Mr. Griot provides guidance through the process of editing and revising a friendly letter, writing the final draft, and correctly addressing an envelope.

Mr. Griot explains how to identify and use participles.

Mr. Griot will review participles and how to correctly use them in a sentence.

Mr. Griot reviews adverbs and how they are best used in a sentence.

Mr. Griot reviews the origins of contractions and practices using them properly in a sentence.

Mr. Griot is a contestant on the game show Let’s Get Along. He has to correctly use subject-verb agreement.

The Safari Scholar searches for answers on how to make subjects and verbs agree in sentences.

Mr. Griot introduces the students to past, present, and future verb tenses.

Mr. Griot will review verbs and their three tenses and cover how best to identify their placement and use.

Mr. Griot will review both the subject and predicate of a sentence and help the student learn to identify each.

Mr. Griot provides information and examples of helping verbs and main verbs. He models how to identify verb phrases and helping verbs in sentences.

Mr. Griot introduces the verb of being and shows examples in sentences.

Mr. Griot explains that a verb is an action word in a sentence and shows examples of verbs in sentences.

Besides being annoying, what if the grammar police are actually... wrong?

This video delves into the etymology and usage of the word "ecstasy" in the context of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." It explains how Polonius uses the term to describe Hamlet's intense emotional state, suggesting a frenzy or madness brought on...

This video clarifies the term "contemnly," highlighting its unique usage in historical English. Although it appears adverbial due to its "-ly" ending, similar to words like "quickly" or "gently," it actually functions as a noun,...

This video clarifies the dual meanings of the verb "to sound." While commonly known for indicating the production of noise, another, less familiar sense involves measuring depth. The video explains historical practices of "sounding" used...

Mr. Griot defines and gives examples of nouns, verbs, and articles. He also explains the difference between sentence fragments and complete sentences.

Mr. Griot focuses on subject, object, and relative pronouns and demonstrates how these function in a sentence.

Mr. Griot reviews subject/verb agreement in sentences. He reviews the process of identifying singular and plural subjects and verbs and how to decide which verbs agree with the subject.

Mr. Griot explains past, present, and future tense of verbs.

Learn English for Kids. ESL Students and will love this Present Continuous Tense video for kids. In the first part, students will learn about the affirmative or positive form. In the second part, English learners will learn about the...

This video examines the etymology and evolution of the word "success" from its Latin roots in "succedere," meaning to follow or come after, to its modern connotations of achieving a positive outcome. The segment uses Shakespeare's play...

This video delves into the etymology and evolving usage of the word "stale." The video highlights Shakespeare’s clever play on words in "Julius Caesar," where "stale" is used metaphorically to describe the devaluation of oaths through...