Confusing English Grammar: “IS” or “ARE”?

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Күн бұрын

Do you say “everyone is here” or “everyone are here”? If you’re not sure, you need this lesson! You’ll learn whether to use “is” or “are” with indefinite pronouns like everybody, someone, nobody, all, some, and none. You’ll also find out which to use with demonstrative pronouns like this, that, these, and those. Don’t make this basic mistake while speaking at job interviews or writing on English exams like IELTS or TOEFL. You can also read my free resource on countable and uncountable nouns to be 100% sure every time: www.engvid.com/english-resour...
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Check out the next lesson: "THERE IS" or "THERE ARE"? • Confusing English Gram...
In this lesson:
0:00 "Are" or "is"?
2:58 "Are" or "is"? - everyone, somebody, nobody...
4:09 "Are" or "is"? - this, that, these, those
6:12 "Are" or "is"? - all, most, some, none
10:18 Test Yourself: "is" or "are"?

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@engvidRebecca 3 ай бұрын

I've just published a sequel to this video! Learn when to use "THERE IS" and "THERE ARE": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9Zmhrybnt2ZnaM.html

@SILVE-LAUREJONAAlphonse 15 күн бұрын

Hello miss how are you ? I appreciate your work I just wanna to know if you have a group watsapp for the course english

@user-xs7pw6cv7p 4 ай бұрын

I really give the due recognition for the lesson above that it sometimes confuses English as a Foreign Language Learners. so it very important.

@tejagadu9962 4 ай бұрын

Simple explanation no worries. Are: It can be used for more than one element Is : It can be used for an element

@amirkhuram9366 14 күн бұрын

Thanks alot, you are my first teacher ,i have learned more from your lessons.

@user-vx1wn7qj5f 2 ай бұрын

Hello teacher Rebecca. I appreciate the way you teach here. Although I am a beginner, I'm understanding things very well. God bless you.

@lammainhuthao2314 6 ай бұрын

Your lesson is easy understand because you speak slowly. Thank you so much. Its really help me recall my memory something I used to studied.

@rajeshr436 4 ай бұрын

Extremely useful. Thanks a lot. I was never clear about the correct usage, although I used to get them correct by chance. You are such a great teacher!!! Thank you so much 😊

@duoduopeng2998 6 ай бұрын

The most outstanding Teacher in the detailedly grammar analysis. awesome ❤❤

@aparicioarguinarena4483 5 ай бұрын

Such a competent teacher, thank you very much Rebecca.

@ecoplushaboy457 7 ай бұрын

Thank you teacher Rebecca, you’ve really helped me to improve in my speaking, reading, writing and listening skills.

@user-wd5cw2ip5j 3 ай бұрын

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@user-rz7eb2rx6v 6 ай бұрын

I love how you delivered this subject matter, Rebecca. I'm learning well with my daughter. Looking forward for more🥰 Thank you

@IntraScalpMaster97 2 күн бұрын

I've been finding a video which clear my confusion while using 'is' & 'are' but thank to you for cleared it.

@barbarabalogh7779 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Rebecca. I use a lot of your videos for the ESL class I teach. They're very clear, and it's also nice to see all the info you've written on a white board. That saves me from doing it too! 😊

@ailleananaithnid2566 3 күн бұрын

People who are non-native speakers are far better at English. It is quite shocking.

@engvidRebecca 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, everyone! Here's my guide to countable and uncountable nouns: www.engvid.com/english-resource/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/ Visit 10.bexenglish.com to learn more about my course, Correct Your English Errors in 10 Minutes a Day. And if this video helped you, check out my lessons on similar topics: Subject-Verb Agreement - all, most, some, none kzfaq.info/get/bejne/es-IZqmiqq_KkX0.html Single Items, but Plural Nouns! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prVkgNSrrrG7kac.html

@user-gb4nz4tk1g 7 ай бұрын

Thank you So much

@robertpolombwe512 7 ай бұрын

Madam, I would like you to make a lesson on this topic. Why does it go this way, it starts with singular but ends with plural, like, If anybody comes tell them that I'm not around. If anybody gives you something say thank you to them, or say thank you to that person. Please madam teach us on this topic it's so confusing.

