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When his car tyre burst on the way, he did not know what to do. Although bursted is not a word in English, some writers erroneously use it as a past tense or past participle for burst. As mentioned above, burst is itself the past tense form of this verb, making bursted unnecessary and incorrect.

Lami's father used to work as a gardener when he was young, but now he is a driver. Used to work; this is to say that something repeatedly happened in the past like

Whenever he switches on the light, the shadow disappears? Whenever; at whatever time; on whatever occasion (emphasizing a lack of restriction).

The policemen became suspicious as the hoodlums ferreted about in their office? If you ferret about for something, you look for it in a lot of different places or in a place where it is hidden.

It is important that you clear the refuse in front of your house every fortnight Fortnight; a period of two weeks.

When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa. This form may express confidence, or seek confirmation of the asker's opinion or belief. For example: It's cold (positive), isn't it (negative)? just like in the question above, ''Suara needn't (negative) come with us'' Need she? (positive) correlates with the question tag

Unoka scoured the whole house to find his missing wristwatch. If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for.

Ife asked me what time it was.

There are many ways to kill a rat, so we should be eclectic in our approach to the task ahead of us? Eclectic; /ɪˈklɛktɪk/ deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Audu took these actions purely in furtherance of his own career? In furtherance of; this means the advancement of a scheme or interest.

The correct spelling is pronunciation [prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n], this refers to the way in which a word is pronounced.

Instead of pleading, she lied?

Of the three girls, Uka is the naughtiest? Naughtiest; (especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.

make-up in this regards, refers to a supplementary test or assignment given to a student who missed or failed the original one. make-up best suits the sentence.

Please sit on the carrier ? carrier; a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.