I appreciate your support. I think it's horrific how much some language schools charge students. Everyone should be able to access classes to level up their abilities.
Thanks so much for your great effort, Anisa! RUclips algorithm is sort of weird. It did not recommend this lesson for me. I'm one of your subscribers and a regular viewer. I still can't quite wrap my mind around. Anyway, I'm here to support you and the channel. Keep up the awesome work plz :)
So many RUclipsrs try to 'crack the algorithm' and base their videos and thumbnails and content solely on pleasing the algorithm. I've determined it is like a moody teenager - it's temperamental at the best of times. By the way, I love your use of 'to wrap my mind around' but it needs an object. Better: I can't wrap my mind/head around IT. 😊
Hmmm....if this is who I think it is, thank you! The -ING form is also used in participle clauses, which are lovely in writing...especially IELTS essays. 😉
Anisa, what will you recommend me to become a professional English trainer like you because the way you taught us was incredible and understandable? I have done Master in English literature but I am not good at grammar. Please make a video on the topic of punctuation it very difficult for me. Stay blessed!
I think a lot of native English speakers would benefit from a video on punctuation, as this is a point that is often glossed over in the state education system. Congrats on getting your degree in English lit. That is very impressive. However, you have looked at analysing literature, not the grammar. For this reason, it is completely understandable that your grammar is not as polished as you would like. Honestly, I took a few English literature classes at university and quickly realised that I enjoy reading books, not analysing them. That's why I'm an English language teacher, not an English teacher. In terms of my teaching style and my path to getting where I am today, I would say I was a terrible teacher for the first couple of years. For the next few years, I thought I was a good teacher. After having taught for around a decade, I finally became one. There are no shortcuts in life. I structure my classes based on observations and feedback on students through the years. I appreciate that they're not going to appeal to everyone. So, my advice for you is to simply start teaching, be open to feedback, and continually revamp materials to be as engaging as possible to your target student. Good luck - you can do it!
Dear Teacher, how can we choose if a noun is a gerund or a normal noun (a noun unique to that thing, e.g. concentrating or concentration), a adjective + noun, a noun + noun (compound noun)?
That is the million-dollar question! It all comes down to your bank of vocabulary. This is why, I always recommend checking in a dictionary and looking at all the word forms when you encounter a new word. Not all words have all forms. Most do, but a lot of newer words do not. For example: 'Google' started as a noun, then it quickly became a verb 'I tend to google restaurants before I go there for the first time.' It's not common to use it as an adjective, but you can: 'That's googled information.' (the past participle of the verb). But as an adverb? No! 'I research quickly / competently' ✅ I research googly ❌ I am enthusiastic about English. (adjective) Enthusiasm for a subject helps when you're studying it. (noun) I enthuse over the great questions students ask me. (verb) I answer questions enthusiastically. (adv)
Hi, In the part 21:38, "my main responsibility was retaining clients." I think I can also use the infinitive in this sentence. My main responsibility to retain clients. Is it right?
Definitely! Using the gerund focuses on the action of doing something rather than the concept of it. I like to swim (but I don't often have the opportunity) I like swimming (implying that I do this more often) To be, or not to be! (Very abstract concept) Cleaning the bathroom is not a fun chore. (Concrete action) Hope that makes sense ☺️
@@TheOnlineEnglishTeacher-Anisa Yes that makes sense. By the way, I think when you use this phrase "All you have to do is, you use only v1 form, but in this case it's also possible to usa a gerund or infinitive. 1) All you have to do is complete the mission. 2) All you have to do is completing the mission. 3) All you have to do is to complete the mission. Am I right?
