Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns, English Grammar

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Last reply by: Professor Hendershot
Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:23 PM

Post by jessica colindres on March 23 at 08:10:35 PM

When referring to a collective noun, which relative pronoun should I use?

For example

The team that is winning.
or
The team who is winning.

Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns

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I. Parts of Speech
	Nouns	12:48
	Pronouns	13:32
	Verbs	11:46
	Adjectives	18:33
	Adverbs	9:26
	Prepositions	11:31
	Conjunctions	19:51
	Interjections	7:42
II. Verb Forms and Tenses
	Basic Verb Forms	11:41
	Simple Tenses	12:12
	Perfect Tenses	11:21
	Progressive Tenses	12:00
	Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood	10:28
III. Sentence Parts and Patterns
	Subjects	15:08
	Predicates	13:02
	Objects	11:49
	Sentence Types	9:18
IV. Trouble with Verbs
	Helping Verbs	8:42
	Infinitives & Gerunds	12:50
	Troublesome Verbs	10:28
	Consistent Tense, Mood & Voice	15:09
	Subject-Verb Agreement	18:11
V. Common Grammar Problems
	Pronoun Agreement and Reference	19:09
	Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns	14:48
	Modifiers & Their Placement	19:13
	Articles	17:49
	Commonly Confused Words	11:29
VI. Common Sentence Problems
	Sentence Fragments	15:43
	Run-On Sentences	12:13
	Parallelism	8:33
	Active vs. Passive Voice	9:54
	Idioms	11:18

English: English Grammar

I. Parts of Speech
	Nouns			12:48
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is a Noun?		0:31
			Where it Comes From	0:34
			Definition	0:41
			Think Johnstown	0:46
		Find the Nouns Practice		1:04
		Find the Nouns Answers		1:29
		Singular and Plural Nouns		1:58
			Singular Nouns	2:05
			Plural Nouns	2:09
		Singular and Plural Nouns Examples		2:26
			Ends in S Sound	2:36
		Collective Nouns		2:54
			Definition	2:56
			Treated as Singular Nouns	3:07
		Collective Nouns Examples		3:20
		Concrete and Abstract Nouns		3:46
			Concrete Nouns	3:50
			Abstract Nouns	4:07
			Concrete Nouns Examples	4:20
			Abstract Nouns Examples	4:42
		Proper and Common Nouns		5:14
			Proper Nouns	5:17
			Common Nouns	5:25
			Capitalization	5:41
		Proper and Common Nouns Examples		6:06
		Count and Non-Count Nouns		6:30
			Count Nouns	6:34
			Non-Count Nouns	6:47
			Examples	7:13
		Find the Nouns Practice		7:44
		Find the Nouns Answers		8:25
		Find the Nouns Practice 1		10:34
		Find the Nouns Answers 2		11:12
	Pronouns			13:32
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is a Pronoun?		0:33
			Takes Place Of Nouns	0:48
		Personal Pronouns		1:13
			Singular	1:24
			Plural	1:33
		Find the Personal Pronouns Practice		1:43
		Find the Personal Pronouns Answers		1:59
		Possessive Pronouns		2:33
			Function	2:37
		Find the Possessive Pronouns Practice		3:01
		Find the Possessive Pronouns Answers		3:16
		Reflexive Pronouns		3:41
			Function	3:46
		Find the Reflexive Pronouns Practice		4:05
		Find the Reflexive Pronouns Answers		4:24
		Relative Pronouns		4:50
			Function	4:52
		Wait! What's a Clause?		5:04
			Clause	5:09
			Independent Clause	5:23
			Subordinate Clause	5:31
		Find the Relative Pronouns Practice		5:40
		Find the Relative Pronouns Answers		6:00
		Demonstrative Pronouns		7:11
			Function	7:17
		Find the Demonstrative Pronouns Practice		7:34
		Find the Demonstrative Pronouns Answers		7:45
		Indefinite Pronouns		8:14
			Function	8:21
		Find the Indefinite Pronouns Practice		8:48
		Find the Indefinite Pronouns Answers		9:13
		Interrogative Pronouns		9:49
			Function	9:54
		Find the Interrogative Pronouns Practice		10:06
		Find the Interrogative Pronouns Answers		10:24
		Telling Pronouns from Adjectives		10:45
			How to Tell Apart	10:59
			Examples	11:26
		Find the Pronouns Practice		12:05
		Find the Pronouns Answers		12:31
	Verbs			11:46
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is a Verb?		0:41
			Definition	0:55
