5 Tricky Grammar Rules You Need to Remember

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There are so many different grammar rules in English, and some of them can be pretty tricky.
So let's look at 5 grammar rules that you need to remember because they will certainly help give you a better understanding of the English language.
Not to mention, it'll help you develop your overall English fluency.
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0:00 Intro to tricky grammar
0:23 Who vs Whom
3:16 Sponsor Announcement
5:00 Spelling differences in English
6:32 Gender-neutral singular pronoun
9:55 Crazy plural nouns
11:34 Pronouncing silent letters
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[@markhemzy8433]

Hi Wes, as a Brit, I can tell you that it's increasingly common in the UK for people to use "who" instead of "whom". I would not be surprised if in the next ten to twenty years, we lose the use of "whom" altogether except for formal prose.

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You are very clear and precise when it comes to explaining grammar rules,also you don't complicate and define rules smoothly.

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I enjoy your amazing lessons alot. They are all very useful and enjoyable for English learners of all levels. I would like to attend your live lesions, could you please tell what time do they start?
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Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Live-lessons are typically ever Saturday around 3pm (CET). 😃

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Great lesson really! I even took notes to enhance the lesson I have already planned for my students about countable and mass nouns.

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[@danylopez8307]

They in the singular!!!!! Thank you so much for this tip...

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Thank you so much for this amazing video. I have come across the usage of 'they' as gender neutral pronoun in a web series that goes by the name "Degrassi". Your videos are helping me improve my fluency.

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Wes, i am requesting you to post a lesson about the word "guess "

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Thanks for commenting. I'll keep that in mind. 👍

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[@starffgamer1258]

Hi, Wes, this is a great video I didn't know some of the rules "who or whom "a long time ago I have a watched friend's sitcom video I think Chandler said whom in the sentence but at that time I could not understand but now I understood you're every video is helpful I like your accent you speak very clear I can understand everything without subtitles what you're saying furthermore you're videos are on fire thanks.

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Thanks

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[@hadihassanattari1595]

Hi Wes. I have downloaded a dictionary with speaking option and use that option when I found some words difficult to pronounce and also for the silent letters. Is that helpful. Please let me know your advice. Thanks

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Yes, I think that's a great way to listen to how words are pronounced and identify possible silent letters. 👍

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[@3cheerstomyself]

Greetings, Wes!
I have a question. Is it wrong to use 'it' for a baby?
I've seen the grammar books stress on such a singular gender neutral pronoun while referring to non-living things and animals. So, what do you think?

[@InteractiveEng]

Good question. I would probably avoid it. If you're unsure of the gender, I'd refer to it as "the baby." At least that's why I do personally. 👍

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I'm happy to hear that. Thanks for your comment. 😃

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Good one

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Glad you liked it Naima! 😃

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[@redginesimon]

Hi. Could you clarify Headed or Heading? A lot of people use “Headed to John’s.” Thank you.

[@da_kracken8879]

What is a proposition?
To put it simple does PROPOSITION mean descriptive words
If I were to know what a proposition is I gotta look at what is a describing word?

[@tayt_]

Shakespeare used ‘they’ to refer to a singular subject.

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[@rushibhoi6995]

we Indian have some local languages where people use word they instead of he or she in informal speaking especially used for address to a respected person both in relation and social situation.

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Amazing stuff 🤩🤩 please do more grammar tricks

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[@masterb5683]

Thanks for giving me a good substitute for "he and she" 😃

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Thank you Wes

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Very welcome. Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 😃

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[@andalrazaq2416]

Hi Wes , could you tell me what the difference between “poeple would pronounce “ that you said when you were talking and “people pronounced “

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Glad you like them Alex! 👍

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Thank you Wes sir ,lots of love and respect from Pakistan💗and please make a video on the sentences that ends with a preposition. i love the the sentences that ends with a preposition.
and also tell me about an expression that i read from translation of a drama ,here it is "YOU ARE RENTING YOUR TONGUE FOR COINS" is it correct expression? someone told me that it was a poor translation ,its not a correct expression.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. And I'm not familiar with that expression. 🤔

[@Aerosmith77]

I wish I could show my gratitude to you for these videos than I can do it with words. Let me give you a hint for a great lesson:
There is not that many words that rhymes with orange but here is one:
I put my orange four-inch door hinge in storage and ate porridge with George.

