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Last reply by: Peter Fraser
Sun Mar 8, 2015 8:27 PM

Post by Sara Kim on October 3, 2014

I've been bugging my English professors about articles "a" and "the," but nobody really gave me a clear answer to my questions. I know "a" is an indefinite article and is used when nouns are not specific, and "the" is a definite article used for nouns that are specific. However, when I say " It was a sign from heaven" or "I left an apple on the desk" I am using modifiers to modify what kind of sign and what kind of apple is being mentioned, yet my ear tells me I have to use "a" instead of "the".  And when I say " I went to the beach" or " I went to the mountain" it does not specify which mountain I went, but we still use "the". Also when we say "I hiked a mountain" there has to be one mountain that one hiked, yet we use "a". Why is that? This has been driving me crazy! I hope you can answer my question.

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Last reply by: Professor Hendershot
Fri May 31, 2013 1:08 PM

Post by Shachar Aharon on May 31, 2013

Is there places that I don't need to use Articles? for example is the sentence above correct?:
"I made scrambled eggs with tomato and cheese"

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Last reply by: Professor Hendershot
Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:24 PM

Post by PABLO AGREDANO on November 25, 2012

i know get how u figure out whether to use a/an before a word. u have to listen to the sound that the first letter makes. if it is a consonant sound = a and if it makes a vowel sound = an. what is a consonant sound and what is a vowel sound

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  • Intro 0:00
  • Lesson Overview 0:06
  • What is an Article? 0:42
    • Indefinite Articles
    • Definite Article
    • Examples
  • Indefinite Articles: A & An 1:39
    • Examples
    • When to Use 'A' and 'An'
    • It's About the Next Sound You Pronounce, Not Letter
    • Use 'An' for a Singular Noun Beginning with a Vowel
    • For Acronyms, Go By the Sound
    • Words Beginning with the Letter H
    • When the Noun is Preceded by an Adjective
  • Definite Article: The 5:27
    • When Is 'The' Used
    • Examples
  • Count and Noncount Nouns 6:23
    • Count Nouns
    • Noncount Nouns
    • 'The' Can be Used with Both
    • Examples
    • 'A' and 'An' Can Only Be Used with Count Nouns
    • Examples
  • Geography 7:56
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Most Countries
    • Exceptions
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Cities, Towns or States
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Streets
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Lakes and Bays
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Mountains
    • Do Not Use 'The' Before the Names of Continents and Islands
    • Do Use 'The' Before the Names of Rivers, Oceans, and Seas
    • Do Use 'The' Before Groups of Lakes and Points no the Globe
    • Do Use 'The' Before Geographical Areas
  • When to Use Articles 10:47
    • Languages and Nationalities Don't Take Articles
    • Sports Don't Take Articles
    • Name of Academic Subjects Don't Take Articles
    • A Noun May Need One When Used as an Adjective
  • 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

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Parts of Speech
Nouns

12m 48s

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

13m 32s

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

11m 46s

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

18m 33s

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

9m 26s

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

11m 31s

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

19m 51s

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

7m 42s

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
Section 2: Verb Forms and Tenses
Basic Verb Forms

11m 41s

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

12m 12s

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

11m 21s

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

12m

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

10m 28s

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
Section 3: Sentence Parts and Patterns
Subjects

15m 8s

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

13m 2s

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

11m 49s

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

9m 18s

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
Section 4: Trouble with Verbs
Helping Verbs

8m 42s

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

12m 50s

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

10m 28s

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

15m 9s

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

18m 11s

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
Section 5: Common Grammar Problems
Pronoun Agreement and Reference

19m 9s

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

14m 48s

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

19m 13s

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

17m 49s

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

11m 29s

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
Section 6: Common Sentence Problems
Sentence Fragments

15m 43s

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

12m 13s

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

8m 33s

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

9m 54s

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

11m 18s

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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