Are your sentences falling apart? Let Tim and Moby help you put them back together as they introduce you to conjunctions! In this BrainPOP movie, you’ll discover the three types of conjunctions, how to use each one, and how you can connect equal and unequal parts of sentences. You’ll also discover the difference between a loose and tight connection, and find out how to make the connections in your writing stronger and more precise. Plus, find out about a special type of adverb that works like a conjunction and how you use it! Now your prose...
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Are your sentences falling apart? Let Tim and Moby help you put them back together as they introduce you to conjunctions! In this BrainPOP movie, you’ll discover the three types of conjunctions, how to use each one, and how you can connect equal and unequal parts of sentences. You’ll also discover the difference between a loose and tight connection, and find out how to make the connections in your writing stronger and more precise. Plus, find out about a special type of adverb that works like a conjunction and how you use it! Now your prose will stay in place!
CONJUNCTIONS
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Either you learn about conjunctions, or you won't get any pudding!
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What’s a contraction? The answer is in the what’s! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to contractions, those helpful and indispensable parts of English grammar. Find out just what a contraction is and how one is formed. Discover what’s left in and what’s left out when you’re forming a contraction. You’ll also see some contractions that look pretty different from their original phrase forms! Find out where contractions are commonly heard, and when it’s a good idea to avoid using them. Hey - can you find all the contractions...
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What’s a contraction? The answer is in the what’s! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to contractions, those helpful and indispensable parts of English grammar. Find out just what a contraction is and how one is formed. Discover what’s left in and what’s left out when you’re forming a contraction. You’ll also see some contractions that look pretty different from their original phrase forms! Find out where contractions are commonly heard, and when it’s a good idea to avoid using them. Hey - can you find all the contractions in this paragraph?
CONTRACTIONS
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Learn what a contraction is and where it can be used in writing and speech.
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Ever wonder where words come from? Let Tim and Moby show you in this BrainPOP movie on etymology--the study of word origins. First, you’ll discover the different ways that new words are brought into the English language. You’ll learn the definitions of etymological terms like agglutination, compounding, and loanword. Next, you’ll hear all about the history of English--how it began among tribes of Germanic warriors, and changed when England was invaded by Vikings and Normans. You’ll learn about the differences between Old English and Modern...
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Ever wonder where words come from? Let Tim and Moby show you in this BrainPOP movie on etymology--the study of word origins. First, you’ll discover the different ways that new words are brought into the English language. You’ll learn the definitions of etymological terms like agglutination, compounding, and loanword. Next, you’ll hear all about the history of English--how it began among tribes of Germanic warriors, and changed when England was invaded by Vikings and Normans. You’ll learn about the differences between Old English and Modern English, and how Renaissance writers routinely created new words from Greek and Latin roots. So buckle your seatbelts, because you’re about to take a 1,500-year journey in just three and a half minutes!
ETYMOLOGY
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Learn about the history of words with Tim and Moby
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Hey! Want to learn about the most exciting parts of speech? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to interjections! Cool! You’ll learn what kinds of words can be used as interjections, as well as why these words are usually set off from the rest of a sentence. You’ll learn what kind of emotions can be expressed with interjections and how to write them into a sentence if the emotion is less intense. Finally, Tim will use a number of interjections as examples to show you just how useful they are. Neat!
Hey! Want to learn about the most exciting parts of speech? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to interjections! Cool! You’ll learn what kinds of words can be used as interjections, as well as why these words are usually set off from the rest of a sentence. You’ll learn what kind of emotions can be expressed with interjections and how to write them into a sentence if the emotion is less intense. Finally, Tim will use a number of interjections as examples to show you just how useful they are. Neat!
INTERJECTIONS
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Learn what interjections are, and how they are used in writing and speech!
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Do prefixes, suffixes, and root words project you into a state of discombobulation? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby demystify these important word components. You’ll find out how prefixes and suffixes can change a word’s part of speech, and even its meaning. You’ll also learn about the order in which prefixes, suffixes, and roots appear in a word. Tim will explain the definitions of some common prefixes and suffixes, and let you in on what languages many of them originally come from! So prepare yourself for a super-fun English reviewification!
Do prefixes, suffixes, and root words project you into a state of discombobulation? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby demystify these important word components. You’ll find out how prefixes and suffixes can change a word’s part of speech, and even its meaning. You’ll also learn about the order in which prefixes, suffixes, and roots appear in a word. Tim will explain the definitions of some common prefixes and suffixes, and let you in on what languages many of them originally come from! So prepare yourself for a super-fun English reviewification!
ROOTS, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES
