Category: Grammar

LINKING WORDS; even if, as long as, provided (that), providing, although, though, in case, in spite of, despite, so that, whatever, whereas and etc…

Participle Clauses; reason, result, condition, time / sequence (full clause, participle clause);

Reported-Speech (He said that); tell somebody, say somebody;

Collocation List;   have,  do,  make,  take,  break,  catch,  pay, save, keep, come, go and get ;

PREPOSITION – DEPENDENT VERBS; abide by, abstain  from, accuse someone of, adhere to, agree on/with and etc… ;

Uses of Given and Given That; Given: when you consider something: despite, because of.

Uses   of   HARDLY WHEN   –  SCARCELY WHEN   –   BARELY WHEN   –   NO SOONER THAN;

Uses of Must and Can’t; You can use must to say that you believe something is certain. You can use can’t to say that you believe something is not …

Common Verbs Followed by That-Clauses; recommend, demand, insist, suggest, request and propose ;

Conditional Wish/ If Only; wish + would, wish + past simple (present wishes – real vs. unreal)  ;