Ahh, this is a tricky answer because we're dealing with a cleft sentence structure. It is actually not V1, it is the bare infinitive. In short, 1 is the best option (All you have to do is complete the mission) and 3 is acceptable, but not usual (All you have to do is to complete the mission). 2 with a gerund is not possible here. However, you could just use the noun and say (All you have to do is the mission) If you change the subject to 'he' you will see the infinitive more clearly: All HE HAS to do is COMPLETE the mission. (not 'completes') The ‘all cleft’ is used for emphasis to indicate only this one thing. You might want to focus on a noun: ALL + [subject + verb] IS/WAS + noun - All I need is the answer to my question. - All I wanted was a slice of chocolate cheesecake, but the restaurant had sold out. Depending on the first verb, you might be able to focus on a verb. In this case it is in the BARE INFINITIVE. (Don’t conjugate the verb in the second part of the cleft) ALL + [subject + verb] IS/WAS + noun / verb - All I need to get is the answer to my question. - All I ate yesterday was junk food - All I need to understand is how to use cleft sentences. All Anisa needs to do is answer my question. (incorrect: All Anisa needs to do is answers my question.) All my teacher does is assign homework (incorrect: All my teacher does is assigns homework.) Sorry for the long answer, but it's a complex grammar point!
Anisa thank you so much for informing me in detail. I prefer those teachers who always explain something in detail because explaining something in detail eliminates not only the confusion but also assists to understand the logic in a sentence. Today, I happened to have known your channel and I have become your new subscriber.😊@@TheOnlineEnglishTeacher-Anisa
@@dan93431 I love that you used negative inversion, but be careful what is being inverted. You have two different verbs, 'eliminate' and 'assist'. "... because explaining something in detail not only eliminates...., but (it) also assists..." Yes, I annoy my friends by correcting them all the time, too! 😁
Actually,you missed another function of Ving in English as a reduced adverb clause as in: Tiring by traveling overseas a lot, Bob was exhausted and went to bed early tonight. As/since/because or even after Bob was tiring by traveling overseas a lot,he was exhausted and went to bed early. I am not a native speaker but Thai living in Thailand in South East Asia and can even know more English grammar points than you ,belonging to you as a native speaker. Are we on the same page that Ving can act as a reduced adverb clause in my sample sentence?If not , please advise otherwise. Or is it that you put the comments on the first person 's comment called as a participle clause (some grammarians call it participial phrase as I also agree with them call it a phrase not clause by omitting the same subject in the main or independent clause)?
Thanks for taking the time to ask such a detailed and relevant question. I hope my answer suffices: As you said, the terminology used by grammarians does vary. I definitely simplified things for the ease of explanation. For example, I call them ‘-ing adjectives’ but technically they are adjectival determiners, as you can say ‘a very boring English lesson’, but you cannot say ‘very hiking boots’. Adding an intensifying modifier is not permitted. When an adverbial clause is reduced, we use only the present participle. This means it is now a non-finite form of the verb, technically changing it from ‘an adverbial clause’ to ‘a participle phrase’ or ‘non-finite participle clause/phrase’ or ‘reduced adverbial phrase’ (these terms are interchangeable). I’m sure you know there are 9 types of adverbials (time, place, manner, reason, result, purpose - comparison, concession, condition) Let’s take a look at your first example: Tiring by traveling overseas a lot, Bob was exhausted and went to bed early tonight. As the action of travelling overseas is what caused the feeling of tiredness, a past participle is required, and the preposition ‘by’ does not work, so you have the choice: Tired from + cause (meaning ‘fatigued’) Tired of (slightly different meaning, as it now focuses on being ‘bored’, not the sense of ‘fatigue’) If you intend the first meaning, you’re actually saying ‘Because Bob was tired, he was exhausted’ (this lacks coherence). So, let’s cut out ‘exhausted’ An adverbial clause, as you rightly pointed out, has to contain a conjunction, such as ‘because’. So, the full structure would be: Because Bob was tired from travelling overseas a lot, he went to bed early tonight. This is an adverbial of reason, and when we reduce it, it becomes: Tired from travelling overseas a lot, Bob went to bed early tonight. In this case, your reduced adverbial only contains ‘travelling’ as a gerund following the preposition ‘from’ So, yes ‘-ING’ functions in reduced adverbials, but not in this example.
Putting up lessons of this kind is also an act of kindness too. You’re sharing knowledge to thousands of people and transforming many lives.❤🙏🏽
I appreciate your support. I think it's horrific how much some language schools charge students.
Everyone should be able to access classes to level up their abilities.
Very good lesson
I like the way you combine your outfit with the colours of each video.
You always leave such nice comments - thank you! 😁
Amazing lesson. Thanks a million.
My pleasure! I'm glad you liked it 😊
Great lesson! I appreciate how you show the versatility of words. Thank you teacher Anisa!
