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Level 1: Lesson 16

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 16 teaches about noun phrases. A noun phrase is a phrase whose most important part is a noun or pronoun. The noun or pronoun is the head of the noun phrase. A noun phrase can also contain determiners and/or adjectives. Transcript A Form-Function English […]

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Level 1: Lesson 15

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 15 teaches about adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Most adjectives have comparative and superlative forms. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 15 Adjectives What is an adjective? Notional grammars define the adjective as a word that describes […]

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Level 1: Lessons 13-14

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lessons 13 and 14 teach about the present tense of the verbs do, go, have, and be. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lessons 13 and 14 Present Tense Verbs: Do, Go, Have, Be How do the verbs do, go, have, and be differ […]

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Level 1: Lessons 11-12

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lessons 11 and 12 teach about the third person singular of the present tense of verbs. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lessons 11 and 12 Verbs: Third Person Singular What is the third person singular of verbs? Remember again that notional grammars define […]

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Level 1: Lesson 10

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 10 teaches about verbs. Verbs are words that name actions and states. Most verbs are action verbs. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 10 Verbs What is a verb? Notional grammars define the verb as a word that names an action or […]

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Level 1: Lesson 9

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 9 teaches about pronouns, specifically personal pronouns. Personal pronouns are pronouns that show person and number. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 9 Personal Pronouns What is a pronoun? What is a personal pronoun? A pronoun is a word that can replace […]

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Level 1: Lesson 8

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 8 teaches about determiners, specifically numerals and quantifiers. Numerals are determiners that tell exactly how many of a noun there is. Quantifiers are determiners that tell roughly how many of a noun there is. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 8 Determiners: […]

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Level 1: Lesson 7

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 7 teaches about determiners, specifically possessive determiners and demonstrative determiners. Determiners are words that go with nouns. Possessive determiners are determiners that tell if a noun belongs to someone or has some other relationship with someone. Demonstrative determiners are determiners that tell about the […]

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Level 1: Lesson 6

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 6 teaches about determiners, specifically articles. Determiners are words that go with nouns. Articles are determiners that indicate the specificity of a noun. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 6 Determiners: Articles What is a determiner? What is an article? Determiners are […]

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Level 1: Lesson 5

Level 1 is the first workbook in the elementary series. Lesson 5 teaches about common and proper nouns. Common nouns name general, generic persons, places, things, and ideas. Proper nouns name specific persons, places, things, and ideas. Transcript A Form-Function English Grammar Level 1 Lesson 5 Common Nouns and Proper Nouns What are common and […]