Observation

Candidates were asked to (a) define punctuation mark and write out the punctuation marks that are used to execute some given commands; (b) define a preposition, give an example of a preposition and state the rule that guides the given example.

Expected answers:

(a) (i) - Akara edemede bụ akara ndị ahụ e ji ede edemede iji mee ka e nwee nghọta n’ọgụgụ.

- Ọ bụ akara ndị ahụ e ji ede edemede iji gosi ọgụụ etu ọ ga-esi debe olu, ebe ọ ga-ezutu ike, ebe ọ ga-akwụsị, dg.

- Ọ bụ akara ndị ahụ odee ji ede edemede iji tụziere ọgụụ aka maka ịgụzi na ịghọta edemede ya.

(ii) - nkurutuume - rịkọm

- ngụsịsị - kpọmkpọm

- ịjụ ajụjụ - akara ajụjụ

- ide ihe mmadụ kwuru kpọm kwem - akarangwu/rịkọm ngwu

- ndebiri ahịrịokwu - akarankwubiri/ akara kpọm kpọm kpọm

- iti mkpu - akaramkpu

- ijikọta mkpụrụokwu - akarauhie

abụọ ọnụ
(b) (i) Mbuụzọ bụ nkejiasụsụ na-egosi ebe ihe dị maọbụ ebe ihe nọ.

(ii) na

(iii) na: - Ọ bụrụ na okwu na-eso ‘na’ jiri ụdaume bido, ụdaume ahụ ga-elo ‘a’ dị na ‘na’,rịkọm elu e wee bata.

na + Aba = n’Aba

- Ọ bụrụ na okwu na-eso ‘na’ ebido na mgbochiume, o nweghị ihe a ga-ewepụ na ‘na’; ọ ga-adị etu ọ dị.