My pleasure! It's the versatility of words that causes the most confusion, so being aware of it is the first step.
Very nice video, thank you for your time
My pleasure. Thank you for taking the time to comment
Thanks so much for your great effort, Anisa!
RUclips algorithm is sort of weird. It did not recommend this lesson for me. I'm one of your subscribers and a regular viewer. I still can't quite wrap my mind around. Anyway, I'm here to support you and the channel. Keep up the awesome work plz :)
So many RUclipsrs try to 'crack the algorithm' and base their videos and thumbnails and content solely on pleasing the algorithm. I've determined it is like a moody teenager - it's temperamental at the best of times.
By the way, I love your use of 'to wrap my mind around' but it needs an object. Better: I can't wrap my mind/head around IT. 😊
Hi, proud to put first comment while I am listening to you. Well done.
Hmmm....if this is who I think it is, thank you! The -ING form is also used in participle clauses, which are lovely in writing...especially IELTS essays. 😉
Noted and processing....
All love and thanks.
P. S: Do you have a Twitter or an Email address, please?
I fear this is going to result in A LOT of spam, but here you go Anisa@theonlineenglishteacher.co.uk
Anisa, what will you recommend me to become a professional English trainer like you because the way you taught us was incredible and understandable?
I have done Master in English literature but I am not good at grammar.
Please make a video on the topic of punctuation it very difficult for me.
Stay blessed!
I think a lot of native English speakers would benefit from a video on punctuation, as this is a point that is often glossed over in the state education system.
Congrats on getting your degree in English lit. That is very impressive. However, you have looked at analysing literature, not the grammar. For this reason, it is completely understandable that your grammar is not as polished as you would like. Honestly, I took a few English literature classes at university and quickly realised that I enjoy reading books, not analysing them. That's why I'm an English language teacher, not an English teacher.
In terms of my teaching style and my path to getting where I am today, I would say I was a terrible teacher for the first couple of years. For the next few years, I thought I was a good teacher. After having taught for around a decade, I finally became one.
There are no shortcuts in life. I structure my classes based on observations and feedback on students through the years. I appreciate that they're not going to appeal to everyone. So, my advice for you is to simply start teaching, be open to feedback, and continually revamp materials to be as engaging as possible to your target student.
Good luck - you can do it!
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
Dear Teacher, how can we choose if a noun is a gerund or a normal noun (a noun unique to that thing, e.g. concentrating or concentration), a adjective + noun, a noun + noun (compound noun)?
That is the million-dollar question!
It all comes down to your bank of vocabulary. This is why, I always recommend checking in a dictionary and looking at all the word forms when you encounter a new word. Not all words have all forms. Most do, but a lot of newer words do not.
For example: 'Google' started as a noun, then it quickly became a verb 'I tend to google restaurants before I go there for the first time.' It's not common to use it as an adjective, but you can: 'That's googled information.' (the past participle of the verb). But as an adverb? No! 'I research quickly / competently' ✅
I research googly ❌
I am enthusiastic about English. (adjective)
Enthusiasm for a subject helps when you're studying it. (noun)
I enthuse over the great questions students ask me. (verb)
I answer questions enthusiastically. (adv)
@@TheOnlineEnglishTeacher-Anisa thanks for your clear explanation
Hi, In the part 21:38, "my main responsibility was retaining clients."
I think I can also use the infinitive in this sentence.
My main responsibility to retain clients. Is it right?
Definitely! Using the gerund focuses on the action of doing something rather than the concept of it.
I like to swim (but I don't often have the opportunity)
I like swimming (implying that I do this more often)
To be, or not to be! (Very abstract concept)
Cleaning the bathroom is not a fun chore. (Concrete action)
Hope that makes sense ☺️
@@TheOnlineEnglishTeacher-Anisa Yes that makes sense. By the way, I think when you use this phrase "All you have to do is, you use only v1 form, but in this case it's also possible to usa a gerund or infinitive. 1) All you have to do is complete the mission.
2) All you have to do is completing the mission.
3) All you have to do is to complete the mission.
Am I right?
Ahh, this is a tricky answer because we're dealing with a cleft sentence structure. It is actually not V1, it is the bare infinitive.
