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1st I'll.

Read the headline inside Biden's historic  decision to drop out of the 2020.

Four race.

So first, let's take a look at this  phrasal verb, because it's very.

Important to understand the story.

Now you drop out of something.

This means that you withdraw from.

You leave you officially.

And formally withdraw.

Or leave you drop.

Out.

So Biden is no longer running for presidency.

He dropped out.

We commonly use this with education as well.

For example, Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of.

So notice you need this additional  preposition of when you identify.

The.

Location of university.

Of College of his.

Program or you can also use  it in a race or competition.

Now if you don't specify the location, you  don't need to use the preposition of mark.

Zuckerberg went to.

Harvard.

But.

He dropped out, I don't  need to say of Harvard, of.

University because I already.

Set the context.

So it's obvious.

So you only include.

Of if you use the race.

Competition or school program, the  meaning is the same to withdraw.

Or leave.

Just important, we don't use.

This for the.

Workplace.

If you leave.

Your position permanently.

You quit you.

Don't drop.

Out for.

Example, I quit my job at Facebook  because we're talking about Mark.

Zuckerberg so.

I permanently left my job and I voluntarily left.

It was my decision to leave now.

The past simple of the verb.

To quit is quit.

Last week I quit.

My job at Facebook so you can use drop out for.

School.

Programs Education programs,  A race or competition.

But you use the verb to quit when.

When it comes to employment,  

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U.S.

President Joe Biden has ended  his re election campaign.

So notice how they add re election campaign.

Because he.

Had already been elected.

He's currently president, so we add re in  front of a verb when the action is again.

So he's campaigning again and  notice that pronunciation.

We have a strong E sound a long E re re election  re election repeat after me re election.

You might be thinking right now  I'll need to re watch this lesson.

I'll need to watch this lesson again.

Because you're.

Learning so much you need to rewatch it.

And that's exactly.

What you should do US?

President Joe Biden has ended.

Notice this is.

The present perfect.

Because it's a completed.

Pass action, he ended.

It yesterday or three days ago?

So it's a completed pass action, but there  is a result in the president present.

So now, so now we will have a new candidate.

So he has ended.

His.

Re election campaign and endorsed.

Now this is a mistake I see students make.

If you have the same sentence and  you have one action and you have a  

specific verb conjugation, the present  perfect if you have and your next verb.

Needs to have.

The same conjugation.

Previously because you read this.

As two actions, President Joe Biden  has ended his re election campaign.

Joe Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala,  but notice here they didn't include the has.

So if it's.

An if there's an auxiliary verb, you can drop it.

But it's always.

Correct to include.

The full.

Verb.

So if you're not sure then just include.

The auxiliary verb.

And has endorsed when you  endorse someone or something it.

Means you publicly.

Support that someone or something so if a.

Celebrity.

Endorses a product.

They publicly support that  product they say I really like.

This drink, for example, they endorse that drink.

So Joe Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala.

Harris to succeed?

Him as the Democrat Democratic candidate  when someone Kamala Harris When someone  

succeeds someone else, it means that they.

Take over that.

Person's position or role?

So Kamala Harris is taking over Joe  Biden's role as Democratic candidate  

in an extraordinary decision that  up ends an already dramatic race.

For the White House.

Upend.

This is a verb.

Upend.

Repeat after me.

Upend.

That means to.

Drastically change or disrupt so  it has more of a negative feel.

To it.

Now the verb is conjugated in this  subject because it has an S here.

So it was conjugated in the present simple  third person singular and is conjugated.

With.

In an extraordinary decision, so a decision  it top ends an already dramatic race.

You can use this in many situations, most likely  at work but also in your personal life as well.

You might say the PM quit.

PM is short for Project Manager is a  common acronym the PM Quit Remember.

Quit.

Permanently left the position, but it was  also a voluntary decision, the PM said I.

Quit.

The PM quit and it completely  upended our project timeline.

It disrupted or dramatically  changed our project timeline.

Now remember Upend is a.

Verb so here.

I have it in the past simple  upended because it's in an Ed.

You need that ID at the end upended.

Repeat after me upended.

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Mr.

Biden, 81, this is.

His age, rather.

Than saying.

Who is 80?

One you can just put the number.

Here with two.

Commas.

Mr.

Biden, 81, said in a Sunday  written statement that it.

Was the.

Greatest honor to serve.

But his withdrawal?

So notice.

This is.

The noun form before we saw two.

Withdraw.

That is the.

Verb but withdrawal.