@ninanina-dr1yw 7 ай бұрын

Best teacher at all

@hangchaithonh833 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ❤

@loumarymurillo5864 7 ай бұрын

teacher please talk about conditionals and reported speech indirect beacause you are good in explaining, thank you

@user-xi9cm3fy9h 5 ай бұрын

Dear teacher, ı am a retired teacher of English from Turkey; What ı had been doing for the last 40 years had got nothing to do with teaching daily English , but translation techniques in scientific literature. One thing ı dare to correct in your exercise line: if the noun advice is uncountable, so you have to say MUCH OF HIS ADVİCE, instead of MOST of.... thanks dear lady..

@ralphotero8532 5 ай бұрын

Rebecca, this lesson would have been the perfect lesson to discuss a grammatical error that is displayed at the check-out counter of many supermarkets where a sign is posted that reads "This aisle is for ten items or less." Here the difference between items that can be counted (such as bottles of water or containers of milk) and those that cannot be counted or cannot be easily counted (such as sugar, rice, and salt) dictates whether the words "fewer" or "less" should be used in these situations.

@MyfriendzTv 5 ай бұрын

❤ I remember I used your illustration even though they seemed irrelevant to over qualified student's. But they learnt never to judge a book by its cover, they are in the Hospitality Management fields, and are set for the Forbes, travel awards. Seeing you today reminded me of your perfectionist image. Ps. they didn’t get to see you I took your example ‘s forward.

@authentic26 6 ай бұрын

Very important lesson. I still find myself making some of the mistakes highlighted here.. thanks for bringing this up..

@rizkytaufik792 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great lesson! I finally got it on the "... of the uncountable/countable nouns" :)

@kavehkushi3661 5 ай бұрын

Our best teacher, please make a lesson on the differences between: It is vs This is. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@DenEz_TV 7 ай бұрын

A very good lesson! Thank you!

@siciliaj 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This topic had been very hard for me and I made lots of mistakes. Your explanation is really helpful.

@DrDavidma-vv1fm 6 ай бұрын

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@edelynfernandez1966 4 күн бұрын

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@dayanandajk8938 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Madam. Very valuable lesson.

@lilianaliliana6760 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your hard work!Dear teacher.You’re a Master of your profession! 👏👍

@medvet69 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I love your classes!!!

@mofarah186 7 ай бұрын

verb to be is basic and sometimes we made mistakes because we think is easy and we don't focus those little basic things... we need to master them to avoid those little mistakes

@laifabiebo 7 ай бұрын

I am please with your teaching, very clear and easy to understand. Thank you

@drakooi 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to know why an idea is countable but advise is not. Both are abstract nouns created in our minds. Thank you for the lesson. I always appreciate it.

@donamie2808 7 ай бұрын

Ideas can be countable. Its because Idea is a one particular thing that has one information. Example, " My idea is this tree will collaps" but when it comes to ADVICE it has more information in it. However you may think advice too countable. No they are not. Unless you say give me ONE ADVICE. Or Piece of ADVISE. or word of ADVICE. Advise can not be break into elements. Advice” is an uncountable noun, which means you can't say “an advice” or refer to multiple “advices.” Instead, it's common to use expressions like “a word of advice,” or “two pieces of advice.” She gave me two pieces of sound advice. She gave me sound advice. She gave me sound advices. Hope it is clear to you now.

@bluepanther2950 7 ай бұрын

You're really good teacher. I like your way of teaching is really simple and easy to understand.

@kavehkushi3661 5 ай бұрын

Please make a lesson on the differences between: It is vs This is. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@BenjaminAlua 29 күн бұрын

I'm from PNG, I really enjoyed listening to this video. Thank you

@dertalexhien2077 7 ай бұрын

Graceful way to convey ideas! Your kudos Teacher Rebecca.

@user-uu6cl3xy1g 6 ай бұрын

AS A PROFESSOR IN TESOL/ESL ENGLISH I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT TEACHER. KEEP THE GOOD WORK!

@lanleeng9303 5 ай бұрын

Professor, "keep the good work" or "keep up the good work"?

