Singular or plural? (news, series, United States, etc.) | common mistakes in English (EZEE #10)

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2020-11-16 ・ Anglo-Link


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Singular or plural? (news, series, United States, etc.) | common mistakes in English (EZEE #10)

19,388 views ・ 2020-11-16

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Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.

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Hello everyone. This is Minoo at Anglo-Link.
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Welcome to Lesson 10 in my EZEE series.
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As you know, we're going to fix some more common errors
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to increase your confidence in speaking English.
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Remember that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process,
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so make sure you never apologise  for making mistakes,
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especially when you're learning a complicated language like English.
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 Today's lesson is about words that end in 's'
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but are not plural, like 'series', 'news', and 'headquarters'.
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So, which one is correct:
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'this news' or 'these news'?
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Let's look at some slides together to find out  the answer.
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Well, that is the end of Lesson 10.
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I hope you now feel fully confident to use these common words.
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If you sometimes doubt whether to use a singular or a plural verb,
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visit my YouTube channel and look for the video 'Subject-Verb Agreement'.
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You can also  use the link at the end of this video.
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Also, make sure you check out my online self-study course
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for a wide range of oral and written exercises to improve your grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
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You can join my course by visiting my website
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anglo-link.com.
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And, please remember to subscribe to  my channel and allow notifications
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to know when my next lesson is available.
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Thank you for watching, and I'll see you again very soon.
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Goodbye for now.
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