The Basic Cozy Grammar Course Lesson 4: Order in Sentences Video Summary “Have you ever wondered what makes some writing more interesting than other writing? Good writers vary the order in sentences.” Marie takes us across her yard to the edge of her property overlooking Eagle Rock, the coastal mountains, Quadra Island, and Discovery Passage.[…]

The Basic Cozy Grammar Course Lesson 3: Main Subject and Main Predicate Video Summary “Now that we’ve learned about subjects and predicates, I’d like to talk about main subjects and main predicates.” It’s a cold, clear, West Coast autumn night. The frost is sparkling on the bushes. The waves are lapping against the dark shore.[…]

The Basic Cozy Grammar Course Lesson 2: Subject and Predicate Video Summary Marie is out by the wood pile, chopping and splitting wood with an axe. “Just as this piece of firewood was divided into two parts, so a sentence is divided into two parts—the subject and the predicate. The subject tells what the sentence[…]

The Basic Cozy Grammar Course Lesson 1: Kinds of Sentences Video Summary “Won’t you come into the house? Come into the house. We are in the house. What a cozy house! These are examples of the four kinds of sentences.” Marie invites us to join her inside her plant-filled, music-infused, fire-warmed cottage with its spectacular[…]