English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY “THE”
He was given ~red carpet treatment~ (nonstandard).
He was given ~a red carpet treatment~ (nonstandard).
He was given *the red carpet treatment* (standard).
A deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance is called the red carpet treatment.
Reporters were ~on ground~ to get the gist of the incident (nonstandard).
Reporters were *on the ground* to get the gist of the incident (standard).
The diagram is ~in form~ of amoeba (nonstandard).
The diagram is *in the form* of amoeba (standard).
GAB
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