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Active Voice and Passive Voice
Identify the subject of the verb and the agent (whatever is doing the action), and you will be able to discern if your sentence is written in the active or passive voice. Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates by writing examples of each...
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
The gerund is described as just like the present participle by Yossarian the Grammarian. Look for the -ing ending to discover where the gerund is in the sentence.
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Subordinate Clauses
A subordinate clause, or dependent clause, has a subject-verb combination but it cannot stand on its own because it is an incomplete thought that does not make sense. Yossarian the Grammarian explains that each clause can function like a...
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Halt! Whom Goes There? - Pronoun Case, Continued
Pronoun cases are continued, focusing on the times to use who or whom. As long as you know what part of speech each is functioning as, there is no longer any confusion. Yossarian the Grammarian adeptly explains this concept.
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The Truth about Apostrophes
Look at ownership (possession) with Yossarian the Grammarian regarding apostrophes. Singular and plural nouns are covered.
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The Preposition and Prepositional Phrase
Clarify what a preposition truly is. Prepositions come before some noun (object of the preposition) and together with that noun, to make prepositional phrases. The phrases work as adjectives or adverbs, more like a single word. Yossarian...
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Appositives and Punctuation
Appositives rename nominal phrases that they are next to. These are two equal nouns. Yossarian the Grammarian gives several examples on his whiteboard as he continues to talk about restrictive and non-restrictive phrases as well.
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Abby in Wonderland
Abby Caddaby plays the part of Alice in a Sesame Street version of Alice in Wonderland. This is a short clip showing only one minute of the entire adaptation.
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Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
Most animals that show a paw preference are split 50/50 with half of the population preferring one side and the other half preferring the other, yet in humans only 10 percent are left-handed. The video explains what part of the brain...
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
Rules of Exponents
Explaining the hows and whys of exponent laws in an approachable and non-intimidating manner is no small task. But here, it is accomplished with humor and real-life examples. Set up with scenarios from biology, the role of exponents and...
Khan Academy
What is Programming?
It's time to unleash your class's inner geek. This introductory video starts one on a path of learning to code. It is the first in a series of a number of videos that help you learn the fundamentals of coding. The series focuses on...
Curated OER
Same And Different
Zoe and Big Bird define the concept of the same and different by comparing themselves. They identify the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. This video could be used as an introduction to comparing objects.
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Engineering an Empire - The Maya, 5/5
Concluding the five-part series on the Mayan Empire we discover the disease and Conquistadors that lead to the demise of the Mayan people. While this does touch upon the devastation that all but destroyed the Mayan civilization, the over...
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