Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Did something happen “while our vacation” or “during our vacation”? Both “during” and “while” have similar meanings, but are used differently in English. Watch this English grammar lesson and learn an easy way to know which word to use and how to use it. Never confuse these two words again, and improve your spoken and written English. Once you've watched the video, take the quiz on this lesson here: engvid.com/during-or-while
Did something happen “while our vacation” or “during our vacation”? Both “during” and “while” have similar meanings, but are used differently in English. Watch this English grammar lesson and learn an easy way to know which word to use and how to use it. Never confuse these two words again, and improve your spoken and written English. Once you've watched the video, take the quiz on this lesson here: engvid.com/during-or-while
![“MY” or “MINE”? “YOUR” or “YOURS”? | English Grammar – Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives
*“My”* or *“Mine”? “Their”* or *“Theirs”?* Do you know which word to use in every situation? Watch and learn the easy English grammar rules to know which word to choose – every time. I will show you the simple difference between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, so you’ll always make the right choice. You’ll also learn how to pronounce these words correctly so you don’t make mistakes when speaking. A short investment of your time: a lifetime of better English. Test yourself with the quiz at engVid.com here: https://www.engvid.com/
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More of my beginner grammar videos:
https://youtu.be/7A9MFMk8Kzg
https://youtu.be/xsNabJFuZR4
Transcript:
In this lesson, youll learn how to show that something belongs to someone in English. Okay? Now, there are basically two ways in which we do this, and Im going to show you exactly what they are, how to use them, and how not to confuse them. Okay? Its really easy, and Im sure youre going to get it. So, lets get started. So, you can see that Ive divided the board, here, into two parts. Right? You see some words here; you see some other words here. Now, just for you to know and for anyone whos interested in grammatical terminology: These, here, are called possessive adjectives, and the ones over here are called possessive pronouns. So, what does that actually mean? Lets see what it means in terms of actual usage. So, lets look at the example at the top. This is my book. Here, Ive used my - a possessive adjective. My book. Or I could say: This book is mine. Now, whats the difference between these two sentences? Well, in the first book... in the first example, we saw that after the word my, we had the word book, which means after these possessive adjectives, you need to have a noun. Okay? A noun could be a person, a place, a thing. Right? Or an idea. My book, my friend, my home, my car. Right? My idea, my opinion. So, after these words - okay? - these possessive adjectives, you have to have a noun. But if the sentence construction or the question construction is different, then you use these possessive pronouns, like here: This book is mine. So, after these words, these possessive pronouns - you do not have any noun. So, you cannot say: Mine car - no. You can only say: My car. Okay? All right? Thats the basic rule, and thats all there is - that these must be followed by a noun, and these must not be followed by a noun. Okay? But lets understand a little bit more about them now - okay? - one by one.
So, of course, these represent, what? These are used as... to show possession, but this one is... these are the subject pronouns. Okay? These are who they refer to. So: I... okay? I, and This is my book; you and your book; he - meaning a boy or a man - his book; she - referring to a woman or girl - her book. Okay? We - that means you and me, or me and a few other people - we, This is our house, our book. Okay? Or they, those people over there... okay? Not me; them. Okay. They and there we... then use the word: their car, their book. Okay? So, repeat after me: My book, your book, his book, her book, our book, their book. Okay? Now, something else about English - I said: book, but I could have said: books. In English, these possessive adjectives, these words dont change based on the word... the noun that we use. So, the noun could be singular or plural; I still say: my; I dont change that. Okay? It doesnt have to match, like in some other languages. Okay? So, I could say: My books, your cars - okay? - his friends, and so on. Doesnt matter. Also, it doesnt matter in English if the item that we put here, if... especially if were talking about a person - is male or female. So, I could say: My husband, or somebody could say: My wife. Right? Or: My son, my daughter, and it doesnt matter. Again, this word doesnt change based on if its singular or plural, or if its male or female. Okay? So, thats one easy part about English. Sometimes easy. Sometimes English is actually easier in some ways than some other languages. Okay? Now, whats the other equivalent of this? The possessive pronouns, which we use mostly at the end of sentences. Right? For example, if somebody says: Whose...? Whose cellphone is this? […] “MY” or “MINE”? “YOUR” or “YOURS”? | English Grammar – Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZyhKi0pRwEw/mqdefault.jpg)

![Vocabulary Hack: How 5 words become 30!
