Finish the series on prepositions of location and direction in this video. Direction and location are distinguished with a description and a vignette at the local playground. Viewers then see a statement and choose the correct...

Participles can be part of a verb phrase (participial phrase) or act as an adjective. Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how the verb "to wear" functions differently in various sentences.

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to edit error in sentences that have participial phrases. [8:53]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the topic of participial phrases and participles as adjectives. [4:34]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to punctuate restrictive clauses and phrases. He also show the viewer how to revise restrictive clauses for clarity. [7:24]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the differences among the following verb tenses: past tense verbs, present participle verbs, and past participle verbs. [4:28]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains what gerunds are. He also explains how gerunds function in a sentence. [5:16]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how punctuate appositive phrases. [8:05]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian gives a lesson on the topic of infinitive phrases. He also explains the way to test an infinitive phrase to see if it is used with grammatical correctness in a sentence. [5:46]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the topic of "nominal phrase" to students. [9:55]

This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to avoid comma splices when working with independent and subordinate clauses. [6:42]

Prepositional phrases are word chunks that begin with a preposition.

A phrase is any collection of words that behaves like a part of speech, like a noun phrase ("my brother Stu"), an adjectival phrase ("in a different shade of blue"), or an adverbial phrase ("with elegance and tact"). A clause is any noun...

This video [2:18] introduces clauses and discusses how to recognize them. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Clauses." Incldues a short quiz.

This lesson introduces phrases and discusses how to recognize them. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Phrases."

This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a split infinitive. [5:32]

This video focuses on phrases, groups of related words that does not include both a subject and a verb. It only has one or the other.