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Review for You: Subjects and Predicates
Mr. Griot will review both the subject and predicate of a sentence and help the student learn to identify each.
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Helping Verbs and Main Verbs
Mr. Griot provides information and examples of helping verbs and main verbs. He models how to identify verb phrases and helping verbs in sentences.
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Verbs of Being
Mr. Griot introduces the verb of being and shows examples in sentences.
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Action Verbs
Mr. Griot explains that a verb is an action word in a sentence and shows examples of verbs in sentences.
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Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
Besides being annoying, what if the grammar police are actually... wrong?
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Hamlet 2.1 Word Nerd: Ecstasy
This video delves into the etymology and usage of the word "ecstasy" in the context of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." It explains how Polonius uses the term to describe Hamlet's intense emotional state, suggesting a frenzy or madness brought on...
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Hamlet 3.1 Word Nerd: Contumely
This video clarifies the term "contemnly," highlighting its unique usage in historical English. Although it appears adverbial due to its "-ly" ending, similar to words like "quickly" or "gently," it actually functions as a noun,...
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The Taming of the Shrew 5.1 Word Nerd: “sound”
This video clarifies the dual meanings of the verb "to sound." While commonly known for indicating the production of noise, another, less familiar sense involves measuring depth. The video explains historical practices of "sounding" used...
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For the Love of Grammar
Mr. Griot defines and gives examples of nouns, verbs, and articles. He also explains the difference between sentence fragments and complete sentences.
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Substitute, Please!
Mr. Griot focuses on subject, object, and relative pronouns and demonstrates how these function in a sentence.
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Review for You: Subject/Verb Agreement
Mr. Griot reviews subject/verb agreement in sentences. He reviews the process of identifying singular and plural subjects and verbs and how to decide which verbs agree with the subject.
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Past, Present, and Future
Mr. Griot explains past, present, and future tense of verbs.
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Learn English for Kids. Present Continuous Tense for kids
Learn English for Kids. ESL Students and will love this Present Continuous Tense video for kids. In the first part, students will learn about the affirmative or positive form. In the second part, English learners will learn about the...
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Julius Caesar 5.3 Word Nerd: Success
This video examines the etymology and evolution of the word "success" from its Latin roots in "succedere," meaning to follow or come after, to its modern connotations of achieving a positive outcome. The segment uses Shakespeare's play...
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Julius Caesar 1.2 Word Nerd: Stale
This video delves into the etymology and evolving usage of the word "stale." The video highlights Shakespeare’s clever play on words in "Julius Caesar," where "stale" is used metaphorically to describe the devaluation of oaths through...
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Nouns and Adjectives
This video entitled "Noun and Adjectives" discusses the relationship between nouns and adjectives and explains how to diagram a simple sentence.
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das Präteritum: Purpose, Use & Regular Verbs of the German "Simple Past" - A2/B1 German Grammar
Embark on a linguistic time-travel journey with our latest German lesson! 🇩🇪✨ Discover the enchanting world of Präteritum, where regular verbs come to life in past tales! 📜🕰️ Ready to unravel the mysteries of conjugations and spice up...
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das Präteritum: Mastering German's Irregular Simple Past Verbs - A2/B1 German Grammar
Continue on your linguistic time-travel journey with this German lesson about irregular verbs in the Präteritum tense in German! 🇩🇪✨ Discover the enchanting world of Präteritum, where irregular verbs come to life in past tales!
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Don’t Use ‘Get’ on IELTS - IELTS Energy Podcast 1328
We say the verb 'get' all the time! So, should you use it on IELTS, then? Find out when it's OK to use this easy verb and learn loads of synonyms that you should use instead.
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Vocabulary that Precipitates High IELTS Scores - IELTS Energy Podcast 1332
How formal is the phrasal verb 'bring about?' Find out today and learn 4 band 9 phrases for causing change that are perfect for both IELTS Speaking and Writing.
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Infinitives vs. Gerunds: 6 Tips for ESL Learners | EasyTeaching
Both infinitives and gerunds can act as nouns, and for this reason, it can be confusing to know whether we need to use the infinitive or the gerund in a sentence. In this video, we'll explore six invaluable tips to help ESL learners...
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Future Tenses: Five Ways to Talk about the Future | EasyTeaching
This video lesson will show you how to form and use different tenses to talk about the future. In this video, we'll explore: 1. Simple Future Tense: Simple future is used for actions that haven't happened yet, but will start and end in...
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Present Perfect Tense | ESL Grammar Lessons | EasyTeaching
It can be tempting to use simple past tense in place of present perfect tense. It’s important that we don’t. In this video, we’ll look at why present perfect is important, how we form it, and five situations it's used.
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2093 - Her and I or Her and Me? Your Grammar Questions Answered
How do you know when to use the pronouns she and I versus her and me? Today get simple and actionable pro grammar tips to figure out the difference so that you can keep the connection.