Grammar

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Present Simple Affirmative

The present simple is the tense used to express permanent situations or events that regularly repeat or always occur.When...

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Present Simple Interrogative

The present simple is the tense used to express permanent situations or events that regularly repeat or always occur.When...

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Present Simple Negative

The present simple is the tense used to express permanent situations or events that regularly repeat or always occur.When...

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B1 - Unit 6.1

Probability with Likely and Unlikely

Likely is an adjective and an adverb used with a similar meaning to probable in the affirmative form.Unlikely is...

A1 - Unit 3.2

Quantitative Determiners

Quantitative determiners or quantifiers are used to indicate the quantity of something.

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Quantitative Determiners

Quantitative determiners or quantifiers are used to indicate the quantity of something.

B2 - Unit 11.1

Question Tags after Imperatives

We use question tags after imperatives to ask people to do things in a more polite way (instead of...

B2 - Unit 11.1

Question Tags after Negative Adverbs

Some adverbs have negative meanings (hardly, never, rarely, etc.). So we use positive question tags.

A2 - Unit 11.2

Question Tags formation

A question tag is a short question at the end of a sentence which is used to check information,...

B2 - Unit 8.2

Questions in Reported Speech

Questions in reported speech don’t have inverted order, we use the normal word order.

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Questions with Like

Like as a verb is used to express things we enjoy and take pleasure in.Like can also be used...

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Questions with Shall…?

Shall is a modal verb used in question form to ask for instructions or for formulating requests in a...

B2 - Unit 2.2

Quite vs Rather

We use the determiners quite and rather to modify the degree of adjectives and adverbs.

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Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are used to emphasise the subject of the sentence.

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Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses.The main relative pronouns of people and things are: which, who and...

A2 - Unit 3.1

Relative Pronouns of People and Things

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses. They refer to people or things by replacing the subject expressed...

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Relative Pronouns of Place and Time

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses. They refer to place and time by replacing the subject expressed...

B2 - Unit 8.1

Reported Speech with Advices, Offers, Orders, Promises

Reported speech can be used for conveying advice, offer, order and promise.

B1 - Unit 11.2

Second Conditional

We use the second conditional to talk about situations that are impossible or unlikely to happen.

A2 - Unit 7.2

Should vs Ought to

Both should and ought to belong to the group of auxiliary modal verbs that have no meaning on their...

A2 - Unit 7.2

Should: Modal Auxiliary Verb

Should is a type of auxiliary modal verb used to express obligation and duty through advice or recommendations.

B2 - Unit 1.1

So and Such

So and such are used to emphasise feelings or opinions.

A2 - Unit 8.2

So that vs So … that

So that and so…that are two different, though similar, constructions which express different things.So that highlights the consequences of...

B1 - Unit 4.1

Some and Any

Some and any are determiners that provide information about the amount or quantity of the thing we are talking...

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Some as a Determiner

We find the determiner some with both plural and singular nouns.

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Split Infinitives

Split infinitive is a phrase where an adverb is put between to and infinitive.

B1 - Unit 10.2

Subject and Verb Agreement

The subject and verb agreement is a situation in which the subject and a verb accord in number.

B2 - Unit 6.1

Subject in Imperative sentences

The Subject in the imperative clauses is always the same (you).

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Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns replace a subject which is a person or a thing in a sentence.

B2 - Unit 5.2

Subjunctives

Subjunctive is a verb tense that refers to actions that are possibilities rather than facts.

B2 - Unit 1.1

Such

Such is used to emphasise feelings or opinions.

B2 - Unit 7.2

Suffixes

Suffixes are segments added to the end of words to form a new one.

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Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs

The superlative adjectives/adverbs are used to make a comparison between things, people or actions, expressing the superiority of one...

B1 - Unit 11.2

Temporal Clauses

Temporal clauses are part of the adverbial clauses which are composed of independent and dependent clauses, linked by connectors.

A2 - Unit 4.2

Temporal Subordinate Clauses

Temporal clauses are part of the adverbial clauses which are composed of independent and dependent clauses, linked by connectors....

A2 - Unit 5.2

The Infinitive of Purpose

We can use the to-infinitive structure to express someone's purpose.

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There has been and There have been

We use there has/have been to talk about a situation that started in the past and lasted until the...

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There is and There are

There is/are are expressions used in sentences that want to confirm, deny or check that something exists.

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There, It

There and it can be used as subjects in a sentence where there is no other subject.

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Third Conditional

We use the third conditional to talk about situations that didn’t happen in the past and the supposed results...

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Time Adverbs with Present Perfect

Time adverbs are often used with the present perfect and function as modifiers of other elements in the clause.

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Time words

Time words are words related to time. These words can be adverbs, pronouns, nouns and prepositions.

B2 - Unit 4.1

To Be About to

To be about to is a structure that refers to actions that are going to happen very soon.

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To be Affirmative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its affirmative...

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To be Interrogative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its interrogative...

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To be Negative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its negative...

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To Be to + Infinitive

We find to be to + infinitive to discuss official arrangements, orders or official instructions.

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To Be to + Infinitive in the If-clause in Active Voice

We find to be to + infinitive to discuss official arrangements, orders or official instructions.We use the active form...

A2 - Unit 5.1

To be used to Affirmative

To be used to is a structure used to express habits and customs that are familiar to us.When expressed...

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