CONFUSING GRAMMAR | Advanced English Lesson

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Grammar can make learning English confusing at times. There are many rules, exceptions, and slight nuances. So let's put your grammar skills to the test with a quiz for intermediate to advanced learners.
This will give you a better understanding of English grammar as well as review some grammar concepts you may already know.
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[@Gerard_2024]

@06:57 How something affects you, not "effects you". But you could say "the effect of something on you". "Effect" as a verb means to cause to happen. At least in British English.

[@InteractiveEng]

That was a typo. Thanks for heads up. I appreciate your comment. 👍

[@enjoyenglish123]

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[@Charity-mc3og]

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[@csumacsuma4446]

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[@vivianacorrea6549]

In my humble opinion these nuances are directly linked to language usage, nevertheless, it's highly convenient to be aware of their differences or similarities. Thanks a lot. ❤

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[@RameshBista-f4v]

In the following 2 sentences 1)'what had you done that you are talking like that' and 2)' what had you done that you were talking like that' which one is similar to 'what had you done to be talking like that'

[@enjoyenglish123]

Dear teacher I have a question here in your video you just said A would be the correct answer. but what do you mean by that? as far as I know would is used in reporting simple future tense, past habit like (used to), hypothetical situation. when you say A would be the best answer what do you imply? thanks a lot

[@msinbalony]

Dear Wes, so helpful as usual. For me this was very valuable :) I think, though, that you have a mistake here: On your for me/ to me table - "how something effects you". Shouldn't it be AFFECT you?

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. And you may be right and found a typo. If it's used as a verb, it should be AFFECT. 👍

[@msinbalony]

@@InteractiveEng Oh great, thank you.

[@abierta8824]

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[@NesibuKebede]

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[@csumacsuma4446]

Tq u sir

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[@sarahwagen57]

Sometimes very triggy. 50 petcent, no more. It was vety helpful

[@T.B-s8h]

Hi, thank you for this video. I have just one question. You said we use that, which with animals but at that time you use "the dog, wh (whom)". Why can we use who with a pet in this sentence?

[@gautambarman7141]

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[@DonnieChoi]

Hi Wes, I wouldn't say 'it *effects* you personally', but rather,' it *affects* you personally'. Am I right?

[@InteractiveEng]

Yes, you're correct. There may be a typo. I'll have to check. 👍

[@ChristianBwaluma]

Thanks

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[@leewengfai3735]

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[@milonanni8806]

So if the story makes me relaxed and benefits me in that sense, I could ask you to read that story for me?

[@marisolsepulveda1580]

Excellent and useful lesson! I learned a lot 😊

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[@kaganacar7892]

Looking forward to wait the real conversation with all words you thought us😊

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[@Aerosmith77]

I had been hospitalized since Friday and I just got back home. Honestly, I forgot to watch your stream live because I had too much on my mind. Now I took the time... and I made a mistake - to go boldly was my choice but after your explanation, I felt right away those sentences are correct with spitting. Thank you!

[@SergioGonzalez-ew2po]

I encourage you to boldly keep on living a good life...keep safe😂

[@Aerosmith77]

@@SergioGonzalez-ew2po thank you

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. To be honest, the other response is also correct. Depending on the context, it may sound awkward if you don't split the infinitive and other cases it may sound more awkward when you split it. The language is a bit crazy in that way. 🤪

[@Aerosmith77]

@@InteractiveEng sure, thanks for letting me know.

[@lollylolly4821]

Thank you so much, Wes, for this beneficial video!👍

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful, Lolly! Thanks for your comment and have a great day. 🤗

[@KashifKashi-vm3rd]

The drab interior and on the stage Right,back to back :some where in the Midwest on the subway.kindly tell me.if it is a sentence or not.

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[@gladysgriffin7347]

Excellent lesson thank you

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[@courtney_bert]

Well done

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[@Curiousghost-melari]

It’s too bad that I missed such an informative live lesson 😢. Thanks Wes

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No worries! I'll be back soon with another lesson. Have a great weekend. 😊

[@naireqaybaliyeva6363]

In one of your previous videos, you said that a gerund should come after in spite of. So why did we choose both options in the quiz?

[@InteractiveEng]

In this case, you can follow it with either a gerund or a noun. Previously, I should have been more specific. I may have been comparing gerunds vs infinitives and 'in spite of' is going to be followed by a gerund. Sorry for the confusion. 👍

[@andreawilliams6987]

Use to

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[@gladysgriffin7347]

For the lesson thanks for the lesson

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Thanks very much. It was really useful.

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[@SandraGrigorova]

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[@dmitrygromada3655]

Cool lesson. Some tips were new FOR me.

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[@britney1020]

"You rock."🧡🧡

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[@emanmahmoud9439]

Useful Grammer lesson

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[@gladysgriffin7347]

This last song is used for for me this lesson is useful for me

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[@CeliaKalen-kz9el]

The will you read this story blank “for me” and “to me” really baffled me. Their definitions sound a whole lot similar with the me. Can you read the story to me sounds like forcing someone to comply to your commands and like what is said; I believe when you say can you read the story for me; you are enjoying the beneficial assistance and companionship of the person who is reading for the fun of it to you and you could also teach the person to read along with you to get a sense of the vocabulary and evidential analysis from the genre of your choice. “For me” and “To me” are the same as saying I want you to read to me. The only difference is that when you are saying to me; you are requesting permission for the person’s time to hang out/bond and banter with you. While, when you are saying for me; it sounds like it is coming through command or dutiful force. How do I know the part of speech behind the word? Is there a word in there that would the part of speech for “to me” and “for me”?

