FXKing2012:

. . .ofcourse cos we are not on the same pedestal.

Oyinbo osi

"Police declares manhunt for GEJ shoes"

FXKing2012:

These sentences are not phrases and neither are the bolded words. Pls read the definition of a phrase and a clause below.

To understand punctuation, it is
helpful to understand the difference
between a phrase and a clause .
I. A phrase is a collection of words
that may have nouns or verbals, but
it does not have a subject doing a
verb. The following are examples of
phrases:
leaving behind the dog
smashing into a fence
before the first test
after the devastation
between ignorance and intelligence
broken into thousands of pieces
because of her glittering smile
In these examples above, you will
find nouns (dog, fence, test,
devastation, ignorance, intelligence,
thousands, pieces). You also have
some verbals ( leaving, smashing),
but in no case is the noun
functioning as a subject doing a
predicate verb. They are all phrases.
II . A clause is a collection of words
that has a subject that is actively
doing a verb. The following are
examples of clauses:
since she laughs at diffident men
I despise individuals of low character
when the saints go marching in
Obediah Simpson is uglier than a
rabid raccoon
because she smiled at him.
In the examples above, we find
either a noun or a pronoun that is a
subject (bold-print and red)
attached to a predicate verb
(underlined and purple) in each
case:
since she laughs at diffident men
I despise individuals of low character
when the saints go marching in
Obediah Simpson is uglier than a
rabid raccoon
because she smiled at him
III. If the clause could stand by
itself, and form a complete sentence
with punctuation, we call the clause
an independent clause . The
following are independent clauses:
I despise individuals of low character
Obediah Simpson is uglier than a
rabid racoon
We could easily turn independent
clauses into complete sentences by
adding appropriate punctuation
marks. We might say, "I despise
individuals of low character." Or we
might write, "Obediah Simpson is
uglier than a rabid racoon!" We call
them independent because these types
of clauses can stand independently by
themselves, without any extra
words attached, and be complete
sentences.
IV. Dependent clauses have a
subject doing a verb, but they have
a subordinate conjunction placed in
front of the clause. That subordinate
conjunction means that the clause
can't stand independently by itself
and become a complete sentence.
Instead, the dependent clause is
dependent upon another clause--it
can't make a complete sentence by
itself, even though it has a subject
doing a verb. Here are some
examples of dependent clauses:
since she laughs at diffident men
when the saints go marching in
because she smiled at him
These clauses simply do not form
complete thoughts or sentences by
themselves. Those subordinate
conjunctions-- since , when , and
because-- cause the listener to expect
some extra material. The thought is
incomplete. If you walked up to a
friend in the dorms and said, "since
she laughs at diffident men," and
then walked away without adding
an independent clause, the friend
would be completely baffled.
It's important to understand the
difference between phrases,
dependent clauses, and independent
clauses because many punctuation
marks--such as commas, semicolons,
and colons, require one or the other.

E jo(Stowie)

Abuja stadium wear new look.
Hike in fuel price
FG to negotiate with boko haram.

Nigeria clocks 52

GEJ under pressure to...

maxwello.yg:
WATER SCARCITY 'HITS' ABIA STATE...

Why Abia State and not Bornu State.

Omo jesu you are stupid.

stakeholders
Marginalization
this political dispensation

Speaking of irreplaceable Ernest Okonkwo, I remember one of the matches that the then Green Eagles played (I think it was one of those futile matches against Cameroon in late 70s or early 80s). Best Ogedengbe was manning (or "womaning") the goal post and conceded 4 goals within a short span and Ernest in exasperation said "fellow Nigerians I think Best Ogedengbe has now officially changed his name to Worst Ogedengbe."

cameronese:

Who Finger.ed Her noww?? Or is it group finger.ing

finger.ed? yeepa! she enjoy am? na when the sextape dey come out?

Remember complete sports? Mikel DAZZLES, Chelsea WINS. Mourinho HAILS SPECTACULAR Mikel. Eagles Star SHINES in Chelsea win over westham. (all these na when Mikel play only 5 minutes).

dizzy k, the 'baby kilode' crooner returns to the musical scene
Top actress, Tonto Dike bares all
FG raises alarm over toxic waste disposal
Mikel Obi bouces back
Ranchers Bees set to sting Rangers
Eagles wings clipped in Tunisia, loose 2-0
Fakes drugs flood market
Eagles would defeat Black Stars, Keshi boasts
Siasia booted out
FG kicks against appointment of new chairmen
Okocha dazzles fans
Nwankwo Kanu, the old war horse, featured in the match
Chuddy K ignites fans in Onitsha
Rangers, Enyimba clash in Enugu

Fire guts Murtala Muhammed Int'l Airport.

