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