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Verb + Preposition + -ing: Insist on, Apologise for, Succeed in, and More
Learn why verbs after prepositions normally take -ing and store reliable multiword patterns.
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B1B2
Future in the Past: Would, Was Going To, and Was About To
Describe plans, predictions and events that were still future from an earlier past viewpoint.
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Ellipsis and Substitution: So, Not, One/Ones, and Do
Avoid unnecessary repetition while keeping reference clear.
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Reduced Relative Clauses: Using Participles Without Losing Meaning
Make writing more concise by reducing suitable relative clauses to -ing, past-participle or infinitive structures.
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Articles with Places and Institutions: School, Hospital, Countries, Rivers, and More
Understand school/the school and reliable article patterns for geographical names.
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Emphasis with Do, Does, Did, and Fronting
Create contrast and emphasis through auxiliary choice and word order rather than excessive intensifiers.
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Infinitives of Purpose: To, In Order To, So As To, and For
Express purpose naturally and avoid common errors such as for + infinitive.
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Modal Verbs for Requests, Permission, Offers, and Suggestions
Use can, could, may, would and shall with the right level of directness and politeness.
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Defining vs Non-Defining Relative Clauses: Meaning, Commas, and Pronouns
Learn how relative clauses identify a noun or add extra information, and why punctuation changes meaning.
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Passive Reporting Structures: It Is Believed That and He Is Said to
Use formal reporting passives to attribute information carefully in academic, professional, and news-style English.
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Reported Commands, Requests, and Advice: Tell, Ask, Order, and Advise
Extend reported speech beyond statements and questions by reporting instructions, requests, warnings, and advice accurately.
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Verb + Object Patterns: Tell Someone to Do, Let Someone Do, and Make Someone Do
Choose correctly between object + to-infinitive and object + bare infinitive after common English verbs.
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