		Kinds of Verbs		1:28
			Action Verbs	1:32
			Linking Verbs	1:39
			Helping Verbs	2:08
		How Verbs Vary: Person		2:47
			Person and Number	2:58
		Follow the Verbs! Practice		4:03
		Follow the Verbs! Practice		4:28
		How Verbs Vary: Basic Verb Forms		4:49
			Base Form	4:57
			Present Participle Form	5:40
			Past Participle Form	6:08
		How Verbs Vary: Tense		6:43
			Examples	7:13
			Perfect Tense	7:49
			Progressive Tense	8:26
		Find the Verbs Practice		9:19
		Find the Verbs Answers		10:01
	Adjectives			18:33
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is an Adjective?		0:47
			Definition	0:52
			Placement in Sentence	1:04
			Importance	1:26
		Adjectives That Describe		1:36
			Examples	1:56
		Adjectives That Count		3:18
			Examples	3:28
		Adjectives That Specify		4:00
			What They Point Out	4:08
			Examples	4:25
		Anything Can Be An Adjective		5:01
			What Can Be An Adjective	5:10
			Examples	5:20
		Adjective or Noun? Practice		6:16
		Adjective or Noun? Answers		7:00
		Adjectives vs. Adverbs		7:56
			What Adjectives Modify	8:00
			What Adverbs Modify	8:24
		Adjective or Adverb? Practice		8:54
		Adjective or Adverb? Answers		9:33
		Linking Verbs and Adjectives		11:05
			What Are Linking Verbs	11:13
			Examples	11:32
		Using Adjectives Correctly		12:35
			Adjectives Must Always Modify Nouns or Pronouns	12:39
			Examples	12:54
		Exercise: Find the Adjectives		14:11
		Exercise Answers: Find the Adjectives		14:47
		Exercise 2: Find the Adjectives		16:30
		Exercise 2 Answers: Find the Adjectives		17:09
	Adverbs			9:26
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is an Adverb?		0:22
			Definition	0:25
			Often Describes	0:36
		Adverbs vs Adjectives		0:51
			Distinction	1:19
		Adverb or Adjective? Practice		1:42
		Adverb or Adjective? Answers		2:21
		Using Adverbs Correctly		3:52
			Common Mistakes	4:08
		Find the Adverbs Practice		5:15
		Find the Adverbs Answers		6:01
		Find the Adverbs Practice 2		7:24
		Find the Adverbs Answers 2		7:56
	Prepositions			11:31
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is a Preposition?		0:21
			Definition	0:26
			Prepositional Phrases	0:42
		Examples of Prepositions		1:03
		Anything You Can Do to a Log		1:45
		Prepositional Phrases		2:56
			Begin with a Preposition	3:02
		Find the Prepositional Phrases Practice		3:27
		Find the Prepositional Phrases Answers		3:43
		Find the Prepositions Practice		4:39
		Find the Prepositions Answers		5:02
		Using Prepositions Correctly		6:53
			Always Use in Prepositional Phrases	6:57
		Find the Prepositions 2 Practice		7:40
		Find the Prepositions 2 Answers		8:09
		Find the Prepositions 3 Practice		9:42
		Find the Prepositions 3 Answers		10:15
	Conjunctions			19:51
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is a Conjunction?		0:29
			Definition	0:31
			4 Kinds of Conjunctions	0:46
		Coordinating Conjunctions		0:55
			Definition	1:06
			List of Coordinating Conjunctions	1:39
			Practice	1:52
			Answers	2:22
		Correlative Conjunctions		3:50
			Definition	3:52
			List of Correlative Conjunction Examples	4:12
			Practice	4:31
			Answers	4:57
		Subordinating Conjunctions		5:47
			Definition	5:50
			How They're Different	5:55
			List of Subordinating Conjunctions Examples	6:16
			Practice	6:47
			Answers	7:15
		Conjunctive Adverbs		9:41
			Definition	9:46
			List of Commonly Used Conjunctive Adverbs	10:15
			Practice	10:48
			Answers	11:13
		Conjunctive Adverbs vs. Subordinating Conjunctions		12:44
			Example	12:51
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions Practice		13:37
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions Answers		14:08
		Using Conjunctions Correctly		15:18
			Use Coordinating Conjunctions	15:22
			Use Correlative Conjunctions	15:29
			Use Subordinating Conjunctions	15:37
			Use Conjunctive Adverbs	15:46
		Use the Right Conjunction Practice		15:55
		Use the Right Conjunction Answers		16:26
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions Practice		17:39