Withdrawal.

Repeat after me.

Withdrawal.

His withdrawal, this is.

The noun there is a noun form for the.

Verb withdraw.

Which is withdrawal.

Now if that isn't the case,  for example the verb drop out,  

you can just take that verb and put it in the ING.

But have a possessive his.

Dropping out or we can use.

The verb to withdraw.

His draw withdrawing.

But his?

Withdrawal the noun form.

But here we're.

Treating this as a noun.

But his?

Dropping out was in the best  interest of my party and the country.

Notice that some words have quotations around it.

It means that.

These two words.

Were in the written statement and they're.

Directly quoted.

So Joe Biden said.

The two.

Words greatest honor, he also said.

In the best interest of my  party and the country so.

He said these words directly.

In the written statement.

The other words.

He did not say directly in the written  statement, so that's how we know as the.

Reader that these words are.

Coming directly from Joe Biden.

Let's practice this.

Sentence structure in the best  interests of someone or something  

and notice the sentence begins with something.

To be.

In the best interest of something or someone.

So it's always important to  understand the full sentence.

Structure.

So you know how to confidently  use these expressions.

So here you can say it's, it is, it's.

In the best interest.

Of we always.

Use interest in singular so it  doesn't matter if the noun is.

Plural, this is.

An idiomatic expression in the best  interest of someone or something.

It's in the best interest of my students.

You to.

Subscribe to subscribe to My Channel.

So make sure you subscribe right now.

And why is it in your best interest?

Because My Channel will help  you improve your English.

For.

Free so make sure.

You subscribe.

Now you could also say it's in your best interest.

If you are.

Talking to one person.

Or a group.

And you want to address them more  personally, It's in your best interest.

To subscribe.

Of course you can change.

The verb to whatever you.

Want.

But notice here we have the infinitive.

You can also start with a gerund expression.

So in this case I can say subscribing in the.

Article it's.

Withdrawing, dropping out.

In this case, subscribing.

Is.

In the best interest.

Of so this is your.

Idiom that you need to remember to.

Be is in.

The best interest of and then  someone or something my students.

If you.

Agree that.

That it's in your best interest.

To subscribe or.

Students best interest to subscribe then put.

That's.

Right put that's.

Right in the comments below and notice there.

Are three different?

Ways to communicate this one idea?

This is.

Often the case in English.

Get comfortable with.

One practice it and then when you're  comfortable with it, you can practice other.

Structures as well.

But don't feel like you need to learn all  these different ways at the same time.

Just take it one step at a time  and that's why I'm here to help.

You so again put.

That's right.

In the comments, the announcement,  the announcement that Joe Biden has  

dropped out, we can use the present perfect.

Because it's a.

Completed Pass action.

With a result.

In the present, the announcement caps  a tumultuous period in US politics.

The verb to.

Cap means to conclude the announcement  concludes a tumultuous repeat after me  

tumultuous tumultuous A tumultuous  tumultuous is an adjective.

It means full of confusion,  change, or uncertainty.

So it's describing the period this time in.

US politics.

It's a tumultuous period, which began  with his sometimes incoherent debate  

performance against Donald  Trump on July or June 27th.

Incoherent means not.

Clear or.

Sensible.

So you could say her.

Explanation was incoherent.

Hopefully you're not thinking  that this lesson is incoherent,  

It's not clear to you, or my  explanations aren't sensible.

They're not easy to understand.

I explain tumultuous in such a confusing.

Way that to you it's.

Incoherent.

So we.

I know many of my students might  think well my English is incoherent,  

but we don't generally use this  because someone might make a mistake.

It's because.

I did.

Such a bad.

Job of explaining the word tumultuous.

It's a simple.

Explanation.

But I explained it in a very  complicated way, a very ineffective way.

You could describe.

My explanation as incoherent.

Which would be.

Frustrating for you now we.

Also use this if people.

Are in a.

Really difficult.

Emotional situation so I might be so.

Upset that I tried to.

Explain something to you.

But it's.

Incoherent.

My words aren't coming out.

Clearly or sensibly because.

I'm so upset.

She was so upset that she was.

Incoherent.

Now they're saying that.

His debate.

Performance was sometimes incoherent, so  sometimes he was not clear or sensible.

Mr.

Biden says he will remain president until January.

Remember, he is currently president, but currently  there is also an election for the next president.

He was a.

Candidate for that election.

To be.

The next president, but he has dropped out,  

so now he is no longer the  candidate for the next president.

