Grammar in Interaction

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Grammar in Interaction

1. Happy belated birthday.✖️
   Belated happy birthday. ✔️
   It’s your wishes that were late; not the birthday.
2. What are your names?✖️
   What is your name? ✔️
   A name is a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.
   My name is Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose. ✔️
   My names are Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose. ✖️
3. Yes thanks. ✖️
   Yes please. ✔️
   When you’re accepting an offer, you say “yes, please” and you say “no thanks” to politely decline.
   Care for a cup of tea?
   Yes, thanks. ✖️
   Yes, please. ✔️
   No, please. ✖️
   No, thanks. ✔️
   GAB