Multiply your vocabulary with this amazing lesson! Watch how four easy suffixes can form HUNDREDS of words! Improve your academic and professional vocabulary quickly and easily. A great lesson for TOEFL and IELTS success. Download the free resource page with hundreds of examples here: https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/vocabulary-suffixes-ful-fully-fulness-less-lessly-lessness/ All my Vocabulary Hack lessons teach you shortcuts to upgrade your English in smart ways. Watch more of Rebeccas famous VOCABULARY HACK lessons here:
1. Vocabulary Hack: Sound smarter and avoid mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsm3AZuuFE&t=0s&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDZgp8e6i0oyXOOrTAAaj0O7&index=28
2. Vocabulary Hack: Learn 30+ Verbs in 10 minutes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8qR-1JXA&t=0s&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDZgp8e6i0oyXOOrTAAaj0O7&index=62
3. Vocabulary Hack: 2 suffixes, 200+ words! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4vJn7hdlI0&t=0s&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDZgp8e6i0oyXOOrTAAaj0O7&index=19
TRANSCRIPT
Hi. Im Rebecca from engVid, back with another vocabulary hack lesson. Now, what is a hack? A hack is a shortcut; a way for someone to learn to do something faster and more effectively. Okay? And thats what youre going to do here - youre going to take actually a system to expand your vocabulary, to multiply your vocabulary very easily and quickly.
The way were going to do it today is by adding suffixes to nouns. Now, what does all that mean? Okay, so were going to take a word. Our sample word here is power. Now, power is a noun. To that, were going to add a suffix. Whats a suffix? A suffix is just a group of letters that you add to the end of a word to change the meaning. So, we have two suffixes, here: ful and less. When we add ful to the end of the word power, we get the new word: powerful. And the suffix f-u-l-with only one l, okay? Dont get fooled-it means full of whatever; in this case, full of power, but when we spell it, we add only one l. Okay? So it becomes one word: powerful. For example: A powerful leader. Okay?
Or heres another suffix: less. When this word is added... This suffix is added to the end of a word, it means without something. So, when we add it to power, we get: powerless, which means without power. This meant full of power; that means without power. Okay? Got it? So, we could have a powerful leader or a powerless leader. Okay? We could be in a powerful position or a powerless position. All right? Here we do write two s, but here remember only one l.
Now, you can use these same suffixes to create hundreds of words. Okay? And thats what Im going to show you here. Lets just look at some examples first. You could say, for example... Suppose were talking about a message. It could be a thoughtful message or a thoughtless message; a useful idea or a useless idea. Right? A mean-... We could say: meaningful words or meaningless words. We could say: These are harmful products or harmless products. Harmful - they cause harm, they do damage, they hurt you. Or harmless - they dont hurt you. Okay? So, you see the same pattern is being applied; the same rule - were just adding ful or less to the end of a noun. All right?
Lets look at many more words now. All right? And lets go from here. So, for example, we could talk... We start with the nouns. Okay? We have five nouns. Were going to turn them into ten words. All right? So youre already multiplying your vocabulary. A careful driver or a careless driver. A powerful leader, as we said, or a powerless leader.
A fearful person or a fearless person. In this case, without... Its good to be fearless; without fear means that you are not afraid. And to be fearful means you are afraid. Okay? So, it doesnt mean that the word with ful is always the more positive or stronger word. Okay? You have to look at: Whats the noun? If the noun is something positive, then when youre full of something positive, youre going to be stronger. But if the noun suggests a weakness, then when youre full of something youre going to be less strong. Okay? Lets continue.
Lets say youre talking about an operation: A painful operation or a painless operation. A helpful person or a helpless person. Okay? Did you get that? Did you see that just by taking some nouns and adding ful or less, weve come up with adjectives now, and weve come up with not only one adjective per word, but two? So weve already multiplied our words from five to 10. Now lets see what happens next.