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions Answers		18:02
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions 2 Practice		18:56
		Find and Identify the Conjunctions 2 Answers		19:15
	Interjections			7:42
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is an Interjection?		0:25
			Definition	0:27
			Examples	0:46
		Punctuating Interjections		0:52
			Followed by Exclamation Point	1:02
			Beginning of Sentence	1:13
			Classic Literature	1:28
			Example	2:01
		Common Interjections		2:27
		Find the Interjections Practice		2:56
		Find the Interjections Answers		3:17
		Using Interjections Correctly		3:51
			Punctuation to Use	4:06
			Use Sparingly	4:37
		Choose Your Interjections Practice		4:47
		Choose Your Interjections Answers		5:14
		Who Says It? Practice		5:45
		Who Says It? Answers		6:10
		Find the Interjections Practice		6:35
		Find the Interjections Answers		6:57
II. Verb Forms and Tenses
	Basic Verb Forms			11:41
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:09
		What is a Verb?		0:40
			Definition	0:43
			Five Major Kinds of Verb	1:03
		Action Verbs		1:33
			Examples	1:40
		Linking Verbs		1:57
			Replace with Equal Sign	2:07
			Examples	2:15
			Complement	2:49
		Helping Verbs		3:02
			Examples	3:20
		Transitive Verbs		3:45
			Definition	3:59
			Examples	4:18
		Intransitive Verbs		4:54
			Examples	5:02
		Basic Verb Forms		5:20
			3 Basic Forms	5:38
		The Base Form		6:06
			Examples	6:35
		The Present Participle Form		6:51
			Created by Adding -ing	6:57
			If it Ends in E	7:16
			If the Last Syllable of the Base For Has a Short Vowel Sound	7:36
		The Past Participle Form		8:06
			Created By	8:09
			Complications	8:26
		Write the Verb Forms		8:52
			Fill in the Blanks	9:15
		Using Basic Verb Forms		10:05
		Find the Verbs Practice		10:29
		Find the Verbs Answers		10:53
	Simple Tenses			12:12
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is a Verb Tense?		0:33
			Definition	0:42
			3 Simple Tenses	0:51
		Review of Basic Verb Forms		1:12
			Definition	1:21
			Present Participle Form	1:39
			Past Participle Form	1:48
		Single Present Tense		2:01
			Third-Person Singular	2:16
			Examples	2:29
		Simple Past Tense		3:11
			Form Past Tense	3:20
			Examples	3:34
		Irregular Past Tense and Past Participle		4:00
			Most Irregular Verb	4:25
		Irregular Verbs with Same Past & Past Participle Forms		5:09
		Irregular Verbs with Different Past & Past Participle Forms		5:40
		Irregular Verbs with Same Base		6:03
		Learning Irregular Verbs		6:34
			Best Way to Learn Irregular Verbs	6:44
		Simple Future Tense		7:04
			You It for 2 Kinds of Actions	7:13
		Using Simple Tenses		8:01
			Use it For	8:05
			Examples	8:15
			Use Simple Past Tense	8:36
			Examples	8:42
			Using Simple Future Tense	9:06
			Examples	9:15
		Using Simple Tenses Practice		9:29
		Using Simple Tenses Answers		9:55
		Using Simple Tenses Practice 2		10:37
		Using Simple Tenses Answers 2		11:08
	Perfect Tenses			11:21
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:09
		What is a Perfect Tense?		0:30
			Definition	0:33
			Form	0:50
		Present Perfect Tense		1:04
			To Form the Present Perfect Tense	1:07
			When to Use	1:20
			Examples	1:28
		Past Perfect Tense		2:06
			When to Use	2:14
			Examples	2:37
		Future Perfect Tense		3:08
			When to Use	3:18
			Examples	3:33
		Irregular Perfect Tenses		4:18
			Examples	4:32
		Using Perfect Tenses Practice		5:08
		Using Perfect Tenses Answers		5:44
		Using Perfect Tenses Correctly		6:59
			Present Perfect Tense	7:06
			Past Perfect Tense	7:20
			Future Perfect Tense	7:40
		Using Perfect Tenses Practice 2		7:55
		Using Perfect Tenses Answers 2		8:28
		Using Perfect Tenses Practice 3		9:24
		Using Perfect Tenses Answers 3		10:00
	Progressive Tenses			12:00
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is a Progressive Tense?		0:36
			What It Describes	0:40
			Formed	0:55
			Present participle Form	1:05
		Present Progressive Tense		1:12
			Form the Present Progressive Tense	1:15
