Clarify the difference between different verb tenses with a short, informative language arts video. The instructor guides learners through past, present, and future simple tenses; as well as the perfect, progressive, and perfect...

Practice forming questions and pronouncing them correctly in part four of Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense. Questions are formed based on the subject and the object from part three. Scrambled sentences are given to put in...

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...

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "on thin ice," by looking at a cartoon. [1:45]

Writers use abstract nouns to show clear ideas in their writing. Let's practice using abstract nouns to show ideas, feelings, and beliefs in our writing. The video defines abstract nouns and discusses examples in written text. [10:03]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "add fuel to the fire" by looking at a cartoon. [1:50]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "a needle in a haystack" by examining a cartoon. [1:57]

In this lesson, you will learn the function of pronouns by replacing nouns with pronouns in sentences. [4:29]

In this lesson, you will learn the function of adjectives by identifying words that describe nouns in sentences. [4:41]

In this lesson, you will learn the function of adverbs by identifying words that describe verbs in sentences. [6:10]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "to put on the back burner" by using context clues. [4:51]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by showing, not telling. [8:27]

In this lesson, you will learn that good readers read fluently by taking a quick break for in-sentence punctuation marks. [4:05]

In this lesson, you will learn how to make your paragraphs flow by connecting your examples to your opinion. [3:50]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "barking up the wrong tree" by looking at a cartoon. [1:42]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "bend over backwards" by looking at a cartoon. [1:45]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "get on the bandwagon" by looking at a cartoon. [1:57]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "go against the grain" by looking at a comic strip. [1:59]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "go out on a limb," by looking at a cartoon. [1:48]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "icing on the cake," by looking at a cartoon. [1:49]

In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "on the fence," by looking at a cartoon. [1:39]

In this lesson, you will learn how to form past tense verbs by adding -ed. [4:13]

In this video, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "the pot calling the kettle black" by using context clues. [4:58]

In this video, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "to swallow hook, line, and sinker" by using context clues. [4:54]