All right. Ready for some more magic? Here we go. So, we started with five words, five nouns, then we turned them into ten with the adjectives, now were going to create adverbs from the same basic word. How do we create an adverb? Usually by adding ly. Okay? So, we could say, for example: He drove carefully. Right? Or: He drove carelessly. […] Vocabulary Hack: How 5 words become 30!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a08iZ-a24p0/mqdefault.jpg)
![How to make your English learning plan and achieve your goals
You’re working on your English, but do you have a plan? In this special video, you’ll build your English learning plan by answering six simple questions. Based on your specific goals, I’ll tell you how to achieve them with free and/or paid options. Youll learn what areas of English you can work on by yourself, and when you need the help of an English teacher. I’ll explain when you should take group classes and when private lessons with an English tutor are better. If you’re here, you want to learn English. It may be for academic, professional, or personal reasons, or to pass an English exam, such as TOEFL, or IELTS. These days, there are many options for you to learn English: books, videos, online, English schools, private tutors, Skype, newspapers, movies, music, and so many more! I’ll discuss each of these methods and how they can help you reach your goal quickly, and efficiently, regardless of your budget. I’ve helped thousands of English learners reach their goals, and I know you can do it too!
To contact me about private online lessons, go to https://www.RebeccaEzekiel.com/
TRANSCRIPT
Hi. Im Rebecca from engVid. In this special lesson Im going to show you how to plan your English learning so that you can get the best results based on your needs. And in order to identify your needs, were going to go through a series of questions. Okay? Now, these are the same questions that I use with my consulting clients from all over the world to help to find the best path for them to achieve their goals. And I believe, if you follow these steps, you will be able to do the same thing. So what you might want to do is to grab a piece of paper, and as we go through the questions, make some notes for yourself. Okay? And then by the end of the lesson, you may actually have a much clearer idea of what the next step is in order to achieve your English learning goals. Okay? And also, what are the best strategies that you can use to get there. Okay? So, are you ready? Lets get started.
Okay, so the first question that you need to ask yourself is: Why are you learning English? Now, I know that sounds pretty obvious, like: Why? Well, okay. I need to... I have to... These are some of the things that I hear upfront, then when we go a little bit further we start to get more real reasons. And why is that important? Why is the Why? of our life important? Because the Why? is the motivation, the Why? is your fuel to reach... To help you take this journey. Okay? Learning English is a journey, and you need that motivation and you need to know clearly: Why am I doing all of this? And so, in order to do that... First somebody might say to me: Well, Im learning English for my job. I say: -Okay. Why are you learning English for your job? -To get a better job. -Why are you trying to get a better job? -To earn more money. -Why are you trying to earn more money? -Because I have to provide for my family. -Why do you have to provide for your family? -Because I love them. Theyre the most important thing in the world with... to me. Okay, now we found the real reason. It wasnt just that youre learning English for your job, youre learning English for your family who you love with all your heart. So, like in everything, theres a rational reason why we do something and theres an emotional reason. If you can find your emotional reason, then along with your rational reason, now you have really strong motivation. So ask yourself these questions, okay? Because nobody has to do anything; we choose to do something. Find your: Why? and you will have the strongest motivation to achieve your goals. Okay?
So, now, more specifically, lets look at some of the Whys that people have usually. So, number one: University. Lets suppose youre trying to get into university. Why is it important to know that? Because the Why? is also going to determine the What? What you need to study. So whats your Why? Is it to get into university? If so, then you need to focus on academic English. All right? And thats actually an entire field of English language learning. Its called English for academic purposes. Then you need to get those kind of books, attend those kind of courses, work with teachers who have experience in those areas. All right? Why? Because your needs are very specific. Right? Your needs are to be able to write papers and assignments at a university level, to understand lectures, to read textbooks with lots of technical vocabulary. Right? So thats why focusing in on your Why? to get into university will help you to determine your What? All right? There are many more questions.
Lets suppose your Why? is an exam, you need to pass an exam. Then... Lets suppose its the IELTS, or the TOEFL, or the TOEIC, or the PTE, then your study strategy is completely different. Right? From somebody else, because these exams are like a world in themselves. […] How to make your English learning plan and achieve your goals](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a49RcxrJ0xY/mqdefault.jpg)


![Learn English: “I live... at? on? in? near? close to?”
