Best Oladoyin Fasakin Podcasts (2024)

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PATTERN 9 (BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES) 4:11

3+ y ago4:11

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Pattern 9 is the last pattern used in forming a basic simple sentence. This pattern has 4 parts: Subject, Predicator, Direct Object, and Adverbial. In the previous episodes, subject, predicator, and direct object have been explained. In this episode, the adverbial is explained. The adverbial is an adverb and its function is to qualify a noun. Examp…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 8) 2:57

3+ y ago2:57

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Pattern 8 of the basic simple sentences has 4 parts: Subject, predicator, direct object, and adjectival object complement.The adjectival object complement is realised with adjectives, and adjectival phrases.This complement describes the direct object which could be a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun.EXAMPLE:The news made us happy.The news (SUBJECT)mad…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 7) 3:01

3+ y ago3:01

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Pattern 7 of the basic simple sentences has 4 parts: Subject, predicator, direct object, and nominal object complement.The nominal object complement is realised with nouns, nouns phrases, and pronouns. This complement gives us extra information about the direct object. What the direct object does is to receive the action performed by the subject an…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 6) 4:52

3+ y ago4:52

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The 6th pattern for forming the basic simple sentences has 3 parts: subject, predicator, and adverbial.The subject performs the action of the sentence.The predicator is the verb and in this pattern; it is a linking verb which links the adverbial to the sentence.The adverbial performs the function of the adverb which to supply various information ab…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES PATTERN 5 2:09

3+ y ago2:09

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Pattern four and five are the same: SUBJECT–PREDICATOR–COMPLEMENT.The difference is that the complement in pattern four is nominal complement:He is my teacher."My teacher" is a noun phrase.While the complement in pattern five is an adjectival complement: He is huge."Huge" is an adjective.TAKE AWAY: Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it i…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES-PATTERN 4 3:19

4y ago3:19

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The 4th pattern for forming basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-VERB-NOMINAL SUBJECT COMPLEMENT.We already established what the subject and verb are in previous episodes.So today, we are focusing on the subject complement.The nominal subject complement renames the subject. It tells us who the subject is.It is realised with nouns, nouns phrases, o…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 3 4:04

4y ago4:04

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This pattern has 4 parts: subject, predicator, indirect object, and the direct object.The subject, direct object, and indirect objects are all realised with nouns and pronouns, noun phrases.1. He gave her a ring.2. David gave Kemi a ring.3. The gentleman gave the lady a ring.Analysing the first example: The subject HE performs the action.The predic…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 2 2:54

4y ago2:54

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The second pattern in forming the basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-PREDICATOR-DIRECT OBJECT pattern.The subject performs the action.The predicator must be a transitive verb and its function is to transfer action from the subject to the direct object.The direct object is the receiver of the action being performed by the subject.The words we use…

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 1) 3:39

4y ago3:39

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The first pattern in forming the basic simple sentences is the SUBJECT-PREDICATOR pattern. This pattern is foundational to any sentence formation. The subject is the first word in any sentence and it is the part of the sentence performing the action in the sentence. It is derived with words from the word classes of nouns, pronouns and noun phrases.…

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MUCH AND MANY (Adjectives of quantity) 4:39

4y ago4:39

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Adjectives of quantity describes the largeness of nouns. Much and Many are adjectives of quantity that describes the indefinite largeness of nouns. MUCH is used with uncountable nouns and with interrogative and negative sentences. EXAMPLES: How much money do you have? There hasn't been much rain this year. MANY is used with countable nouns and with…

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GIVING NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND' QUESTIONS. 2:12

4y ago2:12

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Giving negative response to 'Do you mind' questions means that you are okay with the question be asked. You can answer this question with No, I don't, No, go ahead. TAKE AWAY:- "If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition." Paul Newman

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GIVING POSTIVE REPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND QUESTIONS' 4:38

4y ago4:38

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Giving positive response to 'Do You Mind' questions means that you have a problem with the question asked and you do not agree with it. TAKE AWAY:- "What could be better than to hold out your hand to people less fortunate than you are?" PAUL Newman

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ASKING QUESTIONS WITH DO YOU MIND... PART 2 3:57

4y ago3:57

3:57

Do you mind if + VERB is used to ask someone if they object to something you are asking:Do you mind if I excuse myself?Do you mind if I ask your mum?Also we don't need to add another "YOU" to "Do you mind" questions like this:Do you mind "you" sitting elsewhere?Do you mind if "you" sit elsewhere?TAKE AWAY:- "If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it.…

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ASKING QUESTIONS WITH "DO YOU MIND..." (PART 1) 4:41

4y ago4:41

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HAPPY 60TH INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIA. 'Do You Mind...' means 'do you have any problem with or does it bother you.'We ask questions with 'Do You Mind...' when: 1. we want to ask someone to do something for us: Do you mind shutting the door? Do you mind helping me in the kitchen? 2. we want to ask permission to do something: Do you mind me shutting th…

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RULES 100:SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 105) 3:29

4y ago3:29

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Rule 5 is the last rule of the subjective and objective case rules. Rule 5 says that, "when citing instances, the introduces we use determines the case. If the introducer is LIKE, the pronoun that will be used after it will be the objective case but if SUCH AS is the introducer then the pronoun that will be used after it will be subjective case of …

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RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 104) 2:16

4y ago2:16

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Rule 4 says that,"when a question is asked with a verb of performance(main verb), we reply with a subject pronoun but when the verb is not a performance verb, we reply with an object pronoun.Who is knocking at the door? It is I.Who is at the door? It is me.TAKE AWAY:- Patience is the strength of the weak. Impatience is the weakness of the strong. –…

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RULE 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES(RULE 103). 3:19

