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Introduction to Conditionals | English Grammar | Verb Mood | Zero, First, Second, Third Conditionals
Conditional Sentences have two clauses: the conditional clause and the results clause. The conditional clause is a subordinate adverbial clause usually known as the “IF” clause. The IF clause expresses the condition. The results clause...
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Finding Implied Main Idea | Reading Strategies for Better Comprehension Skills
The implied main idea is not clearly stated in any one sentence in the passage, but it is always there. You just can't take your finger and point at it or take a highlighter and highlight it. The implied main idea comes together in your...
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Possessive Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives can be easily confused as both refer to possession. But their usage is quite different. Possessive pronouns are also called absolute possessive pronouns because they do not need to be used...
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When to Use the Gerund (-ing) and Infinitive (to): Is There a Difference in Meaning?
In today’s lesson we are going to compare two verbals: the gerund and the infinitive. From previous lessons, you learned that a gerund is a verb form that acts like a noun. And an infinitive is also a verb form that can take the form of...
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What is a Gerund? How Can a Noun be Derived from a Verb?
A gerund is a type of verbal that has the form of a verb but acts as a noun. In fact, because a gerund looks identical to the present participle some grammarians refer to it as the gerund-participle. This is because both the gerund and...
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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...
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The Participial Phrase and the Gerund Phrase: How to Tell Them Apart
In this lesson, we'll learn about the participial phrase and the gerund phrase. The participial functions as an adjective and the gerund functions as a noun. Participles and gerunds are types of verbals. A verbal is a verb form that can...
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Apostrophes to Show Possession: Possessives
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Syntactic Properties of Phrasal Verbs | Lesson 1 of 3
In today’s lesson, we’ll look at phrasal verbs from a grammatical perspective. You’ll learn about the syntactic features of phrasal verbs, particles as adverbs or prepositions, and the difference between phrasal verbs,...
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Past Real Conditional: Let's Talk About the Past
What happens if you want to express past real life situations? What if you want to express a habit that happened in the past or things that were true in the past? These are things or events that used to happen but do not happen any more....
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Double Words: Had Had--Past Perfect Tense
Have you ever encountered the words “had had” in a sentence and thought you were seeing double? Well, rest assured that your eyesight is all right and what you were seeing was a perfectly correct grammatical construction called the past...
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ADVANCED LESSON: How to Reduce the Adjective Clause: Relative Clause Reduction
An adjective clause, also known as an adjectival, or relative clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. In effect, this clause functions as one part of speech: the adjective. Why would you want or need to reduce the...
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ADVANCED LESSON PART 2: How to Reduce the Adverb Clause
In today’s video we’ll continue with our lesson on Reduced Adverb or Adverbial Clauses. This is an advanced lesson so students will need to be familiar with the present and past participle as well as the perfect aspect of verbs. This...
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INFINITIVES: Everything You Need To Know
An infinitive is a verb that is not bound by time. An infinitive is a base verb, or a verb in its basic form. This is called the bare infinitive. But when you think of the infinitive you probably think of the verb form called the full...
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Indefinite Pronoun None: None Is or None Are | Subject-Verb Agreement
In this lesson, we review the controversial pronoun NONE. Some believe that NONE is always singular and takes a singular verb, but this is not always the case. Examples are given.
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Noun Clauses: Advanced English Grammar | A Noun Clause is a Part of Speech Classed as a Noun
A subordinate or dependent clause that acts as a noun is called a noun (or substantive) clause. When a simple noun is not enough to represent a person, place, thing, or idea, we use a noun clause.
A noun clause usually begins with...
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English Phrases with THE -- Shortcuts for the TH Sounds Part 2
Study English Phrases with the word 'the': 'at the', 'in the', 'is the', 'with the', 'for the', and 'on the'. The TH sounds can be very tough -- learn tips and shortcuts to make the TH sound in these phrases easier. English Phrases with...
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Adjective Clauses: An Adjective Clause is a Part of Speech Classed as an Adjective
An adjective clause, also known as an adjectival, or relative clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. In effect, this clause functions as one part of speech: the adjective. Adjective clauses will always begin with...
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English Phrases with THE -- Shortcuts for the TH Sounds Part 1
Study English Phrases with the word 'the': 'at the', 'in the', 'is the', 'with the', 'for the', and 'on the'. The TH sounds can be very tough -- learn tips and shortcuts to make the TH sound in these phrases easier. English Phrases with...
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English: How to Pronounce the Y consonant: American Accent
ESL: To to make the Y consonant sound in American English. More lessons and exercises to improve your accent.
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Sounds Video: Gen Info on Sounds
Learn the Sounds of American English! This video is an introduction to the sounds, covering basic concepts before learning individual sounds. Perfect your American Accent!
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Learn English Through News - Advanced English Listening
Learn English through news with the help of Sensations English.
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Sounds Video: UR Vowel
Learn the Sounds of American English! This video covers the UR as in BIRD [ɜ] Vowel. Perfect your American Accent!
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Verb Mood: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive | Properties of Verbs
Mood is a property of verbs that shows the mood, or attitude, of the speaker. Mood is used to denote whether the speaker is stating or asserting a fact, asking a question, expressing a condition, or giving a command. In today's lesson,...