Where do you live? Do you live IN, AT, or ON a city or a street? NEAR a mall or OPPOSITE a mall? Join me and learn how to answer the common question “Where do you live?” correctly, using 9 different prepositions. We’ll cover: at, on, in, near, with, opposite, next to, across from, and close to. Watch now and feel more confident in everyday English. Next, for more improvement, take my course, Correct Your English Errors in 10 Minutes a Day: https://10.bexenglish.com
More of my lessons about prepositions of place:
https://youtu.be/tIuUgJMjrQ0
https://youtu.be/3957TbatjPg
In this lesson:
0:00 I live... in? at? on? with? opposite?
0:51 I live at...
1:43 I live in...
3:05 I live on...
3:53 I live with...
4:52 I live near... & I live close to...
5:55 I live next to...
6:28 I live across from... & I live opposite...
8:24 Test!
TRANSCRIPT:
In this lesson, you will learn how to answer the simple question, Where do you live?
Now, when somebody asks you that question, of course, you know where you live, but in
order to express that correctly in English, we need at least possibly up to nine different...
Nine different prepositions.
Okay?
So, lets look at what they are.
You dont need all of them, but you need different ones depending on what youre trying to say.
So, lets look at what they are.
Now, the first three, at, on, and in, Ive actually covered in a separate lesson
where we focus just on at, on, and in, and Ill give you a link to that lesson in
the lesson description.
Okay?
But here, were going to cover lots of other options as well.
So, lets look at how to answer this question, Where do you live?
Okay.
So, lets start over here.
We could say, I live at 25 Main Street.
So, we use at when were being very specific.
Okay?
Exactly, like the exact point.
I live at 25 Main Street.
I live at the corner of Main and Bay Street.
Okay?
Its also very specific.
Right?
Okay?
I live at the intersection.
Okay?
At the intersection where two roads cross, at the intersection of Main and Bay Streets.
So, here, were using at whenever youre talking about something very specific.
All right?
Got that?
Lets go to the next one.
This one is used quite a lot.
I live in.
So, here, you kind of have the idea of, like, in something.
Okay?
In, it could be inside, but lets look at all of the options for in.
So, we could say, I live in an apartment.
I live in a condominium.
Condominium is just an apartment that you or somebody owns.
Okay?
I live in a house.
I live in Los Angeles.
So, we use in also to talk about the city, okay, where you live.
I live in California, to talk about the state where you live.
I live in the US, to talk about the country that you live in.
So, in covers a lot of different possibilities, but youre in these places.
Okay?
So, make sure you get that right.
And in case you do live in the US, make sure that youre saying the US.
Okay?
Okay?
We use the before the names of certain countries, like the Philippines, the US, and so on, but
not in... before many, most countries.
Like, we say, I live in Canada.
Right?
I live in France.
I live in Germany.
Theres no the there.
But many people forget to put the before US.
Okay?
Next, if youre talking about something, like, kind of horizontal, okay, then we say, I
live on, on the 7th floor, on the 5th floor, on the 1st floor.
Now, you...
Remember, youre saying first, second, third.
Okay?
So, also, in terms of the numbers, dont say, I live on the 1 floor.
No.
The 1st floor.
Okay?
But on a certain floor.
And if youre just giving the name of the street, then we say, on Main Street.
Here, it was very specific.
Right?
So, this is Main Street, and I live at 25 Main Street.
But I live on Main Street.
Okay?
So, thats on.
Next, who do you live with?
You might want to be sharing that.
So, I live with my family.
I live with my parents.
I live with my roommates.
I live with my wife and children.
I live with my husband and kids.
Okay?
Or maybe you dont live with anyone, so then we have the option, I live alone.
Okay?
Thats not a preposition; thats just a statement.
All right?
All right.
So, here we have the most common prepositions that youre going to need to talk about, the
most basic information that you need to give when somebody asks you, Where do you live?
Okay?
Okay?
And depending on whos asking you and what the context is, youre going to need different
answers.