4y ago3:19

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This episode talks about the third rule of the subjective and objective case rules which says, "When comparing, we use the subjective case of the personal pronouns at the object position."Arsenal seems stronger than they(are).My sister cooks better than I (cook)."Are" and "Cook", which are in brackets, in the two sentences have been omitted and thi…

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RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULES 102) 4:01

4y ago4:01

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RULE 102:The second rule of the Subjective and Onjective Case Rules says,"When a prepostion is used in a sentence, the object case of a personal pronoun should be used after it."The apple was given to me.Please, share this money among Tade, me and them.TAKE AWAY: "If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other…

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RULES 1OO: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 101) 2:52

4y ago2:52

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This episode is about the first rule of subjective objective case rules which states that: When a third or second person, is used with the pronoun 'I/me', the second or third person should come first before 'I.' This rule is called THE RULE OF SELFLESSNESS. EXAMPLES: Jide and I are brothers. You and I have been called for the job interview. The man…

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SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES: BACKGROUND TORI 5:48

4+ y ago5:48

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This episode talks about pronoun and the personal pronoun.The pronoun is used to replace the a noun in order to avoid unnecessary repetition of the noun and boredom while reading.The personal pronoun is a type of pronoun that points to people directly. They are the: first person( I/ME, WE/US), second person(YOU), and third person(HE/HIM, SHE/HER, I…

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS 3:47

4+ y ago3:47

3:47

In this episode, Oladoyin consciously goes back to make a correction on one of the previous episodes of LEARN ENGLISH IN PIDGIN: Letter O and Number Zero.She gives a shout out to Woliagba and Sammytutors for their contribution to this episode.Take Away: "It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness." …

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I CAN, WE CAN. 19:08

4+ y ago19:08

19:08

Oladoyin draws you into her mind to see what she feels and she shares her resolve not to give up. Background song: Fountain by Judikay.

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I or ME (PART 2) 5:49

4+ y ago5:49

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Me is an object pronoun and it is used at the end of a sentence: The food is for me. It is also joined with a noun at the object position: The food is for Shola and me. Take Away: "One day, people who didn't believe in you will tell everyone how they met you." ––– Johnny Depp

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I or ME(PART 1) 4:13

4+ y ago4:13

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"I and ME" are both first person singular pronouns."I" is a subject singular pronoun used to begin a sentence: I am leaving for Lagos today.Also, when referring to ourselves with someone else in the subject position, we make use of "I" and not "me": Okoro and I are going to the river.TAKEAWAY: " Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick beco…

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THIS and THESE 2:38

4+ y ago2:38

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THIS and THESE should not be pronounced the same way. They both have different vowel sounds. THIS has the short vowel /I/ while THESE has the long vowel /I:/. THIS is a singular demonstrative pronoun; it points to just one thing: This is my brother. THESE is a plural demonstrative pronoun; it points to two or more things: These are my brothers. TAK…

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HIS and IS 3:18

4+ y ago3:18

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HIS AND ISHIS and IS both have the same pronunciation but they belong to different parts of speech. HIS is a pronoun: a possessive pronoun. Example: His book. IS is an auxiliary verb; auxiliary verb sometimes serve as a main verb in a sentence i.e. it can stand alone in a sentence. Example: It is mine. Take away: Great things have small beginnings.…

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MISUSED: IT'S and ITS. 4:08

4+ y ago4:08

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IT'S is the contraction of IT IS and IT HAS:•It's raining(It is raining.)•It's been raining(It has been raining.)ITS is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership(possession): Bingo wagged its tail. ITS shows that the tail belongs to Bingo. A contraction is a word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe.A pronoun is used to replace a noun i…

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MISUSED: LETTER O AND NUMBER ZERO 3:05

4+ y ago3:05

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This episode is about the misuse of the letter O and the number 0(Zero). Though they look similar in writing, they are very different in their pronunciation, and in their uses.The letter O is mistakenly used when we call out our phone numbers to others. This is actually wrong; we are meant to use the figure or number 0 when we call out our numbers.…

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MISUSED 4:29

4+ y ago4:29

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Misused is all about English words that are used wrongly in conversations. These words are words that sound similar but are spelt differently. This episode is about the misuse of I'M and AM. "I'm" is the contracted form of "I am": I am going to the market. "Am" is an helping verb. It supports other verbs (action verbs) in a sentence. Also, "am" is …

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PATTERN 9 (BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES) 4:11

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 7) 3:01

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 6) 4:52

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES PATTERN 5 2:09

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES-PATTERN 4 3:19

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 3 4:04

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES: PATTERN 2 2:54

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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 1) 3:39

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MUCH AND MANY (Adjectives of quantity) 4:39

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GIVING NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND' QUESTIONS. 2:12

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GIVING POSTIVE REPONSE TO 'DO YOU MIND QUESTIONS' 4:38

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ASKING QUESTIONS WITH DO YOU MIND... PART 2 3:57

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ASKING QUESTIONS WITH "DO YOU MIND..." (PART 1) 4:41

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RULES 100:SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 105) 3:29

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RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 104) 2:16

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RULE 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES(RULE 103). 3:19

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RULES 100: SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULES 102) 4:01

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RULES 1OO: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE CASE RULES (RULE 101) 2:52

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SUBJECTIVE/OBJECTIVE CASE RULES: BACKGROUND TORI 5:48

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS 3:47

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I CAN, WE CAN. 19:08

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I or ME (PART 2) 5:49

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I or ME(PART 1) 4:13

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THIS and THESE 2:38

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HIS and IS 3:18

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MISUSED: IT'S and ITS. 4:08

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MISUSED: LETTER O AND NUMBER ZERO 3:05

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MISUSED 4:29

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