English has seven words that behave very strangely when you change them …
English has seven words that behave very strangely when you change them from the singular to the plural. These are called THE MUTANT PLURALS of English. They're super cool.
In a previous video, we established that one thing verbs can do …
In a previous video, we established that one thing verbs can do is show actions, like "the bear runs." Verbs can also link ideas to one another, like "the bear looks cheerful.".
There's a class of helper verbs known as modals that we use …
There's a class of helper verbs known as modals that we use to express a bunch of conditions: we can use them to give advice, make guesses at how necessary or likely something is, make requests of people, and so on. They're super useful.
This lesson plan contains a quick overview of parts of speech with …
This lesson plan contains a quick overview of parts of speech with activities and games that focus on nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. There is opportunity for group work and individual practice along with identifying and classifying parts of speech.
As each language has its own alphabet, it also has its own …
As each language has its own alphabet, it also has its own grammar. For English, all the words we see are divided into nine classes or categories. These classes are called Parts of Speech. The dictionaries we use always mention the category of the word and tell us if a word is used in multiple categories of the Parts of Speech. Knowing the grammar of a language will not enable fluency in your speaking or writing, but it helps. Knowing the functions of the elements of language (i.e. words) helps us in their appropriate and accurate use. This preamble is necessary so as to make us read the definitions and explanations as a new thing; devoid of the stereotyping that happened to us at schools.
The students will examine their knowledge of the parts of speech with …
The students will examine their knowledge of the parts of speech with this fun game of mad libs. The teacher provides them with a story of his or her own authorship, which contains a series of blanks where the student must write a word from the corresponding part of speech in order to make the story their own.
We use the perfect progressive aspect to talk about an action that …
We use the perfect progressive aspect to talk about an action that was once ongoing, but has since completed, like "I had been waiting for twenty minutes.".
Possessive pronouns describe what things belong to which people, like "her shoe" …
Possessive pronouns describe what things belong to which people, like "her shoe" or "the book is mine." Possessive pronouns can be adjectives, like "his bicycle," or they can stand in for nouns, like "the seats are theirs." Neither of these forms should have apostrophes to show possession -- so it's ours (not our's) and yours (not your's).
This grammar text, written in 1891, is designed for beginning students. It …
This grammar text, written in 1891, is designed for beginning students. It explains the most essential aspects of Arabic grammar from a highly technical stance. It begins with the alphabet, including a discussion of pronunciation and proceeds to more advanced topics such as the parts of Arabic speech. The text includes interlineal reading lessons, dialogues and vocabulary, and ends with an unvoweled glossary. The filesize of the PDF is 14 MB.
The attached student lesson is designed for Grade 4 English Language Arts …
The attached student lesson is designed for Grade 4 English Language Arts students. Students will apply knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns to identify and utilize prepositions.This student lesson addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 5.1.5.a.It is expected that this student lesson will take students 90 minutes to complete.
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