All right? […] Learn English: “I live... at? on? in? near? close to?”](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b6X0V8QmzbI/mqdefault.jpg)



![Confusing Subject & Object Pronouns: HE or HIM? I or ME? SHE AND I or HER AND I...?
Do English pronouns confuse you? Do you know whether to say “John and her” or “She and John”? Not knowing can lead to SERIOUS mistakes in English and make you fail an exam or lose a job opportunity. Don’t let that happen! Learn the difference between subject and object pronouns, as well as how to use them correctly and confidently. This lesson is a must for English learners and native speakers alike. After the video, test your knowledge with the quiz: https://www.engvid.com/confusing-subject-object-pronouns/
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More of my English grammar videos:
I or ME? https://youtu.be/zVWoLoxcqqM
Confusing English Grammar: IS or ARE? https://youtu.be/eqg0STvbp1g
In this lesson:
0:00 I or me? She or her? We or us?
1:03 Subject? Object? Pronoun?
4:24 Examples
5:14 He and I? He and me?
9:36 Test Yourself: Subject & Object Pronouns
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi. Im Rebecca from engVid. Im so glad you clicked on this lesson because todays lesson
is one of the most important lessons ever. Why? Because this mistake that Im going to
tell you about is one of the most frequently made mistakes, unfortunately, not only by
English learners, but also by English speakers. So, hey, if there are any English speakers
watching this, please keep watching because you would like to correct this too. But for
the English learners, its even more important because youre doing exams, youre going for
job interviews, and people are judging your English a little bit more critically. Okay?
So, what are we going to talk about today? Were talking about subject and object pronouns.
Now, I know that doesnt sound very sexy, but its so important that you get it right
because its a very basic mistake. All right? And I hope that after this lesson, you will
get it right. Im going to do my best to explain it to you so you completely get it. Okay?
Here we go. All right. So, first of all, whats a subject and whats an object, and whats
a pronoun? Because I said subject, object, pronouns. There are three words there. Okay?
Theyre kind of like grammar words. So, the subject of a sentence in English is the doer
of the action. Okay? Its the person that does the action. And the object receives the
action. Okay? Im going to explain it to you exactly, give you an example and everything,
no problem. All right? And whats a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that takes the place of
a noun. So, for example, I could say John, okay? John likes me. Or I could say He
likes me. So, He replaced John. All right? Now, lets look at this chart because here
what Ive written for you are basically all the subject pronouns and all the object pronouns.
Okay? Now, whats the problem? The problem is that sometimes people are using object
pronouns when they should be using subject pronouns, and vice versa. So, sometimes theyre
using subject pronouns when they should be using object pronouns. All right? So, lets
see how this works. So, in this sentence, I love movies. Right? The I is a subject.
Its doing the action. The action is love. All right? So this is a subject pronoun. Right?
But in this sentence, Please call me, the subject is understood as you, but the action
is being received to me. Please call me. So, me is an object pronoun. Okay? Im going
to give you so many examples that youre going to get it, even if you didnt get it yet.
Okay?
Lets try it with this little rhyme. And you can say it along with me if you want, if it
helps you to kind of get that rhythm in your head. All right? Because language is not about
rules and all of that only. It starts with that, but finally it becomes about the rhythm,
and whether its going to sound right to your ear. So, lets say these sentences, and were
going to run through them with all of these examples. Okay? Here we go.
For example, I like Jack, Jack likes me. Okay? I like Jack, subject, I, Jack likes me, object.
You like Jack, Jack likes you. Here, you can see with the word you that its the
same. Okay? So there we dont usually make mistakes because its the same. Here, He
likes Jack, Jack likes him. Okay? She likes Jack, say it with me, Jack likes her.
We like Jack, Jack likes us, They like Jack, Jack likes them. Okay? So what do
you notice? That all of these subject pronouns usually come at the beginning of a sentence,
and the object pronouns usually come towards the middle or end of a sentence. Okay? Youll
see that, and thats how it is. And there are a few other patterns which Ill show you.
So lets look at some examples. Okay? So we said the first one already. I love movies,
subject. We live here […] Confusing Subject & Object Pronouns: HE or HIM? I or ME? SHE AND I or HER AND I...?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/boxixZkx0WU/mqdefault.jpg)