[@arss3150]

FRRR

[@arss3150]

I think we should ask native speakers on reddit for learning English or smth like this, to see more detailed explanation

[@CeliaKalen-kz9el]

Yeah. I can’t really tell from the parts of speech in the video because is “for” and “to” a noun, a verb,; adjective, adverb; phrase or preposition? There are many things that these words mean. In my opinion “me” in both cases is an adjective because it is describing the part of a sentence referring to the noun, verb, adjective; or adverb equivalent to definition of the different word categories.

[@ozodamjonovna7580]

So long comment

[@Anilsstudio1990]

Hello sr, I'm from northeast India, I often visit your videos.

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[@ralphotero8532]

There is a grammar rule that says that you must not split an infinitive. 'To boldly go" does just that; therefore it is technically incorrect. However It is much more poetic. Poetic license is a wonderful thing. Remember Winston Churchill's making fun of correct grammar with the sentence "This is one of those things up with which I cannot put".

[@InteractiveEng]

Yeah, I'm familiar with the quote. 😊 But to be honest, I don't think there's consensus as to it being grammatically incorrect. And that's one thing I appreciate about the English language. It's not controlled by a governing body like other languages such as French. If you're interested, here's a good post on Grammarly. www.grammarly.com/blog/split-infinitives/ 👍

[@vidyashankar9616]

both correct

[@siavashkhazali5842]

Sometimes for means instead of: He asked me to work for him.

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[@vidyashankar9616]

I got 10 answers right☺

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@MendeMaria-ej8bf]

I did quite well, but it was interesting nevertheless. Thank you. ❤

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@Betisyou321]

I think if I find that voice soothing I can say "for me" while I mean it pleases me and I want you to read that to the audience instead of being read by me with that voice may be less soothing

[@antoniodemiranda9440]

Sometimes I do not understand why people who are learning English write comments using words such as: nevertheless, although, even though, despite, however, and in spite of. Please, guys, keep it simple and write more softly. You will see how your English will improve. Do not focus only on these heavy conjunctions; instead, focus on easy words, and you will see how much better and more understandable your phrases will be.

[@mizalamizala2317]

nice

[@InteractiveEng]

I appreciate it. Glad you liked the lesson. 👍

[@sunilkumarsingh3886]

Must is used for compulsion,if not most likely be penalized

[@boomerangerful]

Is it also correct to say i started learning English at an early age?

[@InteractiveEng]

That also works. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@gladysgriffin7347]

I didn’t starting early learning English Runner nearly age I didn’t study learning English from nearly age I didn’t started learning English from an early age

[@TheMeritube]

I missed the live… will see it asap

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! I hope you learn something new. 😊

[@TheMeritube]

@@InteractiveEngyesss so much especially the To me Vs. For me ☺️😉🙏

[@vidyashankar9616]

use to

[@csumacsuma4446]

C

[@thethirdeye8893]

12\12

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@csumacsuma4446]

B

[@TomTan-px2hn]

Hi sokhour tom tan like to say hello 👋 😊 English teacher

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[@MauricePerla]

As to "must," hier a nice example: "It's raining hard, he's out on the street without an umbrella, he must be soaking wet by now."

[@vidyashankar9616]

to boldly go

[@vidyashankar9616]

have to

[@SergioGonzalez-ew2po]

You should explain: e. g....and i..e

[@InteractiveEng]

Yeah, I thought the same afterward. I could have spent more time talking about that. Nevertheless, here's a great explanation from Grammarly. www.grammarly.com/blog/know-your-latin-i-e-vs-e-g/ 👍

[@SergioGonzalez-ew2po]

@@InteractiveEng Thanks very much!

[@TahiraSiddique-o6s]

Sir, I desperately want to be your pupil.

[@Leo-ry9xi]

Abducted-kidnapped My neighbor's kid got abuducted My neighbor's kid got kidnapped Is that same?

[@InteractiveEng]

I would say that they are synonyms and have a similar meaning.

[@csumacsuma4446]

A

[@mahmoudiabdennacer1470]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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[@vidyashankar9616]

on

[@csumacsuma4446]

On

[@will74lsn]

what is decuduction ? 😉

[@vidyashankar9616]

any

[@jonasRaymondl]

You really look like andy bernard from the office

[@InteractiveEng]

Yeah, I get that sometimes. And I also went Cornell. JK 😉

[@vidyashankar9616]

that

[@vidyashankar9616]

from

[@vidyashankar9616]

to me

[@CoronaVirus-uy1cw]

Good job

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@jordiMoulela]

On KZbin

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@thewestlingfanatic2405]

But, the library must be somewhere surrounded by something. Let's say library is at school, college or University. So, can't we say " I work in a library"..?

[@ImMarkusandIlovegrammar]

That might be a logical assumptions, however, grammar rules are sometimes arbitrary and don't follow logic.

[@vidyashankar9616]

gone to

[@vidyashankar9616]

whom do you believe?

[@vidyashankar9616]

i.e.

[@denizali3458]

There is a bear in our neighbr...we we can not use ..who?!?!?!?!?

[@InteractiveEng]

Who is not really used when referring to animals. That being said, you may hear this in colloquial speech. 👍