Flexibility in English / Common Errors (1) (28:00)
When is a noun not a noun? And is improper agreement really like wearing plaid with stripes? Part one of this program summarizes the parts of speech and then looks at the ways in which one part of speech can be used syntactically as another. In part two, tiny animated dancers and other helpers provide examples of errors in subject/verb agreement and article/noun agreement. Idiom is also addressed. (28 minutes)
Parts of Speech (03:40)
Before knowing how words can work as different parts of speech, one needs to know the eight parts. For an example, the word "place" is used as a verb, noun, and adjective.