PDP zones the Presidency.

"names withheld".

"An ACN Chieftain

I.B.B STEPS ASIDE.
ORIJI KALU GIVES $300,000 TIPS TO A SHOP ATTENDANT IN U.S.A
BRICKS LAYER SUES CIVIL ENGINEER FOR BAD JOB
PASTOR IN OKIJA SHRINE ?
SUPER EGALES CRASH OUT OF WORLD CUP

mrjingles: FXKING2012 is a wet blanket, resorts quickly to name calling due to a lack of intellectual firepower.

And where did u see d name calling?Are u really that shallow?

Ovaiegbe:

Please give up! It doesn't matter (to us) if u are right or wrong.

give up on wat?

According to an eyewitness who craved anonymity, these are the actions of some bitter opposition politicians who lost out in the last elections and just want to heat up the polity.

According to spokeswoman Ngozi Braide, police are on top of the situation and the culprits will be brought to book.

Law-abiding Nigerians have been advised to go about their normal businesses without fear or fervor.

They should also report any unusual movements in their area to the nearest police station.

jaymichael: Remember complete sports? Mikel DAZZLES, Chelsea WINS. Mourinho HAILS SPECTACULAR Mikel. Eagles Star SHINES in Chelsea win over westham. (all these na when Mikel play only 5 minutes).

you so correct..Nigerians and this "patroit" ish
Some of them watching chelsea play atimes will even insult the coach for playing hazard ahead of moses..lol

''BOKO HARAM trembles as jack buer flies into Nigeria''

bobonkiti101: ''BOKO HARAM trembles as jack buer flies into Nigeria''

This one made me ROTF with laughter
*Continues laughing in Ibibio*

jhydebaba: What is a phrase

The bolded words are just words and not phrases. SMH

[quote author=shadrach77]i know this topic has been treated once but i enjoyed it so much, so i thought we can revive it once again. There are some funny phrases used by Nigerian journalists. Here are some of them

1. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala finger.ed in N20 billion scam
2. Super Eagles maul Black Stars
3. Police swarm Victoria Island in search of missing girl
4. Enugu Airport to gulp N60 billion
5. Tinubu slams Obasanjo
6. FG tasks local government chairmen

jonathan expresses Shock on Sam Loco's death. 2. Another Black sunday in Kaduna

omojesu123: I hate islam

"you hate Islam", then you ve already awarded urself and maybe ur generations to come certificate of HELL-FIRE, unless if

The robbers [/b]took to their heels[b] before the police team arrived

A team of [/b]crack detectives were drafted to the scene[b]

Unfortunately he [/b]gave up the ghost[b] before he reached the hospital

braine:
An illiterate man proves to be unintelligent.

. U don't call someone an illiterate because in some ways U aint literate either

shadrach77: FG halts road construction project
Eagles rue missed chances
Ghost workers found in civil service
Hausa traders flood Lagos
Eagles/Black Stars in battle of wits

Only in Nigeria do you find so many Ghosts on the civil service payroll

Quintessentially Nigerian - almost

Nigeria: Creation of States Should Be Energised - Nwodo

Group carpets police for human rights violations

Nigeria: I Won't Join Issues With Obasanjo - IBB

EFCC storms Babalakin's hospital ward

Ondo Election: Soldiers Get Shoot On Sight Orders

Nigeria: Kwara - Voting, Ballot Stuffing Began in Malete As Early As 10.a.m. - Witness

Nigeria: N1 Billion Subsidy Scam - EFCC Arraigns Four Suspects in Abuja

Eagles,Black Stars in battle royale
Enyimba, Zamalek lock horns
Our reporter spoke with Onyeka Onwenu, the elegant stallion of the Nigerian music scene

shadrach77: Eagles,Black Stars in battle royale
Enyimba, Zamalek lock horns
Our reporter spoke with Onyeka Onwenu, the elegant stallion of the Nigerian music scene

And then the debate was, is she a stallion or a mare?