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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part III | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
663 views / 0 likes - addedSome nouns look the same whether they're singular or plural – these nouns are called "base plurals", and we'll demonstrate how they behave the only way I know how... by using sheep!
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Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword
894 views / 1 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/beware-of-nominalizations-aka-zombie-nouns-helen-sword Few mistakes sour good writing like nominalizations, or, as Helen Sword likes to call them, zombie nouns. Zombie nouns transform simple and straightforward
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Introduction To Nouns And Verbs
553 views / 0 likes - addedBasic introduction to nouns and verbs.
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Irregular plural nouns | foreign plurals | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
630 views / 0 likes - addedYou don't need to know how to speak Latin and Greek in order to understand English, but some words in English come from those languages. It's helpful to know how some Greek and Latin words change from singular to plural. Practice this yourself on Khan Aca
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Concrete And Abstract Nouns | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
1,353 views / 0 likes - addedThe difference between concrete and abstract nouns can be a little fuzzy. Let's start by focusing on the word origins of "concrete" and "abstract", and see if that gives us a way in.
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Introduction To Singular And Plural Nouns | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
1,270 views / 0 likes - addedDavid, Khan Academy's resident grammarian, introduces the difference between singular and plural nouns. Watch the next lesson: https://youtu.be/uYgcuyUF7JQ About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalize
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Common And Proper Nouns | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
1,446 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
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Introduction To Nouns | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
1,124 views / 0 likes - addedDavid, Khan Academy's resident grammarian, introduces you to the most common English part of speech: the noun. Watch the next lesson: https://youtu.be/ETzngG8N3AU About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a pers
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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part IV | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
829 views / 0 likes - addedEnglish 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.
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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part I | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
878 views / 0 likes - addedThe plural of "dog" is "dogs", but what is the plural of "leaf"? Khan Academy's resident grammarian explains. Watch the next lesson: https://youtu.be/n9poHOKkF28 About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a perso
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Irregular Plural Nouns, Part II | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
933 views / 0 likes - addedThe plural of "whale" is "whales", but what's the plural of "child"? David, Khan Academy's resident grammarian, explains. About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower
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Introduction To Adjectives | Modifiers | The Parts Of Speech
703 views / 0 likes - addedAdjectives are the words we use to modify nouns. David explains how, with the help of a bear.
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Intro To The Comparative And The Superlative | Modifiers | The Parts Of Speech
940 views / 0 likes - addedFind out how to be "happier" or even "the happiest!" David, KA's grammarian-in-chief, explains how to compare nouns using comparative and superlative modifiers.
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Why Is A Group Of Crows Called A “Murder”?
636 views / 0 likes - addedCollective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature. PLEASE SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth Thank you! ___________________________________________ Collective Noun: A noun that denotes a group of individuals. Te
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Introduction to Grammar | Grammar | Khan Academy
963 views / 0 likes - addedKhan Academy Grammarian David Rheinstrom welcomes you to his favorite topic: the study of language, its rules, and its conventions. By understanding English – by speaking it, by writing it, by reading this very sentence – you are a grammarian yourself! Wa
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Meet The Prepositions | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
1,057 views / 1 likes - addedPrepositions help show us where things are in space and time. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: http://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposition/e/meet-the-preposition Watch the next lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96sojEZsKu8 The parts
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BONUS VIDEO | Terminal Prepositions | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech
538 views / 0 likes - addedIt's totally okay to end sentences with prepositions! David, Khan Academy's grammarian-in-chief, explains the history and the context behind this long-held grammar myth. Missed the previous lesson? Watch here: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/gramma
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Prepositional Phrases | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
734 views / 0 likes - addedPrepositional phrases are word chunks that begin with a preposition. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposition/e/prepositional-phrases/ Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposi
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The Noun Song (What is a Noun?) | Silly School Songs
774 views / 1 likes - addedThis fun, catchy song will teach kids what nouns are all about. For more info and music, visit http://sillyschoolsongs.com.Lyrics:What is a noun?It's a person, place, thing, or ideaWhat is a noun?It's a person, place, thing, or ideaPerson!George Washingto
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Prepositions Of Neither Space Nor Time | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
911 views / 0 likes - addedSome prepositions describe relationships between people or things. These prepositions don’t include information about time or space. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposition/e/common-prepositions Missed the previous lesson? Watch
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Compound Prepositions | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
951 views / 0 likes - addedThese prepositions are called compound prepositions, or multisyllabic prepositions. Like most prepositions, they have both literal and figurative meanings. David explains. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/partsofspeech
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Prepositions Of Space | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
1,112 views / 0 likes - addedSome prepositions help describe relationships between objects and their locations in space. David explains how! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposition/e/prepositions-about-time-and-space Watch the nex
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Prepositions Of Time | Prepositions | The Parts Of Speech | Grammar
1,272 views / 0 likes - addedSome prepositions help describe moments in time. Learn more and enhance your powers of time wizardry! Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/the-preposition/e/prepositions-about-time-and-space Watch the next lesson:
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Introduction to verbs | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
612 views / 0 likes - addedLet's explore what verbs are, and what they do! David, KA's Grammar Fellow, explains. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/partsofspeech/grammar-verbs/e/identifying-verbs?utm_source=YT&utm_medium
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What is a pronoun? | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy
1,070 views / 0 likes - addedPronouns are words that can replace nouns, like the way "it" replaces "elephant" in "I looked at the elephant. It was grey." Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/partsofspeech/the-pronoun/e/the-q
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