			Use and Examples	1:30
		Past Progressive Tense		2:02
			Formed	2:06
			Examples	2:29
		Future Progressive Tense		3:03
			Form the Future Perfect Tense	3:05
			When to Use	3:12
			Examples	3:19
		Perfect Progressive Tenses		3:45
			Verb in Perfect Progressive Tense Describes	3:53
			Form	4:13
			Examples	4:24
		Past Perfect Progressive Tense		5:05
			Formed	5:08
			Use	5:17
			Examples	5:25
		Future Perfect Progressive Tense		6:02
			Form	6:04
			Use	6:11
			Examples	6:17
		Using Progressive Tenses Practice		6:53
		Using Progressive Tenses Answers		7:27
		Using Perfect Progressive Tenses Practice		8:31
		Using Perfect Progressive Tenses Answers		9:08
		Use the Correct Tense Practice		10:12
		Use the Correct Tense Answers		10:44
	Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood			10:28
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:09
		What are Conditional Tenses?		0:27
			Definition	0:31
			Two Parts	0:43
		Conditional Tenses		1:13
			If Your Statement States a Conditional Fact	1:14
			Examples	1:26
			If Your Statement Makes a Prediction	1:46
			Examples	2:02
			If Your Sentence Speculates About Something Unlikely to Happen	2:21
			Examples	2:39
			If Your Sentence Speculates About Something That Didn't Happen	3:21
			Examples	3:44
			If Your Sentence Speculates About Somethings That's Contrary to Fact	4:11
			Examples	4:37
		The Subjunctive Mood		5:09
			Moods are Different From Tenses	5:16
			When Subjunctive Mood is Used	5:32
			Use to Describe Somethings Wished For	5:57
			Use to Describe Somethings Requested	6:06
			Use to Describe Somethings Contrary to Fact	6:18
		Use the Correct Tense Practice		6:33
		Use the Correct Tense Answers		7:08
		Use the Correct Tense Practice 2		8:15
		Use the Correct Tense Answers 2		8:56
III. Sentence Parts and Patterns
	Subjects			15:08
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:09
		What is a Sentence?		0:43
			Series of Words	0:48
			Exceptions	1:01
		What is a Subject?		1:09
			Definition	1:10
			Examples	1:24
			Usually Comes Before the Verb	1:48
			Exception 1	1:56
			Exception 2	2:25
			Exception 3	2:57
		The Simple Subject		3:14
			Definition	3:18
			Examples	3:28
			Can Be a Single Word, Phrase or Clause	4:29
			Examples	4:44
		The Complete Subject		5:29
			Definition	5:32
			Examples	5:39
		Find the Subjects Practice		5:50
		Find the Subjects Answers		6:09
		The Understood Subject		6:54
			Imperative Sentence	7:00
			Examples	7:18
		The Single Subject		7:55
			Definition	7:59
			Examples	8:08
		The Compound Subject		8:46
			Definition	8:47
			Examples	8:54
			When It's Joined by 'and'	9:34
			When It's Joined by 'or'	9:46
		Finding the Subject		10:27
			Usually Find Near the Beginning of the Sentence	1:30
			Sometimes it Comes Before the Subject	10:58
			Never Part of a Prepositional Phrase	11:23
			Examples	11:30
		Find the Subject Practice		11:52
		Find the Subject Answers		12:17
		Find the Subject Practice		13:14
		Find the Subject Answers		13:47
	Predicates			13:02
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is a Predicate?		0:25
			Definition	0:28
			Objects, Modifiers, and Complements	0:40
		The Single Predicate		1:16
			Examples	1:36
		The Compound Predicate		2:35
			Examples	2:48
		Predicates and Sentence Patterns		3:24
			Pattern 1: Subject-Verb	3:41
			Pattern 2: Subject-Linking Verb-Complement	3:58
			Pattern 3: Subject-Verb-Direct Object	4:23
			Pattern 4: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object	4:51
		Linking Verbs and Complements		5:16
			Linking Verbs	5:19
			Complements	5:25
			Examples	5:40
			To Be	5:59
			Descriptive Verbs	6:08
			Examples	6:23
			If the Predicate Does Not Have a Subject Complement	7:04
			Examples	7:13
		Find the Predicates Practice		8:22
		Find the Predicates Answers		8:44
		Find the Predicates Practice 2		9:45
		Find the Predicates Answers 2		10:14
		Find the Predicates Practice 3		11:13
		Find the Predicates Answers 3		11:44
	Objects			11:49
