The Biden administration announced a plan to provide a legal pathway into the country for more than 20,000 Venezuelan migrants. At the same time, thousands of others who enter the U.S. illegally will be sent back to Mexico.

There has been a mixed response to the new legal pathway that allows some Venezuelan migrants to enter the United States, while expediting the expulsion of others. Along with some praise and some criticism, there are calls for the new program to be extended to help migrants from other nearby nations.

Paul introduces us to his adorable pets: Sia, the nervous kitten, and Treasure, the elderly tortoise.

Paul is having trouble waking up this morning, but he manages to make coffee and tell us a bit about his morning routine.

Paul, who has an Australian accent, shares what he's noticed about the differences between the English spoken in England and in the USA.

Here's a quick summary of the different kinds of words we have in the English language and what they are used for.

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.

Sigrid reviews the subject pronouns "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "we," "you," and "they."

Sigrid reviews the object pronouns: "me," "you," "him," "her," "it," "us," "you," and "them."

Sigrid talks about the difference between possessive nouns and other possessive words such as possessive determiners or articles like "my" and "your."

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.

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.

"One" and "ones" can replace nouns, but are not pronouns. They are prop words. Let's look at how they are used.

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.

Sigrid explains the meaning of "prop" as both a noun and a verb. Either one can come in handy.