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
United Kingdom
An animated video of the festive British carol, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” The carol's origins are not known, but it was first written down in 1935 by Arthur Sydney Warrell, a Bristol choirmaster.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
"When Doves Cry" is one of Prince's most iconic songs and music videos. It was a worldwide hit, and his first American number one single. Enjoy!
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
United Kingdom
"Space Oddity" remains one of David Bowie's most famous songs. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), it is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.
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
United Kingdom, USA
Actor George Clooney exchanges a few innocent words with a woman at a coffee bar, little aware that there might be serious consequences. Find out how serious he is about his Nespresso.
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: 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.
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