JAMB - English Language (1994 - No. 70)
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My ...... is for you to refuse the ....... of the wicked?
My ...... is for you to refuse the ....... of the wicked?
advise / advice
advice / advice
advice / advise
advise / advise
Explicació
Advice /ədˈvɑɪs/ is a noun and means a suggestion about what someone should do. It is uncountable;
Let me give you some advice: stay away from Margaret.
Not: Let me give you an advice
She gave him a lot of advice, but I don’t think he listened.
Not: …a lot of advices …
If we want to use advice in a countable way, then we use the phrase a piece of advice:
I have two pieces of advice for you about the holiday.
We use the verb advise /ədˈvɑɪz/ to mean ‘to give someone advice’:
I strongly advise you to lose weight.
They finally did what we advised.