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Preposition and Prepositional Phrase
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the function of prepositions and prepositional phrases. He also gives examples of incorrect use of them.
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Indirect Objects and Objective Complements: Grammar
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the topics of "indirect objects" and "objective complements" to students.
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Yossarian the Grammarian:sentence Diagramming 10: The Relative Clause
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to diagram a sentence that contains a relative clause.
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Appositive and Punctuation: English Grammar, Language
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how punctuate appositive phrases. [8:05]
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The Adverb, and How Adverbs Are Used: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the adverb and how adverbs are used.
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Infinitive Phrases: English Grammar Lesson
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]
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Grammar: Two Ways to Construe "Brian Boitano Is Skating"
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to interpret a sentence that uses present progressive verb tense and ambiguous wording.
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Diagramming the u.s. Constitution: Interpretation
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to diagram the Contitution of the United States to aid in interpreting the meaning of this document.
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What a Verb Is, and What Verbs Aren't: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains what verbs are and are not.
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English Composition Manifesto: Normal Prose
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the different types of sentences in prose. [8:59]
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Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to use coordinating conjunctions correctly and avoid using comma splices.
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Modal Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the functions of modal verbs and auxiliary verbs.
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Sentence Diagramming 1: Verbs, Subjects, Adverbs: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to diagram a sentence that has verbs, subjects, and adverbs.
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Sentence Diagramming 7: The Nominal Clause as Subject
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to diagram a sentence that has a nominal clause that functions as the subject of the sentence. [2:16]
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Dependent Clauses: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the following dependent clause types: noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. [8:16]
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Sentence Diagramming 8: Nominal Clause as Direct Object
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to diagram a sentence that has a nominal clause as a direct object. [3:10]
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The Nominal Phrase: English Grammar
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the topic of "nominal phrase" to students. [9:55]
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Sentence Diagramming 11: The Subordinate Clause
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to diagram a sentence with a subordinate clause.
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English Grammar Lesson: Copulative Verbs and Subjective Complements
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian gives a lesson on copulative verbs and subjective complements.
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Sentence Diagramming 2: Prepositional Phrases: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to diagram a sentence that has a prepositional phrase in it.
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Count Nouns & Mass Nouns: Countable & Uncountable Nouns
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to distinguish between using a "count noun" or a "mass noun" in the sentence.
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Errors Involving Participial Phrases: Part Ii
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to fix sentence errors that involve particpial phrases which incorporate the passive voice.
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You Tube: Yossarian the Grammarian: What a Verb Is, and What Verbs Are Not
This YouTube video created by "Yossarian the Grammarian," aka Dr. Thomas Peyser, explains the difference between real verbs and words that look like verbs.
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Adverbs and Ambiguity
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how clarify and edit adverbs so that they are not ambiguous in a sentence.