All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn't always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days when English was newly split from German -- and...

Joe went behind the scenes at Monterey Bay Aquarium to meet the Giant Pacific Octopus, a powerful and curious creature that challenges many of our notions of intelligence!

Copy editing for The New Yorker is like playing shortstop for a Major League Baseball team -- every little movement gets picked over by the critics, says Mary Norris, who has played the position for more than thirty years. In that time,...

It's possessive. It's often followed by S's. And it's sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It's the apostrophe. Laura McClure gives a refresher on when to use apostrophes in writing.

Welcome back to Bizarre Beasts: Season Zero, where we are remastering episodes of Bizarre Beasts that were originally created for Vlogbrothers. This episode, the dumbo octopus, the cephalopod that uses "ears" for efficient swimming and...

This video provides a clear and concise explanation of the correct usage of apostrophes for showing possession in the English language. The teacher uses simple examples and visuals to illustrate the difference between singular and plural...

A video titled "Correcting Shifts" which discusses the types of pronouns and identifying shifts in pronoun person in writing.

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Pupil outcome: I can use irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' alongside regular -er verbs in the future tense to discuss future travel plans and events. Key learning points: - 'Avoir + noun' is sometimes used to translate the English 'be +...

Pupil outcome: I can use common irregular verbs in the present and future tense when making summer plans. Key learning points: - The present tense forms of 'aller' and 'faire' are highly irregular and must be learnt. - French has just...

Pupil outcome: I can turn nouns that end in 'y' into plurals. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding '-s' or '-es' to a noun creates a plural. - The 'y'...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of strategies to practise turning words from singular to plural. Key learning points: - -s is a suffix that can turn a singular noun into a plural. - -es is a suffix that can turn a singular noun into a...

Pupil outcome: I can accurately punctuate sentences including apostrophes for contraction, singular possession or plural possession. Key learning points: - An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation with more than one purpose. -...

Pupil outcome: I can show how an apostrophe works for contraction, singular possession and plural possession. Key learning points: - An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation with more than one purpose. - An apostrophe can...