History Lesson: Nationalism, Samurai and Daimyo Taken from the video Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34.Nationalism is defined as is a thought, creed or political ideology that involves a person identifying with their nation. Nationalism does not require … [Read more...]
Fed Up With – Hit the Hay
Fed Up With - Hit the Hay Fed Up With Definition: Example: To dislike something or someone that you had liked before. I’m fed up with my job! I think I should start looking for a new one. Figure Something Out Definition: Example: To try to understand a problem and … [Read more...]
According To – End Up
According To - End Up According to Definition: Example: As said or stated by someone else. According to our teacher, there will be no class next week. All of a Sudden Definition: Example: Without advanced warning. Happening quickly without knowing. All of a … [Read more...]
Common Idioms Introduction
Common Idioms Introduction Idioms are phrases that have a figurative instead of literal meaning. The change from the literal meaning of the words to a figurative is said to be idiomatic. One example is "hungry as a horse". Tim ate two plates of food. He was as hungry as a horse. Of course, it … [Read more...]
Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns I lost 20 pounds. Specific things or people are represented by personal pronouns. These pronouns are used based on: Number: singular (I) or plural (we) Person: 1st person (I), 2nd person (you) or 3rd person (he) Gender: male (he), female (she) or neuter (it) Case: … [Read more...]
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns My cake turned out great. Yours doesn't taste right. Possessive pronouns are used to refer to a specific person, people, thing, or things that belong to a person or group of people. Sometimes, a possessive pronoun can also refer to things that belong to other things or … [Read more...]
Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns Who wants to eat all of these cookies? Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. An interrogative pronoun represents what we are asking the question about. It represents the thing we do not know. This is expressed using one of the four main interrogative pronouns: … [Read more...]
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns Do something awesome right now. Indefinite pronouns never refer to anything specific. The term refers to something vague, rather than a specific thing, amount, or person. Here are some examples: somebody/someone, all, another, one, several, any, anybody/anyone, … [Read more...]
Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns Good things come to those who wait but the best things come to those who do. Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. A relative pronoun will always relate to a word that it modifies. Here is a short example: The girl who ran in the 5K is my best friend. In the … [Read more...]
Direct And Indirect (Reported) Speech
Direct And Indirect (Reported) Speech Direct speech vs Reported speech: Direct speech Reported speech He says: "I enjoy riding my bike." He says that he enjoys riding his bike. He said: "I like to drive my car." He said that he likes to drive his car. Different … [Read more...]