In short, 1 is the best option (All you have to do is complete the mission) and 3 is acceptable, but not usual (All you have to do is to complete the mission). 2 with a gerund is not possible here. However, you could just use the noun and say (All you have to do is the mission)
If you change the subject to 'he' you will see the infinitive more clearly:
All HE HAS to do is COMPLETE the mission. (not 'completes')
The ‘all cleft’ is used for emphasis to indicate only this one thing.
You might want to focus on a noun:
ALL + [subject + verb] IS/WAS + noun
- All I need is the answer to my question.
- All I wanted was a slice of chocolate cheesecake, but the restaurant had sold out.
Depending on the first verb, you might be able to focus on a verb. In this case it is in the BARE INFINITIVE. (Don’t conjugate the verb in the second part of the cleft)
ALL + [subject + verb] IS/WAS + noun / verb
- All I need to get is the answer to my question.
- All I ate yesterday was junk food
- All I need to understand is how to use cleft sentences.
All Anisa needs to do is answer my question.
(incorrect: All Anisa needs to do is answers my question.)
All my teacher does is assign homework
(incorrect: All my teacher does is assigns homework.)
Sorry for the long answer, but it's a complex grammar point!
Anisa thank you so much for informing me in detail. I prefer those teachers who always explain something in detail because explaining something in detail eliminates not only the confusion but also assists to understand the logic in a sentence.
Today, I happened to have known your channel and I have become your new subscriber.😊@@TheOnlineEnglishTeacher-Anisa
@@dan93431 I love that you used negative inversion, but be careful what is being inverted. You have two different verbs, 'eliminate' and 'assist'.
"... because explaining something in detail not only eliminates...., but (it) also assists..."
Yes, I annoy my friends by correcting them all the time, too! 😁
Actually,you missed another function of Ving in English as a reduced adverb clause as in:
Tiring by traveling overseas a lot, Bob was exhausted and went to bed early tonight.
As/since/because or even after Bob was tiring by traveling overseas a lot,he was exhausted and went to bed early.
I am not a native speaker but Thai living in Thailand in South East Asia and can even know more English grammar points than you ,belonging to you as a native speaker.
Are we on the same page that Ving can act as a reduced adverb clause in my sample sentence?If not , please advise otherwise.
Or is it that you put the comments on the first person 's comment called as a participle clause (some grammarians call it participial phrase as I also agree with them call it a phrase not clause by omitting the same subject in the main or independent clause)?
Thanks for taking the time to ask such a detailed and relevant question. I hope my answer suffices:
As you said, the terminology used by grammarians does vary. I definitely simplified things for the ease of explanation. For example, I call them ‘-ing adjectives’ but technically they are adjectival determiners, as you can say ‘a very boring English lesson’, but you cannot say ‘very hiking boots’. Adding an intensifying modifier is not permitted.
When an adverbial clause is reduced, we use only the present participle. This means it is now a non-finite form of the verb, technically changing it from ‘an adverbial clause’ to ‘a participle phrase’ or ‘non-finite participle clause/phrase’ or ‘reduced adverbial phrase’ (these terms are interchangeable).
I’m sure you know there are 9 types of adverbials (time, place, manner, reason, result, purpose - comparison, concession, condition)
Let’s take a look at your first example:
Tiring by traveling overseas a lot, Bob was exhausted and went to bed early tonight.
As the action of travelling overseas is what caused the feeling of tiredness, a past participle is required, and the preposition ‘by’ does not work, so you have the choice:
Tired from + cause (meaning ‘fatigued’)
Tired of (slightly different meaning, as it now focuses on being ‘bored’, not the sense of ‘fatigue’)
If you intend the first meaning, you’re actually saying ‘Because Bob was tired, he was exhausted’ (this lacks coherence). So, let’s cut out ‘exhausted’
An adverbial clause, as you rightly pointed out, has to contain a conjunction, such as ‘because’. So, the full structure would be:
Because Bob was tired from travelling overseas a lot, he went to bed early tonight.
This is an adverbial of reason, and when we reduce it, it becomes:
Tired from travelling overseas a lot, Bob went to bed early tonight.
In this case, your reduced adverbial only contains ‘travelling’ as a gerund following the preposition ‘from’
So, yes ‘-ING’ functions in reduced adverbials, but not in this example.