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What is a Subject Complement: Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective
A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb (called the copula) to connect the predicate to the subject. There are two types of subject complements: the predicate nominative which renames the subject and the...
Englishing
What you don't know about VERBS (Stative, dynamic or both/Latinate or Germanic/Phrasal Verbs, etc.)
This series of "what you don't know about..." give a different approach to the explanation of English grammar. They simply explain what you actually do not find in grammar books. Giving a wide angle on each topic. In this lesson for...
Englishing
Lesson on PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS (He had been living in Italy for ages before he moved to Canada)
The Past Perfect Continuous is a tense that is easily confused with the Past Continuous. In this lesson, Mr. P./Marc will explain this difference, but he will also talk about when using the Past Perfect Continuous showing all three types...
Englishing
Lesson on VERBS: Dynamic, Stative or Both (GREAT lesson - MUST WATCH !)
There are dynamic and stative verbs in every language. In this lesson, Mr. P./Marc will delve into their meaning and usage. He will list examples and mention several dynamic and stative verbs. Most importantly, he will list stative verbs...
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Perfect Progressive Tense | Perfect Continuous Tense : Past, Present & Future
In this lesson, we will learn about the perfect progressive tense, also known as the perfect continuous tense. In previous lessons, we’ve learned that the PROGRESSIVE TENSE, also called the CONTINUOUS TENSE is used to describe actions...