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The Passive with Reporting Verbs: It Is Said That… Structures
Here we how to form and use the reporting passive, common patterns with verbs like say and believe, differences between it is said that and he is said to, their role in academic and news writing, and practice rewriting sentences.
Embedded Relative Clauses Inside Noun Phrases: Dense Academic Style
Here we how embedded relative clauses and stacked modifiers contribute to dense noun phrases, explores ways to balance clarity with information density, and provides strategies and practice for simplifying and analyzing complex noun phrases.
Emphatic Pronouns and Structures: Using “THIS” and “THAT” for Impact
Here we how demonstratives like this and that signal emphasis, their use in focusing discourse, combining them with clefts, referencing past or future information, and strategies to avoid vague or excessive demonstrative use.
Concessive Participial Clauses: Despite Being…, Though Knowing…
Here we how to form concessive participial clauses, use patterns like despite, in spite of, and though, connect non-finite forms to the right subject, choose formal or informal uses, avoid dangling participles, and practice transforming clauses.
Hedging for Academic Writing: Softening Claims Strategically
Here we the concept of hedging in research writing, including its importance, typical language structures, and how to strike the right balance between certainty and caution. It also addresses common pitfalls and offers practical tips for literature reviews.
Advanced Purpose Clauses: In Order To, So As To, So That
Here we ways to express purpose in English, including basic and advanced forms, formality differences between to, in order to, and so as to, and using so that with or without modal verbs.
Result Clauses with “So… That”, “Such… That”, and Alternatives
Here we the core structure of result clauses, highlights the differences between so… that and such… that, and presents alternative structures and linkers. It also discusses emphasis, common mistakes, and offers practice with creating result clauses.
Ellipsis in Complex Sentences: What You Can Safely Leave Out
The article defines ellipsis and its types, details how it appears in coordinate, comparative, and conditional clauses, examines differences in spoken and written use, discusses how to avoid ambiguity, and provides practice with applying and restoring ellipsis.
Concessive Clauses with “Much as”, “Although”, and “While”
This article explains concessive clauses, compares much as, although, and while, and shows their placement and punctuation in complex sentences. It highlights subtle differences in tone and common mistakes, with practice on expressing contrast.
Parallel Structure in Advanced Writing: Achieving Balance and Logic
The article defines parallelism in grammar, shows how to use it in lists, series, contrasts, and paired structures, highlights its importance in academic and persuasive writing, and provides practice editing sentences to fix faulty parallelism.
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