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  Comprehension simply means understanding. Comprehension is one of the areas of proficiency English. Thus, English learners are usually given a passage or text and questions on it to test their ability to read, understand and answer questions correctly on a given passage or text. Apart from testing the learner's reading skills, comprehension questions are often used to evaluate the learner's knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and writing. In fact, there are five comprehension question types you must know . Each question type requires its appropriate reading technique to answer correctly.   The most common procedure for reading and answering comprehension questions are as follows: 1.     Read the questions first in order to know what the passage is all about and what you are required to do. 2.     Read the passage twice or until you understand the facts of the passage. 3.     Read the questions again, and then s...

 WHAT IS A NOUN? A noun is a naming word. It's a word you can use to identify a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. Nouns are important in English communication because you can hardly talk about any person or thing without first mentioning them. Whenever you mention the name of someone or something, you've used a noun in your speech or writing. This explains why nouns are among the major word classes or parts of speech in English. Types of Nouns Nouns can be classified into the following types: 1. Proper Nouns: A proper noun refers to the name of a particular person, place, or thing. Examples: Mark, Mary, Nigeria, London, Africa, Europe, Lagos State University, Atlantic Ocean, etc. 2. Common Nouns: A common noun is a general name given to a type of person or thing. Examples: table, chair, book, box, boy, man, girl, woman, teacher, doctor, house, car, village, city, etc. 3. Abstract Nouns: An abstract noun is the name of something you cannot see or touch. Examples: love, bea...