Question 2
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Observation
A. Candidates were expected to in (a) write outways the mid tone mark harmonises with other tone marks in Igbo grammar; in (b) fix the right tone marks on some listed words; in (c) with examples, write out the functions of tone marks in Igbo grammar.
Expected answers:
(a) - Ụdansụda nwere ike iso ụdaelu
- O nwere ike ibu ụdaelu ụzọ
- O nwere ike ibu ụdaala ụzọ
- O nwere ike iso ụdansụda
- O nwere ike ibu ụdansụda ụzọ
(b) (i) ákwá (urịa)
(ii) ákwà (uwe)
(iii) àkwá (ihe oriri)
(iv) àkwà (ogwe/ ihe ndina)
(v) àlà úgbó
(vi) élù àlà
(vii) áká chí
(viii) ùwà m
(ix) ágú (anụmanụ)
(c) (i) - Ọ na-eweta ndịiche n’etiti ahịrị ajụjụ na ahịrị nkwusa
- Ọ bịara. / Ọ bịara?
(ii) - Ọ na-eweta ndịiche n’etiti mwube yiri onwe ha.
- Ada gara.
- Ada gara ...
(iii) - Ọ na-eweta ndịiche na nkebiokwu abụọ yiri onwe ha.
- Ego ụzọ / Ego Ụzọ
(iv) - Ọ na-eweta ndịiche n’okwu abụọ nwere otu ụdị mkpụrụ edemede.
- aka / aka / aka