TED-Ed
TED-ED: Grammar's great divide: The Oxford comma - TED-Ed
If you read "Bob, a DJ and a clown" on a guest list, are three people coming to the party, or only one? That depends on whether you're for or against the Oxford comma -- perhaps the most hotly contested punctuation mark of all time. When...
TED Talks
TED: Woza | Vusi Mahlasela
After Vusi Mahlasela's 3-song set at TEDGlobal, the audience wouldn't let him go. His encore, "Woza," showcases his brilliant guitar playing and multilingual lyrics.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to use a semicolon - Emma Bryce
It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma crossed with a period. Maybe that's why we toss these punctuation marks around like grammatical confetti; we're confused about how to use them...
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Data vs. Format in Microsoft Excel
Howcast - Learn about data vs. format in this Howcast Excel tutorial with expert Shir Moscovitz.
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How to Use a Semicolon
Howcast - Emphasize the close relationship between two sentences by using a semicolon to form a compound sentence.
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How to Use a Comma
Howcast - If you ever sprinkle a sentence with too many commas, or miss a few, this guide will keep you from repeating your mistakes.
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How to Avoid Run-On Sentences
Howcast - A run-on sentence comprises two parts that should stand alone as separate sentences, but have been combined into one overlong sentence.
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How to Cite a Website Using MLA Style
Howcast - Whether recording documentation for a school paper or your blog readers, keep notations professional with the advice in this Howcast video.
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How to Use Quotation Marks
Howcast -Learn how to use quotation marks correctly from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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How to Use Commas to Separate Clauses
Howcast -Learn how to use commas to separate clauses from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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How to Use Commas for Clarity
Howcast -Learn how to use commas for clarity from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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How to Avoid a Run-On Sentence
Howcast -Learn how to avoid a run-on sentence from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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Comparing emotions and feelings in 'Paddington'
Pupil outcome: I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story. Key learning points: - A character's emotions can change at different points of the story. - An emotion describes how...
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Writing instructions
Pupil outcome: I can write a simple instructions and commands. Key learning points: - Instructions or commands tell someone what to do. - Giving an instruction to someone can be useful in teaching them something or giving them...
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Simple and compound sentences revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise simple and compound sentence test questions. Key learning points: - A simple sentence has one main clause. - There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and exclamation. - A...
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Adjectives: expanded noun phrases
Pupil outcome: I can write an expanded noun phrase. Key learning points: - One adjective can be used to describe a noun. - Two adjectives can be used to describe a noun with more detail. - If two adjectives are used to describe a noun,...
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Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
Pupil outcome: I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives. Key learning points: - Senses can be used to describe and imagine a setting - When using two adjectives, a comma is placed in between them, such as 'warm, vibrant...
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Character description of a family member
Pupil outcome: I can describe a member of my family using adjectives and adverbs. Key learning points: - Vocabulary can be generated and used in different ways using a word bank - Adjectives describe a noun - When using two adjectives, a...
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Commas, brackets and dashes revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions. Key learning points: - A comma is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Adding extra information to a clause is called parenthesis. -...
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Using the comma rules with relative complex sentences
Pupil outcome: I can use a pair of commas to interrupt a main clause with a relative clause in a relative complex sentence. Key learning points: - A relative clause joined to a main clause forms a relative complex sentence. - The...
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Fronted adverbials: single words and phrases
Pupil outcome: I can recognise and punctuate a fronted adverbial of time, place or manner. Key learning points: - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that is followed by a comma. - A fronted adverbial can be a single word. - A...
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Fronted adverbials: phrases and clauses
Pupil outcome: I can use and recognise the difference between a fronted adverbial phrase and a fronted adverbial clause. Key learning points: - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that is followed by a comma. - A fronted adverbial...
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Compound and adverbial complex sentences revision
Pupil outcome: You can recognise the difference between compound sentences and adverbial complex sentences. Key learning points: - A comma is a punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Commas are often used to demarcate clauses in...