Trouble As SS3 Student Identifies 30 Grammatical Errors In A 3 Minute Video Clip Speech Of Deputy Speaker, Anambra State House Of Assembly

Trouble As SS3 Student Identifies 30 Grammatical Errors In A 3 Minute Video Clip Speech Of Deputy Speaker, Anambra State House Of Assembly, Urges The Legislator To Go For English Language Lesson. 

An SS3 student of the Technical College, Ihiala, Master Kosisochukwu Okeke has identified thirty grammatical errors in a three-minute video clip of the Anambra state Deputy Speaker, Hon Paschal Agbodike, supporting the second reading of the appropriation bill, presented by the governor. Master Okeke, who beat other two students, who only identified ten and thirteen errors respectively, encouraged the Deputy Speaker to take up an English language lesson to upgrade his spoken English. The young man, evaluating the speech, marveled that the Deputy Speaker made even avoidable errors in the speech. Speaking with him, he said it was worrisome that we did not take education seriously in the country. He also noted that Nigerians should be wary of the kind of people they elect into various offices. Master Okeke urged that those elected into offices should be educated, among other things, in order to avoid having office holders make embarrassing statements. Below were the twenty-three errors he identified

1. I speak for Ihiala II Constituency (the definite article "the" is missing before Ihiala)

2. I rise resonantly to lay (if it's lay he said, because it was inaudible, then it is wrong. Should be "lend")

3. rise resonantly (the adverb “resonantly does not make sense within the context of use here, since the word describes how a sound continues deeply and clearly for a long time. [Cf. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary] Unfortunately, the speaker could not have risen resonantly. Since adverbs tell more about verbs, it is both grammatically and actually impossible to rise in such a manner.)

4. “the reverse budget, as presented here, by His Excellency” (wrong choice of word. The budget could not have been a reverse budget. It should be a “revised” which suggests amended or adjusted budget)

5. by his Excellency, the Mr Governor (Mr is a title. A title is not introduced by an article, whether definite or indefinite)

 6. “people-oriented budget because it targeted on” (the use of preposition is incorrect. It's not needed)

7. “among every other infrastructural development” (the determiner “every” cannot be used after the preposition, “among.” It is structurally and grammatically wrong)

8. “lacking or had been lacking” (the correct auxiliary is has)

9. “I’m not surprised why the state government declared state of emergency” (definite article "the" is missing before state of emergency)

10. “I’m not surprised why the state government” (the adverb, “why” has no place here. Should be replaced with a subordinate conjunction, “that.” Thus, I’m not surprised that the state government”)

11. “I’m not surprised why [that] the state government declared state of emergency” (Verb form. To agree with the rest of the statement, he should have said, “I was not surprised”

12. “Mr Governor for voting a very huge sum” (the adverb "very" is redundant)

13. “unlike what we are seeing” (the verb form "are seeing" is incorrect, should have been been in simple past "saw")

14. “I give him kudos to that” (incorrect preposition. The correct preposition is "for." I give him kudos for that)

15. “and it is our duty to give proper oversight” (it's wordy. Should have used "we must give") also “It is our duty to give proper”(word choice. Give has no place within the context of use. He should have used "carry out"

16. “monitor the contractors whom those.” (Preposition "to" is missing before whom)

17. “to make sure they give quality.” (give is not suitable verb within the context, and the indefinite article "a" is missing. He should have said "do a" is suitable)

18. “in making sure that no what they call China road is being delivered to Ndị Anambra.” (Structurally and grammatically incorrect sentence. He should have said, "to make sure that what they call "China road" is not built for Ndị Anambra" Roads can't be delivered, but are built)

19. “I have once heard” (the auxiliary "have" is redundant in the sentence. It's unnecessarily wordy)

20. “that what his ministry led by the Commissioner for Works” (incorrect preposition. The correct preposition is “of” and not “for.” Commissioner of Works, not for)

21. “that what his ministry.” (The word choice is wrong. A Governor does not have a ministry. He should have said "office)

22.  “how can you be maintaining roads that has..” (failed the rule of concord. The right verb form is "have" to agree with the plural noun "roads") 

23. “ lasted for up to one year, two years”(conjunction "or" is missing between one year and two years. Also using for up to is redundant. He should have used either used for or up to) 

24. “you are talking of road maintenance.” (The preposition here is incorrect. Road is inanimate object. And so "about" is suitable)

25. “we have been voting a lot of money to road maintenance” (incorrect preposition. The correct preposition is "for")

26. “a lot of money to (for) road maintenance agency.”  (the indefinite article "a" is missing before "road")

27.  “that is shooting ourself.” (There is nothing like ourself. The right pronoun is "ourselves")

28. “Shooting ourself” (ourselves) on the foot (incorrect preposition. Should be "in" the foot)

29. “If ministry of works is delivering road project” (definite article "the" is missing before "ministry" also indefinite article "a" is missing before "road project")

30. “let it be one is one.” (This has no foundation in grammar. I think he should have said, "let it be done once and for all")