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Objectives		0:07
		Transitive and Intransitive Verbs		0:24
			Transitive Verb	0:28
			Intransitive Verb	0:57
		What is an Object?		1:18
			Definition	1:20
			Examples	1:36
		The Direct Object		2:22
			Definition	2:26
			Examples	2:29
		The Indirect Object		2:50
			Examples	2:55
		Object of a Verb vs. Object or a Preposition		4:24
			Examples	4:38
		Find the Objects Practice		5:40
		Find the Objects Answers		6:04
		Find the Objects Practice 2		8:05
		Find the Objects Answers 2		8:24
		Find the Objects Practice 3		9:48
		Find the Objects Answers 3		10:11
	Sentence Types			9:18
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Objectives		0:06
		What is a Sentence?		0:24
			Definition	0:27
			Basic Order for Sentences	0:38
			Four Common Subject-Predicate Patterns	0:50
		The Simple Sentence		1:10
			Definition	1:11
			Examples	1:56
		The Compound Sentence		2:11
			Definition	2:15
			Example	2:33
		The Complex Sentence		2:59
			Definition	3:02
			Example	3:12
		The Compound-Complex Sentence		3:47
			Definition	3:51
			Example	4:03
		What Kind of Sentence? Practice		4:44
		What Kind of Sentence? Answers		5:03
		What Kind of Sentence? Practice 2		6:08
		What Kind of Sentence? Answers 2		6:26
		What Kind of Sentence? Practice 3		7:29
		What Kind of Sentence? Answers 3		7:50
IV. Trouble with Verbs
	Helping Verbs			8:42
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is a Helping Verb?		0:32
			Indicate the Tense of the Base Verb	0:34
			Two Kinds of Helping Verbs	0:56
		Helping Verbs: Tenses		1:03
			To Have, To Do, and To Be	1:07
			Examples	1:16
		Helping Verbs: Modals		2:02
			Modals Defined	2:04
			Examples	2:23
		How to Use Helping Verbs		2:46
			Use the Base Form After Modal Helping Verbs	3:02
			Use the Base Form After Forms of Do	3:09
			Use the Present Participle Form After Forms of Be	3:18
			Use the Past Participle After Forms of Have	3:29
			Be Should be Preceded by a Modal	3:40
			Been Must be Preceded by Have, Has or Had	4:12
		What Modals Mean		4:30
			Will/ Would/ Could	4:37
			Can/ Could	4:55
			May/ Might, Can/ Could	5:08
			May/ Might	5:22
			Should (recommendation)	5:41
			Should (expectation)	5:54
			Must, Have To, Ought To, Need To	6:02
		Use the Correct Helping Verb Practice		6:18
		Use the Correct Helping Verb Answers		6:45
		Use the Correct Helping Verb Practice 2		7:21
		Use the Correct Helping Verb Answers 2		7:42
	Infinitives & Gerunds			12:50
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Objectives		0:07
		What is a Gerund?		0:30
			Definition	0:33
			Functions as a Noun	0:46
			Example	1:23
		Using Gerunds		1:59
			Used as Subjects	2:02
			Used as Complements	2:14
			Used as Objects	2:54
			Use Gerunds After Certain Verbs	3:52
			Examples	4:19
		What is An Infinitive?		5:09
			Definition	5:15
			'To' Can Also Be a Preposition	5:38
		Using Infinitives		6:15
			List of Verbs You See Infinitives After	6:23
			Examples	6:39
			Use After These Verbs When Verb is Followed By a Noun or Pronoun	6:57
			Examples	7:31
		Infinitive or Gerund		8:23
			Describing an Activity	8:31
			Examples	9:00
		Infinitive or Gerund? Practice		9:24
		Infinitive or Gerund? Answers		9:55
		Infinitive or Gerund? Practice 2		10:55
		Infinitive or Gerund? Answers 2		11:21
	Troublesome Verbs			10:28
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:08
		Pop Quiz!		0:41
			Answer	0:52
		Three Pairs of Troublesome Verbs		1:01
			Transitive and Intransitive	1:15
		Lay vs. Lie		2:07
			Lie	2:09
			Lay	2:18
			Trick to Remember	2:46
		Sit vs. Set		3:28
			Sit	3:33
			Set	3:52
			Exception	4:05
		Rise vs. Raise		4:23
			Rise	4:28
			Raise	4:42
		Forms of Troublesome Verbs		5:12
		Choose the Right Verb Practice		6:45
		Choose the Right Verb Answers		7:10
		Choose the Right Verb Practice 2		7:42
		Choose the Right Verb Answers 2		8:20
		Choose the Right Verb Practice 3		9:22
		Choose the Right Verb Answers 3		9:43
	Consistent Tense, Mood & Voice			15:09