@claudiacalandulaclaudia219 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, dear Teacher.❤

@rahimchakma6369 6 ай бұрын

Ma'am I have been understood clearly thank you for making us learning easily the words

@dodo-susastela1485 6 ай бұрын

i am a filipino and had been taught that the word "some" per se refers to or means 'more than one' or 'several'. hence, 'are'. except in the case of 'someone' or 'somebody' which are definitely singular (because body and one are both singular.

@onisuryaman408 5 ай бұрын

The word "some" can be confusing too, sometimes. I spill some milk on the table. In this case, "some" means "a little" I speak to some people at the park. In this case, "some" means "several"

@dodo-susastela1485 5 ай бұрын

as a filipino (thus not a native english speaker), i do hope somebody would shed light on what it really should be.

@TheEnglishPanda 7 ай бұрын

A great method of learning English with Rebecca ❤️

@arunprasath2806 5 ай бұрын

My name is arun from india,my mother tongue is tamil, i know tamil language only, but your way of teaching made it easy for me to understand, thank you mam...🙏🙏🙏

@studentstudent3075 7 ай бұрын

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@brunosacci4379 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Miss Rebecca! Useful classs as always!🎉❤

@FrancisGbogla 5 ай бұрын

Sdecfnast

@henrytan5707 6 ай бұрын

I first learnt English when I was a teenager, I found this language very fun to learn and it was very easy to master as well. After around forty days, I almost completely understood English grammar inside out. It sounds like joking, but I know English grammar better than my own native language 😅

@zarihaghani6828 6 ай бұрын

😊

@abdullahalsada4975 5 ай бұрын

Pleas help how I can start learn english

@henrytan5707 5 ай бұрын

@@abdullahalsada4975 From the sentence you wrote, you are already good in English grammar 👍 You need to read more novels to learn the usage part of the language. But a little correction, '.. how I can start learning English.'

@brianlukonde4100 2 ай бұрын

No master my dear friend

@user-wg7qk5jo6f 6 ай бұрын

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@user-sm8dw5vg3q 5 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you so much ma'am, may God bless you. ❤

@user-ro3ge8qw3g 7 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your outstanding teaching style, to be honest I thrilled when I watching your lessons.

@shaunhw 6 ай бұрын

Native English speakers almost always get this right, but many of us don't really know why that is. I did know it was singular/plural related but this was most illuminating. Thank you.

@helenamcginty4920 4 ай бұрын

I beg to differ. Many. Including most Americans, dont get the non obvious ones wrong. No one. Everyone. None etc. most speakers use the plural. Our mother taught us the rule about 'one'. Less and fewer is another one. Very few people use 'few', 'fewer' and then, of course, there is 'of' instead of 've' as in should've. Contraction of should have.

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@zacharoulamaragaki7913 5 ай бұрын

Great lesson Rebecca! Thank you!😊

@rebecasantos4780 4 ай бұрын

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@akaceth 7 ай бұрын

You are amazing. Hooked on your excellent content and teaching methods. Thank you so much for gracing us with all your talent.

@imtiazahmadacca 5 ай бұрын

Nice, English being my 4th or 5th language, not sure if I should be saying this but I thought I'd mention since I hear a lot of people even the native speakers making these mistakes. People often say "There's a lot of things that I need to do, there's more things to be dealt with" where I believe it should be "There are a lot... and there are more things......" I hope I have explained it clearly. Thank you.

@paulchandychazhoorchandy6074 Ай бұрын

Amazing class on this particular area "is and are . Thank you teacher, Rebecca may the spirit of Heaven continue to empower you well . Thank you .

@zsb707 7 ай бұрын

All of the information is accurate. All pieces of information are accurate.

@sofiahabtemariam6628 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, teacher Rebecca for your clear explanation ✨❤️

@sakariajamac7407 6 ай бұрын

My teacher thanks you for how explained the lessons

@Modesto254 22 күн бұрын

Very easy to understand your teachings❤❤❤

@ramilmkv2264 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was simple for me and i don't really think about this "rule".

