The Raven & the Writing Desk

Although these two marks are punctuation look almost identical they have very different functions. Check out this video by The Raven & the Writing Desk to learn more! Timestamps 00:00 Welcome 00:20 What is a Hyphen? 01:17 Changing Words Over Time 02:30 The Suspended Hyphen 04:56 Adjective Phrases 06:05 Recap Hyphens 06:45 En Dashes 09:29 The Dash (Em Dashes) 10:38 Overview Hyphens & Dashes 11:22 Notes on Style

This video contains all eight parts of the Parts of Speech series by The Raven & the Writing Desk. As an added bonus, we also have a video on Clauses. Check out the Timestamps or watch the videos individually on the channel. Enjoy! Timestamps VERBS 00:00: Welcome to The Raven & the Writing Desk 00:47 What's a Verb? 03:53 The 12 Tenses 05:25 The Simple Tense 06:24 Irregular Verbs 08:30 Note on Past Tense Verb Pronunciation 09:44 The Progressive Tense 11:05 The Perfect Tense 13:22 The Perfect Progressive Tense 14:26 Tense Recap 17:28 Using Verbs 18:42 Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs 20:42 "To Do" 21:33 Modality 24:10 Phrasal Verbs 25:47 Forming Phrasal Verbs 26:58 Transitive, Intransitive, and Ditransitive Verbs 31:14 Linking Verbs 32:44 Gerunds 33:44 Verbs Recap NOUNS 34:21 Highlighting Nouns 35:17 Common & Proper Nouns 38:58 The Personal Pronoun I 40:26 Singular & Plural Nouns 41:08 Concrete, Abstract, & Collective Nouns 43:20 Count & Non-Count 44:56 Attribute Nouns 49:11 Nouns Recap PRONOUNS 50:00 What's a Pronoun? 51:26 Channel Disclaimer on Pronouns 52:17 Review Subjects & Objects 52:56 English and Grammatical Gender 53:44 Third Person Pronouns 54:47 Preferred Pronouns 54:45 Using Preferred Pronouns 55:20 They/them as a Singular Pronoun 59:07 Third Person Reflexive Pronouns 1:00:40 First Person Pronouns 1:01:45 I vs Me 1:03:11 Warning! Always use "I" for the First Person Subject 1:03:52 First Person Plural Pronouns 1:04:22 First Person Possessive Pronouns 1:05:23 First Person Reflexive Pronouns 1:06:33 Second Person Pronouns 1:07:52 Second Person and Subjects/Objects 1:08:26 Second Person Possessive Pronouns 1:08:58 Second Person Reflexive Pronouns 1:09:07 Pronouns in Formal Writing 1:11:02 Warning! No Second Person in Formal Writing 1:12:05 Interrogative Pronouns 1:12:57 Examples of Interrogative Pronouns 1:14:37 Compound Interrogative Pronouns 1:15:34 Interrogative Pronouns as Statements 1:16:23 Pronouns Recap ADVERBS 1:17:13 What's an Adverb? 1:17:48 Adverb examples 1:19:15 Adverb Warning! 1:20:54 How is the Action Happening? 1:21:37 Adverbs and Linking Verbs 1:23:32 Adverbs as Comparatives and Superlatives 1:24:22 Adverb Placement in a Sentence 1:26:10 Adverb Recap ADJECTIVES 1:27:02 What's An Adjective? 1:29:44 Adjective Warning! 1:31:25 Predicate Adjective 1:32:58 Three Types of Adjectives 1:33:15 The Absolute Adjective 1:33:34 The Comparative Adjective 1:35:19 Superlative Adjective 1:36:28 Adjective Hierarchy 1:38:57 Adjective Recap ARTICLES 1:39:36 What Are Grammatical Articles? 1:40:42 The Definite Article 1:41:30 The Indefinite Article 1:44:11 The Indefinite Article Doesn't Work with Plural Nouns 1:44:42 Using Articles with Adjectives 1:45:44 Articles and Non-Count Nouns 1:47:14 Advice on Using Articles With Non-Count Nouns 1:50:11 Article Exceptions 1:51:43 Articles Recap CONJUNCTIONS 1:52:53 What's a Conjunction? 1:53:10 Seven Common Conjunctions 1:53:48 Applying Common Conjunctions 1:54:44 The Power of Conjunctions 1:56:03 Conjunctions Recap PREPOSITIONS 1:56:12 What is a Preposition? 1:56:57 Directions 1:57:52 Time 1:58:21 Location & Space 1:58:57 Prepositional Phrases 1:59:29 Preposition Use In a Sentence 2:00:28 Warning! Watch for Overuse of Prepositions 2:01:32 Prepositions Recap CLAUSES 2:02:14 What's a Clause? 2:02:58 What's a Subject? 2:04:08 What's a Predicate? 2:05:03 Example of an Independent Clause 2:06:02 Clause Recap Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/howisaravenlikeawritingdesk?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA== Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/Dr_GWC