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:08
		Consistent Tense		0:57
			Common Mistake	1:00
			Example	1:26
			Should It Be In the Past Tense?	1:43
			Should It Be In the Present Tense?	2:17
			Consistency is a Matter of Avoiding Unnecessary Shifts	3:01
			Example	3:14
		Consistent Tense Practice		4:19
		Consistent Tense Answers		4:41
		Consistent Mood		5:31
			Indicative Mood	5:44
			Imperative Mood	6:20
			Subjunctive Mood	6:59
		Consistent Mood Example		7:24
			Answers	8:00
		Consistent Mood in Indicative Mood		8:26
		Consistent Mood in Imperative Mood		8:47
		Consistent Mood: Sometimes Shift is Necessary		9:16
			Example	9:26
		Consistent Voice		10:17
			Active Voice	10:23
			Passive Voice	10:36
			Active Voice is More Direct and Engaging Than Passive.	11:08
			Passive Voice is Correct When You Want to Minimize the Significance of the Agent	11:35
			Passive Voice is Correct When You Want to Emphasize the Recipient of Action	11:53
			Passive Voice is Correct When The Agent of Caution is Unknown	12:23
			Never Allow Voice to Shift Without a Reason	12:53
		Consistent Voice Practice		13:47
		Consistent Voice Answers		14:16
	Subject-Verb Agreement			18:11
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		Basic Subject-Verb Agreement		0:51
			Number & Person	0:55
			Rule for Single Subject	1:19
			Examples	1:26
			Compound Subject Rule 1	1:47
			Examples	1:57
			Compound Subject Rule 2	3:07
			Examples	3:20
		Basic Subject-Verb Agreement Practice		3:42
		Basic Subject-Verb Agreement Answers		4:00
		Distractions		4:24
			Interrupters	4:37
			Examples	4:48
			Inverted Sentences	5:08
			Examples	5:33
		Tricky Subjects		5:59
			Collective Nouns	6:05
			Examples	6:30
			Exception: Collective Nouns as Plural Form	6:51
			Examples	7:23
			Singular	7:29
			Single Entities	8:14
			Examples	8:44
			Verb is Plural	9:39
			Examples	9:57
			Indefinite Pronouns	10:11
			List of Third-Person Singular Subjects	10:25
			Examples	10:47
			Both, Few, Many, and Several are Always Plural	11:05
			All, My, None, and Some Can be Singular or Plural	11:43
			Relative Pronouns	12:38
			Examples	13:10
		Subject-Verb Agreement Practice		13:31
		Subject-Verb Agreement Answers		13:59
		Subject-Verb Agreement Practice 2		14:57
		Subject-Verb Agreement Answers 2		15:21
		Subject-Verb Agreement Practice 3		16:24
		Subject-Verb Agreement Answers 3		16:55
V. Common Grammar Problems
	Pronoun Agreement and Reference			19:09
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		Kinds of Pronouns		0:47
			List of Pronouns	0:54
			Possessive Pronouns	1:41
			Examples	1:48
		Pronoun Agreement		2:21
			Antecedent	2:45
			Examples	2:51
		Pronoun Agreement Practice		3:15
		Pronoun Agreement Answers		3:33
		Pronoun Agreement Practice 2		4:05
		Pronoun Agreement Answers 2		4:32
		Compound Antecedents		5:20
			Examples	5:30
			Compound Antecedent Connected by And	5:47
			Examples	5:59
			Compound Antecedent Connected by Or or Nor and Both Are Singular	6:21
			Examples	6:51
			Female and Male Antecedent	6:59
			Compound Antecedent is Connected by Or or Nor	8:04
			Examples	8:16
		Pronoun Agreement		8:39
			Examples	8:59
		Collective and Other Singular Nouns		9:43
			Definition	9:47
			Examples	10:31
		Collective and Other Singular Nouns Practice		11:04
		Collective and Other Singular Nouns Answers		11:22
		Indefinite Pronouns		11:47
			List of Indefinite Pronouns	11:56
			Cannot Pick a Pronoun Unless You Know It's the Same Gender	12:22
		Generic Nouns		13:03
			Incorrect	13:11
			Correct	13:36
		Use the Right Pronoun Practice		14:02
		Use the Right Pronoun Answers		14:24
		Unclear References		15:19
			Ambiguous References	15:24
			How to Fix It	15:42
			Vague References	15:55
			How to Fix It	16:16
			Overly Broad References	16:32
			How to Fix It	17:02
		Use the Right Pronoun Practice 2		17:22
		Use the Right Pronoun Answers 2		17:48
	Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns			14:48
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:11
