English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Grammar for a Scholar
Professor Adedimeji’s ~labour~ has been rewarded by God (nonstandard).
Professor Adedimeji’s labours has been rewarded by God (standard). A difficult or arduous work effort is described as labours.
May Professor Mahfouz Adedimeji reap the ~fruit~ of his ~labour~ (nonstandard).
May Professor Mahfouz Adedimeji reap the fruits of his labours (standard). In British English, the profit or gains achieved as a result of hard work is the fruits of one’s labours.
May Professor Adedimeji’s life never be in ~a shamble~ (nonstandard).
May Professor Adedimeji’s life never be in a shambles (standard). To be in a shambles is to be in a state of confusion.
GAB
This work is really commendable