HOW DO YOU DEPLOY THE VERB BAG?
Thanks to Aguero’s last-gasp glancing header, Manchester City BAGGED three points. ✔
How many points did the LA Lakers BAG in their first game of the season? ✔
I bagged a first-class degree in mass communication. ❌
I WAS AWARDED a first-class degree in mass communication. ✔
Hadassah bagged an arts degree from Sussex University. ❌
Hadassah HOLDS an arts degree from Sussex University. ✔
Gbemi bagged a First-Class Honours degree.❌
Gbemi RECEIVED a First-Class Honours degree.✔
Has Funmi bagged a postgraduate degree? ❌
Does Funmi HAVE a postgraduate degree? ✔
Tomiwa will bag a master’s degree in thirteen months’ time. ❌
Tomiwa will EARN a master’s degree in thirteen months’ time. ✔
Collins did not bag his second-class degree on a silver platter. ❌
Collins did not GET his second-class degree on a silver platter (It is inappropriate to say, “ON A PLATTER OF GOLD). ✔
Rule of thumb: Why points, goals and the like can be BAGGED, you can only EARN, BE AWARDED, GET, HOLD, HAVE or RECEIVE a degree.
(The words rendered in block letters are for emphasis’ sake).