		Relative Pronouns		1:08
			Use Who/ Whom/ Whose	1:26
			Use Which/ That	1:34
		Pronouns Case		2:17
			Subjective Case	2:28
			Objective Case	3:04
			Possessive Case	3:55
			Use Subjective Case	4:17
		Comparative Statements Practice		5:31
		Comparative Statements Answers		5:45
		Modifiers		6:34
			Examples	6:44
		Modifiers Practice		7:49
		Modifiers Answers		8:10
		We vs. Us		8:58
			Examples	9:18
		Who vs. Whom		10:08
			Rule	10:16
			Examples	10:26
		Practice		11:31
		Practice Answers		12:04
		Practice 2		13:18
		Practice 2 Answers		13:43
	Modifiers & Their Placement			19:13
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		Adjective and Adverbs		0:45
			Adjectives	0:50
			Examples	1:01
			Adverbs	1:19
			Examples	1:36
		Say What You Mean!		1:54
		Good and Bad, Well and Badly		2:39
			Good and Bad	2:43
			Well and Badly	2:57
			Well = Adjective	3:18
		Good and Bad, Well and Badly Practice		3:50
		Good and Bad, Well and Badly Answers and split infinitives.		4:08
		Comparisons		4:36
			Three Forms	4:40
			Use Comparative to Compare Two Things	4:59
			Examples	5:23
			Use Superlative to Compare Three Things	5:54
			Examples	6:27
			Two Sets of Words That Have Irregular Forms	6:41
		Comparisons Practice		6:59
		Double Comparisons and Double Negatives		7:35
			Comparative and Superlative Take Only One Form	7:39
			Examples	7:55
			One Negative to Express a Negative Meaning	8:13
			Examples	8:27
			Hardly, Barely, and Scarcely	8:50
			Examples	9:09
		Double Comparisons and Double Negatives Practice		9:19
		Double Comparisons and Double Negatives Answers		9:36
		Modifier Placement		9:59
			Misplaced Modifier	10:08
			Examples	10:18
			More Exanples	10:48
		Dangling Modifiers		11:23
			Definition	11:26
			Example	11:44
			Fix a Dangling Modifier	12:08
			Examples	12:20
		Dangling Modifiers Practice		12:43
		Dangling Modifiers Answers		13:01
		Limiting Modifiers		13:52
			Includes This List of Adverbs	13:57
			Examples	14:07
			Changing the Placement	14:25
		Interrupting Modifiers		15:25
			Examples	15:45
			Who, That, and Which Clauses	16:05
			Examples	16:21
		Split Infinitives		16:52
			Examples	17:23
		Modifiers Practice		17:43
		Modifiers Answers		18:10
	Articles			17:49
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is an Article?		0:42
			Indefinite Articles	0:56
			Definite Article	1:08
			Examples	1:19
		Indefinite Articles: A & An		1:39
			Examples	1:48
			When to Use 'A' and 'An'	1:59
			It's About the Next Sound You Pronounce, Not Letter	2:46
			Use 'An' for a Singular Noun Beginning with a Vowel	3:27
			For Acronyms, Go By the Sound	3:34
			Words Beginning with the Letter H	4:08
			When the Noun is Preceded by an Adjective	4:55
		Definite Article: The		5:27
			When Is 'The' Used	5:34
			Examples	5:48
		Count and Noncount Nouns		6:23
			Count Nouns	6:30
			Noncount Nouns	6:39
			'The' Can be Used with Both	6:56
			Examples	7:12
			'A' and 'An' Can Only Be Used with Count Nouns	7:34
			Examples	7:42
		Geography		7:56
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Most Countries	8:08
			Exceptions	8:26
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Cities, Towns or States	8:39
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Streets	8:49
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Lakes and Bays	9:02
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Mountains	9:10
			Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Continents and Islands	9:37
			Do Use 'The' Before the Names of Rivers, Oceans, and Seas	9:56
			Do Use 'The' Before Groups of Lakes and Points no the Globe	10:08
			Do Use 'The' Before Geographical Areas	10:25
		When to Use Articles		10:47
			Languages and Nationalities Don't Take Articles	11:12
			Sports Don't Take Articles	11:49
			Name of Academic Subjects Don't Take Articles	12:05
			A Noun May Need One When Used as an Adjective	12:21
		Practice		12:58
		Practice Answers		13:35
		Practice 2		14:24
		Practice Answers 2		14:59
		Practice 3		16:21
