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ESSAY:

PASSIVE: It is said that... It seems that… They are said to be 🡪 Subject+


passive+to+infinitive

RELATIVE/PARTICIPLE: who, which, whom, whose.

This vase, made in China in the 14th century, is very valuable. = This vase, which was
made in China in the 14th century, is very valuable.

The man driving the car is a friend of mine.= The man who is driving the car is a friend
of mine.

CLEFT SENTENCE: You broke the window. → It was you who broke the
window. A gun shot has ended John’s life. → It has been a gunshot that has
ended John’s life.

A: You’ve met my mother, haven’t you?

B: No, it was your sister (that) I met!

A: Joe ate the cake

B: It was Joe who it the cake

INVERSIONS: Had it not been for…

Hardly Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.

Never Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.

Seldom Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.

Rarely Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.

Only then Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.

Not only ... but Not only does he love chocolate and sweets but he also smokes.

No sooner No sooner had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell.

Scarcely Scarcely had I got off the bus when it crashed into the back of a car.

Only later Only later did she really think about the situation.

Nowhere Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.

Little Little did he know!

Only in this way Only in this way could John earn enough money to survive.

In no way In no way do I agree with what you're saying.


On no account On no account should you do anything without asking me first.

CONDITIONALS:

● The Zero Conditional:


(if + present simple, ... present simple)
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

● The First Conditional:


(if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

● The Second Conditional:


(if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

● The Third Conditional


(if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.

MODALS: can, could, would, will, may, might, must…

DOUBLE COMPARATIVES:

- The more you eat, the fatter you become


- The more you study, the more you learn.
- The faster the car is, the more dangerous it is to drive.
- The crazier the idea is, the more fun it is to try.
- The more difficult the task is, the sweeter it is to succeed.

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