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#613 Drinking Ages, Amphibious Taxi, Noun/Verb Stay

Drinking ages in different countries – another interesting topic for esl classes, I think (depending on the class, of course). What do you think is a good age for drinking/purchasing alcohol? I deleted this video and uploaded it again to … Continue reading

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Apostrophe Catastrophe (English Lesson)

This lesson is about the right and wrong use of: ‘s (apostrophe “s”) in the English Language. PLS English Users: your roadside stop on the web. BLOG englishusers.blogpsot.com Join us on FACEBOOK http Join us on TWITTER twitter.com Join us … Continue reading

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Possessive Apostrophe YouTube.wmv

This video lesson was created for a class in my Master’s of Science in TESOL course 532 (Technology in the ESL Classroom). Meant for English language learners or anyone who has a difficult time knowing how to use possessive apostrophes.

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English Grammar – Introduction to Contractions

A contraction is two words that are put together to make one word. Some letters are dropped from the second word when words are joined. The dropped letters are replaced by an apostrophe.

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English Grammar – Introduction to Contractions

A contraction is two words that are put together to make one word. Some letters are dropped from the second word when words are joined. The dropped letters are replaced by an apostrophe.

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Learn English with English, baby! – “Apostrophe”

Jason tries to teach Mason the correct use of apostrophes

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English Writing – Using Apostrophes

This is a lesson on how to correctly use apostrophes to show possession. I cover common grammatical mistakes, as well as joint ownership.

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The Apostrophe Song

www.coolrules.com iPhone App…Put the apostrophe back in its place… If you like this you’ll probably like The Apostrophe Song iPhone/iPad App available from the iTunes App Store. It costs hardly anything. Check out hip hop, rock and acoustic versions in … Continue reading

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The Misuse of Apostrophe’s (Steve’s Grammatical Observations #2)

See the Steve’s Grammar DEMO REEL with links to other episodes: www.youtube.com Steve’s Grammatical Observations is now on Facebook: www.facebook.com The apostrophe is being grossly misused, not only to pluralize nouns, but most recently in the 3rd person conjugation of … Continue reading

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