8. How to use commas in relative clauses
Using the comma to add extra, non-essential information to sentences. OUTLINE: 1. Introduction: Reviewing previous episodes 2. How to use commas as a means to include non-essential, additional info:...
7 Des 20187min
7. How to use the commas in other contexts. The Oxford comma.
Other comma uses: from places to time, from adjectives to lists, from extra info to the Oxford comma, and everything in between... OUTLINE: 1. How to use commas to separate a city and its state 2. H...
4 Des 201815min
6. How to deal with negative adverbial starts
What will happen if I want to begin my sentence with a negative adverbial? Would it be enough with a comma, or is there a higher price to pay? Jump right into the fascinating world of negative inversi...
3 Des 20186min
5. How to use commas with adverbial starts
Can I challenge the common sentence structure "subject + verb + object/complement"? What if I feel like starting with place or time? Can I go for it? Sure, as long as you promise to add a comma... OU...
30 Nov 20186min
4. How to use adverbials in sentences
Learn how to create the perfect sentence. Visualize it as a story. Follow the main pattern: subject + verb + object + space + time + manner + reason/purpose + others... OUTLINE: 1. Introduction: A re...
28 Nov 201812min
3. How to visualise the five sentence structures
How many sentence structures are there? Is it just one, a couple of them, or almost infinite? Does it really matter? Well, listen to this episode to find out... EPISODE OUTLINE: 1. Introduction: Set...
26 Nov 201811min
2. How to identify the different parts of speech
Let's begin our journey into our tricks by having a look at words. They are the building blocks that we're going to use to create meaning in English. In today's episode, we will look at "word classes"...
23 Nov 201810min
1. An exciting look into our creative writing lab
Welcome to "writing tricks" podcast, the place where syntax, punctuation and meaning react with one another! Join me, and we will explore how to improve your English by experimenting with these things...
21 Nov 20185min