But he is the.

Current president.

Which will be.

Until January.

Miss Harris, 59 so remember.

This is how we.

State someone's age rather than saying.

Who is?

59 Just miss Hera, 59, said that  she was honored to be endorsed.

Remember what endorsed means  publicly supported now.

Here to be.

Endorsed.

Because she's receiving.

The endorsement, so it's passive.

Miss Harris was endorsed by Joe Biden.

That's the passive.

Joe Biden endorsed Miss  Harris, so that's the active.

So that's why here we have to be endorsed.

I wrote the passive and the active.

There for you to see.

Adding she would earn and win this nomination  

because remember they're still in  process of nominating candidates.

For.

President, so she has to earn  on and win this nomination,  

while Miss Harris has been  picking up endorsements.

So here to pick.

Up endorsements.

It means receiving endorsements from many.

Big figures.

In the party.

So big figures this.

Represents prominent people.

She's a big figure.

She's a prominent person.

Notice here they use the word.

Endorsements.

Endorsements in the plural.

This is the noun form.

So if you.

Endorse someone, it means  you publicly support them,  

and then an endorsement is  seeing it as a something the.

Public support the.

Endorsement.

So you might ask someone,  can I have your endorsement?

That's the same thing as Can you endorse me?

So you can.

Use the noun or the verb, but the  sentence structure would change.

I wrote those.

Two examples, one with the noun  form and one with the verb form.

Now, although.

We.

Use endorsement a lot in a competition to say you  support one person in a competition you can also.

Use it just to say you support.

Someone you support me and my channel and this.

YouTube video.

And you can endorse me.

You can show your endorsement by liking.

This video subscribing.

Sharing it with your friends.

So if you endorse me, can you endorse me?

Can I have your endorsement put  absolutely in your chat in the?

Chat to say you publicly support.

Me and I would.

Greatly appreciate that SO.

Please can I have your endorsement put?

Absolutely.

In the chat,  

if you're willing to give me your endorsement  and thank you very much, I take that seriously.

She is.

Yet to be.

Officially nominated, so notice how they have.

She is.

Yet.

To be.

Officially nominated.

There's another common sentence.

Structure for this.

You can say.

She.

Hasn't been officially nominated  yet, but it's very common to say.

She is yet to be.

Officially nominated and that the  official nomination and that may  

not happen until the Democratic National  Convention in August, in the wake of Mr.

Biden's decision.

What's his?

Decision to drop out right to drop out of.

The race.

Or if you don't specify the  something just to drop out.

Mr.

Trump declared the president was  not fit to run and is certainly not.

Fit to serve.

In the.

Wake of.

So if you use.

This expression you have to.

Use it correctly.

You need in the wake of and  then something, in this case Mr.

Biden's decision.

And this means following his decision  or as a result of his decision.

But remember in the wake of in the.

Wake of repeat.

After me in the wake of in the wake of Mr.

Biden's decision.

So after following, Mr.

Trump declared, now it's important  to understand alternatives.

For example, declare is an alternative.

To the verb.

Say but.

To declare.

Means to say something firmly, firmly, or.

Publicly.

So he didn't just say it, he declared it.

Which sounds stronger?

He said it.

Firmly, Mr.

Trump declared said firmly.

The president, Joe Biden, was not.

Fit to.

Run.

In this case, to run means to run.

For future.

Presidency.

Because you.

Run for a public position.

Which means you.

Want that position?

You are officially a candidate for that position.

So that's what this to run means.

It means to run for president, the next  president, and here not fit, not fit.

To run for president, not fit.

To serve.

To serve.

As president, his current role  as president if you're not.

Fit to do?

Something it means that you're not  suitable or it's not appropriate.

For.

Whatever reason so.

You hear?

This a lot in a workplace environment.

She's very experienced, but she's not.

A good fit.

Notice here I use.

The noun form she's not a  fit, and then an adjective is.

A good fit if I use the.

Verb form I would.

Say, but she's.

Not.

Fit for this?

Position not fit for this position.

So it means that the position  it's just not suitable for her.

It's not.

Appropriate for her, maybe is.

She doesn't have.

The specific skills or.

Personality needed.

So hopefully you think that I'm  fit to be your English teacher.

I'm suitable and appropriate.

Hopefully you think that.

Because you already.

Gave me your endorsement, right?

Hopefully you did.

By saying absolutely in the comments,  other senior Republicans joined him,  

him being Donald Trump, because Donald Trump is  a Republican, other senior Republicans joined  

him in their criticism, the Republican  Party's criticism, and called on Mr.

