of speakers. It involves variations in
pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and syntax that distinguish it from
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other dialects of the same language. Dialects emerge due to geographical, social,
cultural and historical factors which affect a language. Thus, we have several
dialects of English.

(b) Rewrite the following passage in Standard British English.

Education na one big kasala wey dey affect girls for Africa. For many place, girls still dey
face plenti wahala wen dem wan go school. Dem fit dey stop dem from school sake of
poverty, or dem go believe say girl pikin no need book. Some people still dey hold on to
old-fashioned belief say na only boys suppose learn book well-well. But e dey important
make we change dis kyn mindset and give girls di chance to go school. Education na key
wey fit unlock better future for everybodi, and girls na important part of di society wey
need dis opportunity. If we fit support and encourage girls to learn book, dem fit become
strong, independent women wey go fit contribute positively to Africa.

(c) Use online and other sources to complete the table below by explaining each item.

S/n Figures of Explanation Example
Speech
1. Simile …………… Her smile was as bright as the sun.

2. Metaphor …………… Time is a thief stealing moments from
our lives.
3. Personification …………… The trees whispered secrets in the wind.
4. Hyperbole …………… I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

5. Onomatopoeia …………… The bees buzzed around the flowers.
6. Alliteration …………… The wild winds whipped through the
willow trees.

7. Oxymoron …………… His bittersweet memories of childhood
lingered in his mind.

8. Assonance …………… The cat sat on the mat and purred.
9. Consonance …………… Mike likes his bike.

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