@MamathaSetharasipalli 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for supporting in English My English is improving because of you

@onisuryaman408 5 ай бұрын

This is a very good lesson. I always have to remind my SAT students about this kind of mistake.

@clodoaldodonato3029 7 ай бұрын

Amazing classes. Thank´s from Brazil.

@xiaodingzeng8181 6 ай бұрын

Some of the equipments are heavy. Some equipment is heavy.

@Christy_Matcha Ай бұрын

Never...you got it wrong

@fionacheung8468 6 ай бұрын

Very concrete and useful. Thank you so much Rebecca

@keshikeshi2011 Ай бұрын

An Excellent Teacher.

@renostubbs8504 7 ай бұрын

The topic choice is super helpful,thank you Ms.Rebecca. I have learned a great deal of proper grammar usage from your channel,and I truly appreciate your time and expertise. Can you address the difference between the words principal and principle? And each other and one another please. Thank you in advance.

@nono7105 5 ай бұрын

Hey there. I'm not a language teacher but English is my first language so I thought I'd take a crack at answering your questions. The difference between principle and principal is that the first is a guiding rule, or ethic, whereas the second is a title. For example, you could say something like 'I always check my blind spot when changing lanes, even when I know there's no traffic. It's the principle of the thing'. A principal is usually used to refer to a school headmaster. However, you can also use it to mean primary, or most important. Such as 'the principal investors of this project are very concerned about its progress'. As for 'each other' versus 'one another', there is very little difference. They mean the same thing. Typically, however, you'd say 'each other' in less formal settings, and when specifically talking about two things. You could say, for example, 'the gunfighters drew in a flash and shot each other dead'. 'One another' is slightly more formal (a bit more stuffy), and can be used when talking about more general topics. For example: 'Reciprocation is very important in society; the way we treat one another determines the type of community we build'. Hope that helps.

@renostubbs8504 5 ай бұрын

@@nono7105 Thank you my friend, I appreciate you

@nono7105 5 ай бұрын

@@renostubbs8504 No worries.

@RiyasatAhmed-ce7pw 7 ай бұрын

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@leomwanza5810 3 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson! Thank you for sharing.

@duke6841 5 ай бұрын

Police, team, audience, committee, jury, board etc. are used with both singular and plural in singular form

@K33FY 4 ай бұрын

Im from the candle eating guy

@jimbo-tq1rr 3 ай бұрын

Tell me the title of the video cuz this sounds interesting

@Ttve520 3 ай бұрын

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@nagamanikomarla5376 3 ай бұрын

YOU ARE FROM THE GOVERNMENTS

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Hilarious bro I just came here from him too 😂

@p3xo 4 ай бұрын

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@user-ny3rm1bg2p 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this teaching. It really helpful..

@freddymaster4892 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Madam, for you useful lessons!

@muhammadwaqas9787 7 ай бұрын

Police is uncountable but uses "are"

@mjshaheed 7 ай бұрын

Great information. The word police is an exception in English

@DenEz_TV 7 ай бұрын

I've just seen it on KZfaq today and was surprised by: the police Are...

@sds1483 6 ай бұрын

So police are uncountable?

@betesantos8062 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your lesson!!

@menhera2 5 ай бұрын

Police is unaccountable 😂

@orbitheight1037 Ай бұрын

Thank you. You are a great teacher.

@knottybead4871 4 ай бұрын

This is great. I’m amazed how many people don’t know this.

@deliabernabe2282 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. You explained it well.

@fimashavin 6 ай бұрын

Clarified lesson. Thank you Madame

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The best teacher i have ever seen before

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excellent video teaching ! thank you !

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Hi Rebecca … thank you so much … love to watch you engvid lesson ❤

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Thanks a lot for your explanation👍

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Thank you Mrs. Rebecca I learned a lot from you,

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Thank you so much teacher, the class is excelent❤

@lawrenceirene6204 5 ай бұрын

Great lesson I must say. Do you have a video on definitions eg verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives etc?

@LawrenceZulu-lm2ok 19 күн бұрын

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Great topic to teach, thank you so much👍

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@anonycreator2213 4 ай бұрын

Very well understood. Thank you so much ❤

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