Biden to.

Leave.

The White House immediately.

So remember, he's currently president,  so they're saying he should.

Leave the White House.

He should no longer be president, not  just the Democratic candidate candidacy.

So he said, I'm not going  to run for future president.

But the Republicans are saying  he should leave immediately.

Immediately means right now, not tomorrow,  not next week, not in January, right now.

And here called on.

So the Republicans called on Mr.

Biden to leave the White House immediately.

So it means they formally or  publicly demanded that he leave.

The White House that he say.

I will no longer be president.

Mr.

Biden had faced intense scrutiny.

Since his debate.

Performance in June less than two.

Weeks ago, he hosted.

A high profile summit with  NATO leaders in Washington.

The occasion The occasion being.

The high profile.

Summit with NATO leaders in Washington.

All of this is represented as the  occasion, the occasion, the event.

You could say.

As well, the occasion did little to calm.

Nerves.

So notice.

This pronunciation, the L is silent.

It's calm, om om calm, calm.

Did little to.

Calm nerves means that the something, in this  case the occasion the event, didn't reduce.

Anxiety, tension, nervousness,  all of that would be nerves.

So to calm nerves means to  reduce anxiety, tension,  

nervousness, or other similar negative emotions.

But in this case the event didn't do.

It it did.

Little to calm nerves within his own party, with  him mistakenly introducing Ukrainian President  

Zelensky as President Putin and appearing to  refer to Miss Harris as Vice President Trump.

So these are.

Two examples as to why the occasion.

Did little to.

Calm nerves.

The focus.

Will now be on the party's  National Convention, which is.

Scheduled to start.

On August 19th, remember to always pay  attention to your prepositions because.

They're specific to.

Verbs or idioms or sentence  structure in this case.

With the verb.

Or in this case, noun the focus.

This is a noun form the.

Focus but you.

Can use it as a verb.

To focus.

You need to focus on your sentence structure, the.

Focus of this.

Lesson is on on sentence structure,  so you need that preposition on and.

Notice you can use focus as a noun and a verb.

I wrote those two examples.

Today we'll.

Focus on sentence structure and this is at the  end of our lesson so I could put this in the past.

Simple.

Today we focused.

Focused with a soft T, We focused.

On sentence structure.

Yes, we did.

And to use it as a noun form the.

Focus of this.

Lesson is on sentence structure.

Again, because I'm sharing this at the very end  of the lesson, I could change my verb to the past.

Simple the focus, sorry.

This should be of the focus of this.

Lesson was on sentence structure,  so you could have these in the  

future, present, simple or the past.

Just remember to change your verb tense  depending on the time reference and don't forget.

To.

Look at sentence structure  and look at prepositions.

And that.

Is the end of the article.

So now I'll read the article from start to finish,  

and you can focus on my pronunciation inside  Biden's historic decision to drop out of the 2024.

Race.

U.S.

President Joe Biden has ended his re  election campaign and endorsed Vice  

President Kamala Harris to succeed  him as a Democratic candidate in an  

extraordinary decision that up  ends an already dramatic race.

For the White House.

Mr.

Biden, 81, said in a Sunday  written statement that.

It was the.

Greatest honor to serve, but his withdrawal was  in the best interest of my party and the country.

The announcement counts a  tumultuous period in US politics,  

which began with his sometimes incoherent debate  performance against Donald Trump on June 27th.

Mr.

Biden says he will remain president until January.

Miss Harris, 59, said that she was honored  to be endorsed, adding she would earn and  

win this nomination, while Miss Harris has  been picking up endorsements from many.

Big figures.

In the party.

She is yet.

To be officially nominated,  

and that may not happen until the  Democratic National Convention in August.

In the wake of Mr.

Biden's decision, Mr.

Trump declared the president was not fit to run.

And is certainly not.

Fit to serve.

Other senior Republicans joined him  in their criticism and called on Mr.

Biden to leave the White House immediately.

Not just the Democratic candidacy.

Mr.

Biden had faced intense scrutiny since his last  debate performance in June, less than two weeks.

Ago he hosted a high profile.

Summit with NATO leaders in Washington, The  occasion did little to calm nerves within his own.

Party with.

Him mistakenly introducing Ukrainian President  

Zelensky as President Putin and  appearing to refer to Miss Harris.

As vice.

President Trump.

The focus will now be on the  party's National Convention.

Which is scheduled.

To start on August 19th.

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