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The Electric Company

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  This was a show from the 1970s similar to Sesame Street but for older kids.  They did a lot of great things with phonics to teach kids how to read.  You can use their videos to help with your pronunciation! Shadow Boxes update Shadow Boxes They were very creative! And had a lot of great guest stars.  Can you spot Morgan Freeman? There are a lot of video clips available on You Tube.

Prepositions

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  At the beach! Grammar Monster Explains Prepositions Prepositions of Time (UK) Practice Prepositions of Place (UK) Guided exercise Prepositions are always followed by a noun.

To do

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  Uses of to do Grammar Monster "to do" Be or Do? do 1 of 6 verb ˈdü  did   ˈdid    dəd   ;  done   ˈdən    ;  doing   ˈdü-iŋ    ;  does   ˈdəz  transitive verb 1 :  to bring to pass  :  CARRY OUT do  another's wishes it is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence … and if I can learn what it is I will  do  it  Abraham Lincoln 2 :  PUT   — used chiefly in  do to death had been hounded down and  done  to death as heretics  Stringfellow Barr 3 a :  PERFORM ,  EXECUTE do  some work did  his duty b :  COMMIT crimes  done  deliberately 4 a :  BRING ABOUT ,  EFFECT trying to  do  good do  violence b :  to give freely  :  PAY do  honor to her memory 5 :  to bring to an end  :  FINISH   — used in the past participle the job is finally  done 6 :  to put forth  :  EXERT did  her best to win the race 7 a :  to wear out especially by physical exertion  :  EXHAUST at the end of the race they were pretty well  done b :  to attack physically  :  BEAT also   :  KILL 8 :  to bring