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

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"?

[Ioveyou]

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

[xspwcvp]

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

[ralphotero]

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.

[lammainhuthao]

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.

[barbarabalogh]

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! 😊

[ecoplushaboy]

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

[vxwnqjf]

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

[engvidRebecca]

And if this video helped you, check out my lessons on similar topics:

[aparicioarguinarena]

Such a competent teacher, thank you very much Rebecca.

[MyfriendzTv]

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[oopynjx]

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[duoduopeng]

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[rizkytaufik]

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

[brianvanderspuy]

When I first learned English in primary school, many, many moons ago, we learned that things like teams are grammatically singular, so in a cricket match, the commentator will say something like "Australia is in trouble now", even though the team of course consists of many individuals. And indeed, that is just what they did - until perhaps ten years or so ago, when suddenly, one day, all sports commentators apparently collectively decided that teams are plural. And so now I constantly hear them saying things like "Australia are in trouble."

As much as it pleases me to hear of the Aussie team's woes, it grates on me every time I hear that kind of thing. After a lifetime of battling it out with English grammar, and still constantly stumbling over its many pitfalls, it now turns out that even native English speakers cannot decide what the correct usage of their own language is.

I give up. I shall henceforth wave around my accented, barbarian English with pride. :-)

[IntraScalpMaster]

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

[authentic]

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

[siciliaj]

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

[arunprasath]

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...🙏🙏🙏

[uuclxyg]

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

[Modesto]

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