Expressing Past Wishes
Both wish and if only are used in expressing wishes about past situations. To do so, we add the past participle to wish or if only.
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Expressing Addition
Expressions of addition are used to add one statement to another. Some are followed by a noun while others are followed by a clause.
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Linking Words Exercises
Linking words (or connectors) are transitional words and expressions that help connect ideas within and between paragraphs.
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Expressing Concession
In expressing concession, we use expressions like although and but at the beginning of the clause which contrasts with the main clause.
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Expressing Effect
Expressing effect means talking about something that was caused by another thing; i.e., a change that is the result of an action or cause.
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Expressing Cause
The term ‘’cause ‘’ refers to things that make other things happen. In expressing cause, we show the connections between causes and results.
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Expressing Purpose
The term “purpose” designates an aim you strive to achieve. In expressing purpose, we try to answer the question of why we do something.
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Using Modals To Talk About The Past
When using models to talk about the past, we refer to a past situation or an action that happened in the past but could no longer be changed.
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Definite And Indefinite Articles
Definite and indefinite articles are parts of speech placed before nouns and noun phrases. They refer to determiners “the”, “a”, and “an”.
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Adverbs Of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency answer the question of how often an action occurs and describe how something happens either in definite or indefinite.
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Expressing Equality
Expressing equality means showing that no one has a value that is less or more than the other. I.e., they are the same or have the same values
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Expressing Hopes And Present Wishes
The difference between expressing hopes and present wishes can sometimes be confusing and may even be challenging, at least for some students.
