Category Archives: Basic

Basic Episode 5: Apostrophes

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Natasha

Welcome to Writing Fresh! I’m Natasha. I was going to save apostrophes for a bit later in the series, but I’ve been seeing a lot of apostrophe errors from my students. So! Let’s talk apostrophes. First, a little history. Apostrophes … Continue reading →

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Basic Episode 4: Comparatives and Superlatives

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Natasha

Welcome to Writing Fresh! I’m Natasha. Comparatives and superlatives are types of adjectives, words that describe nouns. They are some of the best and worst words around. For transcripts and more, see writingfreshdpodcast.com Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes

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Basic Episode 3: Verbs part 1 (Lexical and Auxiliary Verbs)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Natasha

Today’s episode looks at two types of verbs: lexical (main) and auxiliary (helping).

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Basic Episode 2: Definite and Indefinite Articles

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Natasha

Today’s episode looks at definite articles (the) and indefinite articles (a, an).

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Basic Episode 1: The Basic Parts of Speech

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Natasha

Welcome to Writing Fresh! I’m Natasha. Today we’re going to start with the most basic of the basic: the parts of speech. First we’ll review the basic parts of speech, discuss some examples, and then I’ll explain why it’s important … Continue reading →

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