How do we form the passive in English? This video is aimed at intermediate level and above, and I attempt to remind the student why we use all the different tenses as well as give them the passive structure for each tense. Please try the following quiz
Do / is done Is doing / is being done have done / have been done did / was done was doing / was being done had done / had been done will / will be done will have done / will have been done can / can be done ____ing / being done to + infinitive / to be done
What are word classes? How can we recognize them? What role do they play in regards to punctuation? Grammar in Theory and in Practice was written for those who want straight answers, in plain English, to these crucial, yet rarely asked, questions.This essential guide empowers students to identify parts of speech rapidly, to employ punctuation marks confidently, and to examine syntax precisely, in four popular GCSE texts: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Frankenstein, and 1984. Grammatical categories are neatly defined in the glossary, and each chapter is packed with practical and demanding exercises, testing your knowledge of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions. Topics range from the relatively simple, such as common pronoun errors or subject-verb agreement problems, to the somewhat complex, such as appositives, participles, or rhetorical devices. At the end of the course, there is a large punctuation section that revises the usage of commas, colons, semicolons, hyphens, and apostrophes.
This lesson focuses on stative verbs (also known as state verbs) and dynamic verbs. You can find some excellent exercises on this topic here:
http://random-idea-english.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/stative-verbs-plus.html
And you can find plenty more exercises and lessons on my blog
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMgrV5AmmE
These lessons have been made to accompany the exercises I have written for the TV show 'Line of Duty'. If you are interested in purchasing these exercises, please visit my website:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX6Bn-8qS00
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BE
I am
You are
He/She is
We are
They are
HAVE
I have
You have
We have
She/he has
They have
I go
you go
He/she goes
We go
They go
More lessons and quizzes on my blog
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More lessons on tenses here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTEvy6ykgl4&index=1&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2wHQqzUNe9iHpPzfnzIa-An (ELEMENTARY)
and here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXtwqFNSq9U&index=1&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2x1BDyDNbXot2ycIAqumDFf (INTERMEDIATE)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUSzld47hDI
Please answer the following questions to activate the new vocabulary:
1) Do you hold a grudge against anyone at the moment? Why?
2) Do you know anyone who tends to work themselves into a state? Why do they get so carried away?
3) Are you brimming with enthusiasm today?
4) Which experiences have shaken you up?
5) Do you tend to cave in to the demands of your spouse?
6) Do you call in on friends regularly?
7) If you took me out for a meal, what would you treat me to?
8) Have you ever been turned away from a night club, bar or restaurant?
9) When was the last time a friend blew you out?
10) Do you have any conditions or illnesses which flare up from time to time?
11) Have you ever dozed off in the middle of a class?
12) What do you think wiped out the dinosaurs?
13) Is anyone a little burnt-out at your company?
14) Have you ever blacked out? Why?
15) When was the last time you broke out in a rash?
16) When was the last time you doubled over? Why?
17) How do you like to while away Sunday afternoon?
18) What's the best way to strike up a conversation with a stranger?
19) Have you ever dried up or clammed up before/during an important speech?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdoslKeCa4
Another lesson about commas. Here we focus on what happens when the subordinate clause is either in the middle of the sentence or at the end.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Ip01kzmAs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-su1gAcOA0