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Sigrid goes over examples in which "no" takes the place of "not any." As always, you have to watch out for double negatives.
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"None," "something," "anything," and "nothing" can be used as pronouns. Sigrid explains how these words work.
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Just as we use "something," "anything," and "nothing" for things, we use "someone," "somebody," "anybody," "anyone," and "nobody" for people.
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We often use question words to ask questions. The five main ones start with "wh." Sigrid explains how they work.
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Sigrid uses the question words "who," "what," "when," "where," "why," and "how" as she thinks out loud about her next vacation. Where will she go? How will she get there? How much will it cost?
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Adjectives are an important part of speech. They give us additional information about nouns. Let's look at how they work in English.
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Sigrid looks at how the comparative and superlative forms of one- and two-syllable adjectives are created.
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Here's a simple list of common, everyday adjectives in their positive, comparative and superlative forms, divided into groups to facilitate memorization.
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Sigrid looks at the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives that have a "Y" or an "E" at the end, and also some that don't follow any pattern at all!
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Modal verbs are special verbs that go together with action verbs to indicate ability, permission, obligation and more. Let's see how they work.
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A corporate strategist delivers a pep talk to board members of a fictional fast food chain called Dooberwhacky. He wants results, whatever it takes.
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The official video of Peter Gabriel ’s song “Games Without Frontiers”.
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Enjoy another walk through the fields with porcine brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time Piggeldy wants to learn about “fernweh” [the yen for faraway places].
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Piggeldy wants to know what snow is. The more his brother Frederick thinks about it, the more he realizes he doesn't really know. But that doesn't stop Piggeldy from enjoying it!
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"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!
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