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How to Use Wish in English
When we want to express a wish/desire in English for a situation to be different to what it actually is then it is very common to use the verb to wish. How to Use Wish in English. How to Use Wish in English Grammar Wish + Past Simple To express that we want a situation in…
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How to Use Unless in English
Unless means if not. We use unless in conditional sentences instead of if not. How to Use UNLESS For example: You will not gain high score in IELTS exam unless you learn English every day. (You will not gain high score in IELTS exam if you do not learn English every day.) He wouldn’t be late for the train unless he forgot his luggage. (He…
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Mixed Conditionals
What Are Mixed Conditionals? Learn how to use the Mixed Third/ Second Conditional and the Mixed Second/ Third Conditional with structure, usage and example sentences. Mixed conditional usually refers to a mixture of the second and third conditionals (the counterfactual patterns). There are two types of mixed conditional sentence. Mixed Third/ Second Conditional The mixed conditional describes present result…
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Third Conditional
(Past Unreal Conditional) Generally, third conditional is a pattern used to refer to hypothetical situations in a past time frame, generally counterfactual (or at least presented as counterfactual). Here the condition clause is in the past perfect, and the consequence is expressed using the conditional perfect. How to use: We use the third conditional when we talk about Imagine…
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Second Conditional
(Present Unreal Conditional) It should be noted that the second conditional refers to a pattern used to describe hypothetical, typically counterfactual situations with a present or future time frame (for past time frames the third conditional is used). And, in the normal form of the second conditional, the condition clause is in the past tense…
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First Conditional
What Is the First Conditional? The first conditional indicates something that may happen in the present or future. It has a two clause structure. This includes an if clause and the main clause. A comma usually separates the two clauses if the if clause precedes the main clause. The example below illustrates the comma necessity. In contrast, when the main clause appears first…
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Conditionals: 04 Types of Conditional Sentences in Grammar
Conditional Sentences! Conditionals are sentences which are also known as if clauses. These types of sentences can be seen throughout the English language and it is an important concept for anyone learning the language to understand. There are various different types of conditionals and each of them has its own rules and reasons for use. In…
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Not only … but also
Not only but also is an example of a correlative conjunction. That is to say, the conjunction pairs work together to convey meaning. Correlative conjunctions need balance. The language that follows each part of the conjunction must be parallel. Without balance, your writing becomes tricky to read. Hence, it affects the fluidity of your words. In…
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Common Mistakes with Conjunctions
Knowing how to use conjunctions properly will help you write more varied and complex sentences. Simple conjunction mistakes make your text cumbersome and hard to read. These mistakes will detract from your message and cause your readers to doubt the sincerity behind your text. To write a confident article, you need to avoid the following missteps:…
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Correlative Conjunctions
What is a Correlative Conjunction? Learn the list of Correlative Conjunctions (Either/Or, Neither/Nor, As/As, Rather/Than, Both/And…) with example sentences and picture. Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions which work together to coordinate two items. They always appear in pairs. This means that you use them to link equivalent sentence elements. There are many different pairs of correlative conjunctions: Technically…