Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains the meaning of "prop" as both a noun and a verb. Either one can come in handy.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Here are some words to help answer the question "Which one?" We distinguish between singular and plural as well as between something close to us and far away.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
"One" and "ones" can replace nouns, but are not pronouns. They are prop words. Let's look at how they are used.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Catch up on winter vocabulary with Sigrid. It's also a great chance to practice words with "W," since there are plenty associated with winter.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
We can use nouns, verbs, or adjectives to describe someone's personality. Sigrid shows us how to describe someone with a strong personality.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Here's how to pronounce a very important noun with an unusual plural!
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
True possessive pronouns can stand alone. They replace both the noun and its possessive adjective or determiner. These pronouns are very handy in introductions and conversations about favorites.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid takes us through the different persons using dependent possessive pronouns, also called possessive adjectives or possessive determiners. These little words are important when talking about names, your possessions, family and friends, characteristics, jobs, favorite things and just about everything else.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid talks about the difference between possessive nouns and other possessive words such as possessive determiners or articles like "my" and "your."
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid reviews the object pronouns: "me," "you," "him," "her," "it," "us," "you," and "them."
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid reviews the subject pronouns "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "we," "you," and "they."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA Northeast
Nouns are usually the first words we learn. The good news is that with nouns, we don't have to worry about gender in English. We do, however, have to be aware of gerunds that act like nouns but look like verbs, and countable or uncountable nouns.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA Northeast
Here's a quick summary of the different kinds of words we have in the English language and what they are used for.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Dates are usually expressed with ordinal numbers. Sometimes, though, what we write is different from what we say.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Ordinal numbers help us put things in order or in a sequence. Sigrid teaches us the suffixes we use to turn cardinal numbers into ordinal ones.
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