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Thanks so much Judit. Glad you find the lessons useful. 😊

[@harunmkamau4608]

Who or whom? Thank you for dissecting this so clearly.

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Will do. Glad you enjoyed the lesson.

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You nalied it.. plz make a. Vedio on how to narrate a story.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks so much! I'll keep your suggestion in mind for the future. 😃

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Glad the lesson was helpful. 😊

[@alsaidhasan6693]

I have read this "which is which" but I don't understand it, please help

[@martimianos]

Hi there! Would it be acceptable to use "person" as an alternative for a gender neutral situation? I mean, instead of using a pronoun? Eg. Is this person travelling on a vacation? Great class, thank you! =)

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. Yes, you could say that but it sounds really formal. 👍

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Soooo cooool!

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks Martin! 😊

[@natalya6091]

9 13 okay...manatee...i have just seen MANATEE...!...but I don' t know the gendre...therefore I'm using " They" right now
" They are very beautiful!"
Am I right?
Cheers!

[@marialuciaramosdasilva4737]

Oi meu amigo tudo bem com você eu estou falando inglês e espanhol, eu acho lindo esse indioma english ok

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Thanks for commenting & checking out today's lesson Ario. 👍

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@@InteractiveEng You're welcome mr. Wes😊

[@leeshaoloung7302]

Glad to see u r still teaching n recommending that people follow the correct rules of grammar when using who n whom. Nowadays most people use who only when whom is the correct form. As one of your viewers said earlier soon whom may disappear. That will sad.

[@estelatzun7605]

Who vs Whom **SIMPLE TRICK If you can replace the Word with "he"
or use WHO. If you can replace the word with "him" or "her," use
WHOM.

[@paulhogan2930]

It's normal to say them. There's someone at the door selling mops. Tell them to go away, or even more natural, telum to go away.

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I am an Iranian and I really did not know that the English language has rules ❤😅

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@InteractiveEng]

Wow, I had no idea. That's a crazy milestone. Thanks for the heads up. 👍

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Thank you very much, Wes! :)

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I'm doing well. Thanks for asking & checking out today's lesson. 😊

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Thanks for commenting. If you're interested in signing up with Lingoda, here's a link: bit.ly/InteractiveEnglish_Lingoda2021 And you can also use my voucher code WES7 if you sign up. 👍

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Hey i am german, haha and that was so cute listen to the pronunciation of googles "knie" but yes of course, it was correct^^
Thanks for this entertaining video

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[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks Javier! 😊

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I was so surprised with the plural of octopus .... I never thought about that. I thought it was the same since it has 8 legs.....

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

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Hello was How are you ? When you are online i was busy. Sorry,

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No worries. Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. 👍

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[@yashareivazi8699]

Tnx Wes.
Using 'he or she', when we wanna talk about a neutral gender is personally a little bit frustrating for me. Because it takes long.
I have a question, Can we use 'their' instead of specified possessive pronouns, like we use 'they' for Gender-neutral? I sometimes use it. But I wanna make sure that is correct to use.
P.S. Immediately after seeing your video on RUclips I clicked on that to watch it. Whenever I see you posted a new video, I become so flattered.

[@InteractiveEng]

Hi Yashar. Yes, you could also use the possessive form this way. 👍

[@zbigniewbrzezinski8869]

And their instead of his or her !

[@epsilon-5494]

Octopus, the plurals are octopi or octopuses.

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Teacher . First comment on your video. Yeeei :D

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Awesome! Thanks for checking out the lesson. 😃

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