English grammar

10 lessons

1. 1 The English subjunctive and inverted conditionals I suggest he be, it's essential that she attend, Should you need, Were I to, Had I known.
2. 2 Hedging tend to, appear to, it would seem, arguably, to some extent: the art of not claiming too much.
3. 3 Nominalisation and formal register decide → decision, the increase in prices, Latin-based verbs and phrasal verbs.
4. 4 Ellipsis and substitution: so, not, do so, one, to I think so, I hope not, I'd love to, the red one: avoiding repetition the English way.
5. 5 Compound nouns and compound adjectives a ten-year-old boy, a two-hour meeting, a coffee cup, a cup of coffee.
6. 6 The meaning of particles: up, out, off, on, down Understanding phrasal verbs through the meaning of the particle.
7. 7 Collocations: words that go together make a decision, take a photo, heavy rain, strong coffee, pay attention.
8. 8 Discourse markers in writing however, nevertheless, whereas, moreover, hence, thus: punctuation and position.
9. 9 Reporting verbs and their patterns accuse sb of doing, suggest doing / that, persuade sb to, deny doing, blame sb for.
10. 10 Emphasis: fronting, such / so, the more… the more Such was his anger that…, So tired was she that…, The more you practise, the better you get.