1,204 prompts matching "Explaining an idiom used in a passage"
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Teach me: spelling the names of famous writers
Act as my SS1 English tutor and teach me the correct spelling of the names of a few famous
Choosing Whose, Whom Or Which
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me when to use whose, whom and which in an adjectival c
Eight Kinds Of Adverbial Clauses
Act as my SS1 English tutor. List and explain the eight kinds of adverbial clauses — time,
Concessive Clauses That Still Win The Argument
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to use a concessive clause starting with 'althou
Reduced Clauses: Cutting To A Participle
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to reduce a full relative clause like 'the man wh
Building A Compound Sentence With Conjunctions
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to join two simple sentences into a compound sent
Complex Sentences Versus Simple And Compound
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Help me tell simple, compound and complex sentences apart by
Verb Phrases: Auxiliary, Modal, Main Verb
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Break down a verb phrase like 'may have been deceived' into i
Adjectival And Adverbial Phrases: Where To Sit
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to tell an adjectival phrase from an adverbial p
Concord With Quantifiers And Collective Nouns
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Explain the difference in number between 'each', 'none', 'a n
Using The Past Perfect Correctly
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Explain exactly when to use the past perfect tense to show th
Active To Passive: What Changes
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to convert a sentence between active and passive
Nominalisation: Turning A Verb Into A Noun
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to nominalise verbs and adjectives, like wise bec
Cohesion: Making Every Pronoun Clear
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to check that every pronoun and demonstrative in
Adjuncts of manner and reason
You are my SS1 English tutor. Teach me adjuncts of manner and reason, in clear steps and w
Mixed Conditionals Explained Simply
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me how to build a mixed conditional sentence like 'If t
Inverting A Conditional Without If
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to invert a conditional sentence and drop 'if' en
Reported Speech: Backshifting Tenses Correctly
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Teach me the backshift rules for turning direct speech into r
Reporting Questions Without A Question Mark
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Show me how to report a question correctly, changing the word
Choosing The Reporting Verb That Fits
Act as my SS1 English tutor. Explain the difference in meaning between said, claimed, admi