[m] (a) 1. Marmaduke and Mary have mumps. 2. "They mustn't munch marmalade sandwiches at the mo-ment", says Mummy. 3. The museum has many memorable monuments to the 5. Just a moment, Mathew. 6. If my memory serves me... [n]b) 1. Nick is no genius. 2. No doubt Nickolas knows Nigel. 3. Naughty, Nancy has bent the knitting needles and knotted Nanny's knitting. 4. Henry hands his nephew Nigel a brand-new pound note on Sundays. [n] — [m]c) 1. No offence meant. 2. It's no concern of mine. 3. The name slipped my memory. 5. You nuser on the but me, eier spent in vain. 6. Nick knows no more about the murder than the man in the moon.

The given statements are a mix of sentences and phrases that contain alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. By focusing on the initial sounds of the words in each statement, we can identify the alliteration present:

• (a)

1. Marmaduke and Mary have mumps.
2. They mustn't munch marmalade sandwiches at the mo-ment", says Mummy.
3. The museum has many memorable monuments to the 5. Just a moment, Mathew.
4. If my memory serves me...

• (b)

1. Nick is no genius.
2. No doubt Nickolas knows Nigel.
3. Naughty, Nancy has bent the knitting needles and knotted Nanny's knitting.
4. Henry hands his nephew Nigel a brand-new pound note on Sundays.

• (c)

1. No offence meant.
2. It's no concern of mine.
3. The name slipped my memory.
4. You nuser on the but me, eier spent in vain.
5. Nick knows no more about the murder than the man in the moon.

Identifying and understanding alliteration may help with remembering information or improving language skills for exams.