English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY “THE”
The conflict between them was a fight to finish (nonstandard).
The conflict between them was a fight to the finish (standard). A fight to the finish is one in which one of the people or groups fighting is killed or completely defeated.
Your continuous argument is a way of adding fuel to fire (nonstandard).
Your continuous argument is a way of adding fuel to fire (standard).
GAB’s grammar textbook, Grammar in Discourse Form, is in form of stories (nonstandard).
GAB’s grammar textbook, Grammar in Discourse Form, is in the form of stories (nonstandard).
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