Navigating Common English Grammar Pitfalls

The video tutorial addresses common grammatical homophones in English, such as there, their, and they're, as well as your and you're, and its and it's. It explains the differences between who and whom, and practice and practise. The video also touches on the debate between prescriptivist and descriptivist grammar, emphasizing the importance of understanding grammar rules for effective communication.

What is the main focus of the video?

• Explaining the history of the English language

• Learning new vocabulary words

• Teaching common grammatical homophones

• Discussing literature and poetry

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CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which 'there' is used to denote location?

• Their

• Thar

• They're

• There

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CCSS.L.3.1A

How can you test if 'their' is used correctly?

• Replace it with 'they are'

• Replace it with 'his' or 'her'

• Replace it with 'here'

• Replace it with 'where'

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What does the apostrophe in 'they're' stand for?

• The letter 'a'

• The letter 'o'

• The letter 'i'

• The letter 'e'

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Which 'your' is a possessive pronoun?

• Yours

• Yore

• Your

• You're

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

What does 'it's' with an apostrophe stand for?

• It is or it has

• It will

• It was

• It can

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Which form is used as the object in a sentence?

• Who

• Whom

• Whoever

• Whose

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CCSS.L.3.1A

How can you check if 'whom' is used correctly?

• Replace it with 'him' or 'her'

• Replace it with 'they'

• Replace it with 'he' or 'she'

• Replace it with 'we'

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CCSS.L.4.1A

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word is a noun: 'practice' or 'practise'?

• Neither

• Both

• Practise

• Practice

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

What is the main difference between prescriptivist and descriptivist grammar?

• Descriptivist grammar is about prescribing rules

• Prescriptivist grammar is about describing language changes

• Both are the same

• Prescriptivist grammar prescribes rules, while descriptivist grammar describes language changes