How to Use Nouns as Adjectives, and How to Use Possessives in English: English Weirdness, Ep. 3
Catalogue Number: HBM003
Producer: Hard-Boiled English Media
Producing Agencies: Hard-Boiled English Media
Subject: Education, ELL/ESL, English, Language Arts, Professional Development, Study Skills
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2020
Running Time: 14:27
Do you make false possessives? Want to use nouns as adjectives in English grammar? What is a noun adjunct, compound noun, the genitive case?
English Weirdness is a video series that explores and investigates the strange side of the English language, its irregular grammar, contradictory syntax rules, and even the oddities created by learners as they attempt to navigate the complexities of this language made up of Latin, French, Celt, and German influences. The series is the creation of English-as-Second Language instructor Paul Duke from Vancouver, BC.
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