		Practice Answers 3		16:48
	Commonly Confused Words			11:29
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:08
		Affect / Effect		0:40
			Affect	0:43
			Effect	1:10
		Fewer/ Less		1:40
			Fewer	1:51
			Less	1:59
		Imply/ Infer		2:19
			Imply	2:29
			Infer	2:39
		It's/ Its		3:10
			It's	3:14
			Its	3:21
		Lie/ Lay		4:04
			Lie	4:09
			Lay	4:12
		Than/ Then		4:49
			Than	4:54
			Then	4:58
		That/ Which		5:35
			That	5:40
			Which	5:50
		Their/ There/ They're		7:18
			Their	7:25
			There	7:31
			They're	7:36
		Who/ Whom		8:11
			Who	8:28
			Whom	8:35
		Your/ You're		9:53
			Your	10:04
			You're	10:12
VI. Common Sentence Problems
	Sentence Fragments			15:43
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		Sentence Boundaries		0:38
			Fragments and Run-Ons	0:51
		Phrases and Clauses		1:11
			Phrase	1:19
			Clause	2:00
			Independent Clause	2:09
			Dependent Clause	2:30
		Practice: Phrases and Clauses		3:20
		Practice Answers: Phrases and Clauses		3:49
		Phrases and Clauses		4:48
			Sentence	4:56
			Multiple Independent and Dependent Clause	5:12
		Sentence Fragments		5:48
			Examples	6:02
			Subordinate Clause	6:21
			How to Fix the Subordinate Clause to Independent Clause	7:01
			Participial Phrases	7:56
			Fix Participial Phrases	8:43
			Fragment Missing Subject and Verb	9:21
			How to Fix This	9:59
			Use Fragments For Effect	10:19
		Sentence Fragments Practice		11:48
		Sentence Fragments Answers		12:08
		Practice		12:47
		Practice Answers		13:27
	Run-On Sentences			12:13
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		Sentence Boundaries		0:29
			Fragments and Run-Ons	0:45
		Phrases and Clauses		1:02
			Phrase	1:10
			Clause	1:39
			Independent Clause	1:50
		Run-On Sentences		2:31
			Run-On	2:54
			Fused Sentence	3:25
			Comma Splice	4:07
		Run-On Sentences Practice		4:43
		Run-On Sentences Answers		5:10
		Run-On Sentences		5:52
			Separate Clauses with a Period	6:00
			Separate Clauses with a Comma and Coordinating Conjunction	6:29
			Separate Clauses with a Semicolon	7:04
			Separate Clauses with a Colon or a Dash	8:09
			Turn One Clause Into a Subordinate Clause or Modifier	9:04
		Practice		10:08
		Practice Answers		10:41
	Parallelism			8:33
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:07
		What is Parallelism?		0:28
			Definition	0:31
			Examples	0:56
		When to Use Parallel Structure		1:33
			Items in a List	1:39
			Items in Pairs	2:07
			Items Being Compared	2:52
			Repeat Signal Words	3:27
		Correcting Faulty Parallelism		4:21
			One Item is Faulty	4:28
			Two Items with Different Structures	5:01
		Practice		5:56
		Practice Answer		6:15
		Practice 2		6:35
		Practice 2 Answer		6:52
		Practice 3		7:19
		Practice 3 Answer		7:40
	Active vs. Passive Voice			9:54
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:08
		What is Active Voice?		0:29
			Active Voice Definition	0:32
		What is Passive Voice?		1:04
			Passive Voice Definition	1:05
		Active or Passive? Practice		1:45
		Active or Passive? Answers		2:05
		When to Use the Active Voice		2:41
			Example	2:58
		When to Use the Passive Voice		3:18
			Minimize the Significance of the Agent	3:23
			Emphasize the Recipient of the Action	4:05
			The Agent of Action is Unknown or Cannot Be Revealed	4:50
		Practice		5:52
		Practice Answers		6:14
		Practice 2		6:57
		Practice 2 Answers		7:31
		Practice 3		8:21
		Practice 3 Answers		8:42
	Idioms			11:18
		Intro		0:00
		Lesson Overview		0:06
		What is an Idiom?		0:33
			Idiom	0:45
			Metaphor	0:55
			Examples	0:58
		Source of Idioms		1:39
			Old Tradition	1:50
			Daily Life Experiences	2:47
			References to Literature or Other Works of Art	3:41
		How to Use Idioms		4:41
			Examples	5:00
			Make Your Own	5:18
		How to Learn Idioms		5:42
		Practice		6:43
		Practice Answers		7:01
		Practice Answers		7:57
		Practice 2		8:52
		Practice 2 Answers		9:11
		Practice 3		9:24
		Practice 3 Answers		9:38
		Practice 4		10:10
		Practice 4 Answers		10:29

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