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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Gradable & Ungradable Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of other words. They also add some interesting meaning to what you say or write. To explain in simple words, gradable adjectives are those which add degree to whatever you say. For example, cold, hot, cheap, expensive, and so on. The meaning of these adjectives can be simplified by adding an adverb in front of them. Whereas the non-gradable adjectives describe the qualities that are entirely present or completely absent. For example, married, wooden, the word should be complete on its own. Using these gradable and ungradable adjectives in IELTS Writing and IELTS...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS Modal verbs (2): must, should, ought to, have to, need to – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises
Advanced Grammar for IELTS Modal Verbs (2): Mastering modal verbs like must, should, ought to, have to, and need to is crucial for achieving a high IELTS band score. This guide provides a diagnostic test, clear IELTS grammar explanations, and practice exercises to help you understand and use these advanced structures effectively in your IELTS writing and IELTS speaking tasks. Diagnostic Test: Modal verbs (2): must, should, have to, ought to, need to Assess your understanding of advanced modal verbs such as must, should, have to, ought to, and need to with this diagnostic test. Identify your strengths and areas...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Verb-ing forms and infinitives – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises
Introduction: Advanced Grammar for IELTS – Verb-ing Forms and Infinitives: Refine your understanding of verb-ing forms and infinitives with our targeted diagnostic test, detailed grammar explanations, and practice exercises. Master these advanced grammar structures to boost your IELTS performance and IELTS band score. Although there is no separate grammar test component in the IELTS exam., the examiner will still assess you on it in the IELTS speaking and Writing tests. The Verb-ing form is also referred to as a gerund. It is a verb with its “ing” form that is used as the name of an activity, and it can...
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Advanced Grammar Structures for IELTS (Get Band 7.0+)
IELTS Grammar is an essential part of every language, and IELTS assesses an individual on various aspects of their skills in the English language. One of the most mandatory skills that a candidate must demonstrate to obtain a higher IELTS band score is the use of advanced grammar structures for IELTS Writing and speaking tasks. Therefore, it is important to keep in mind that the application of useful grammar for IELTS writing and IELTS Speaking tasks can significantly improve your overall performance. In this article, we have mentioned several examples of useful grammar structures for IELTS exam to help you...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Participle and Infinitive Phrases
Although there is no separate grammar test component in the IELTS exam, the examiner will still assess you on it in the speaking and writing tests. A broad range of vocabulary and grammar is required to achieve a high score on the IELTS exam. Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Participle and Infinitive Phrases – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Diagnostic Test Participle and Infinitive Phrases Underline the correct alternative in bold. Example: Not to have /Not having an invitation, I couldn’t get into the party. 1. He didn’t own / Not owning a watch, Peter was often late. 2....
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Emphatic structures exercises and inversion – Advanced Grammar for IELTS
Check out some important concepts from Advanced IELTS Grammar and practise the exercises given below to enhance your language skills. Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Emphatic Structures and Inversion – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Diagnostic Test: Emphatic Structures and Inversion Make the sentences more emphatic by rewriting them, beginning with the word(s) in brackets. Example: They are doing something quite unprecedented. (What) => What they are doing is quite unprecedented The shellfish made Jasmine sick. (It was) Greg lost the office keys. (It) He’s approaching the problem from an entirely new angle. (What) They’ve done something unforgivable. (What)...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Prepositions
Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Prepositions – Diagnostic Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Most of the times mistakes happen in the IELTS exam because of using prepositions incorrectly. Prepositions are the words that usually stand before nouns. It shows the relationship between the word in the sentence as well the word which is the object of a preposition. Prepositions are of three types they are: Prepositions of time (since, at, on, in, before) Preposition of place (under, below, above, besides) Other prepositions (by, with, without, off, about) Before you begin, check out our latest IELTS Grammar books for a higher...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS : Relative Clauses – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises
The use of the English language must adhere to a set of rules known as grammar. Consequently, it is essential to have a solid understanding of English grammar. You can develop your skills and are sure to conquer the IELTS exam if you are an IELTS aspirant who is conversant with advanced grammar. Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Relative clauses – Diagnostic Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Relative clauses are complex sentences, and in the IELTS examination, writing complex sentences plays a significant role. You also have the knowledge of using these complex sentences in the right places. In this...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Modal Verbs (1) : Can, Could, May, Might, Be able to
Although there isn’t a dedicated grammar component on the IELTS exam, good scores are still dependent on knowing the fundamentals of English grammar. All four IELTS exam skills—listening, reading, writing, and speaking—require enough and acceptable grammar knowledge. The degree of its significance, nevertheless, may differ from module to module. So, in this article, we will discuss some important aspects of Modal verbs. Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Modal verbs (1): Can, Could, May, Might, Be able to – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Modal verbs are the helping verbs that express ideas like a possibility, impossibility, certainty, ability, seeking permission,...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Features of discourse
In the discourses in English (texts or conversations), we follow a number of rules and customs. In this article, we will examine the word order, grammar, and vocabulary consequences of how we structure information while speaking or writing. The unit also covers stylistic techniques, the use of connecting words to connect phrases, and the selection of words that are appropriate for the situation. What are the Major Discourses in English? Major Discourses in English Grammar refer to the fundamental categories that organize and define the structure of language, enabling effective communication. These discourses encompass crucial linguistic aspects that shape how...
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Grammar For IELTS: Negation – Negative Statements
There are many different ways of forming negatives in English. Although the most common way is with ‘not,’ we can also use adverbs, quantifiers, and prefixes to make the meaning of a sentence or a word negative. Negative Statements We use ‘not or n’t’ with verbs to make the meaning of a sentence negative. We add an auxiliary (do. does, etc.) in the negative present simple and past simple of all verbs except be, and the negative imperative of all verbs: Using Not with Verbs Imperative Affirmative Negative Talk to me! Don’t talk to me! Be He’s outside. We’re waiting...
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Grammar For IELTS: A, An, The (Part 2)
Continuing the previous Grammar For IELTS post, today, we will learn how to use the article “THE” and when no article is needed before a noun in English. Definite Article The The definite article is the. Use the with definite singular, plural, and noncount nouns. Use the to indicate that you are referring to something specific. Here are the main rules for definite articles. Use the to refer to a specific thing or person. This includes nouns made specific by prepositional phrases or adjective clauses. Specific: The window in the kitchen has been closed all day. General: A window is...
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Grammar for IELTS Material : A, An, The (Part 1)
Grammar for IELTS: A, An, The (Part 1) There are two kinds of articles in English : indefinite (a, an) definite (the). They occur before nouns (the book) adjective + noun combinations (a big book). Having good grammar is essential to get a high band score for IELTS Examination, especially in the speaking and writing sections. Correct and proper grammar is one of the factors on which you will be assessed on during your IELTS speaking and writing tests. Check Your Grammar Choose the right article: I’d been living in the / a / None dormitory for two years and...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS : Determiners
Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Determiners – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Determiners or noun signals are the special adjectives used before nouns. There are different types of determines like, Articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, that, these, those), possessives (my, your, his, her, ours, theirs), quantifiers (few. little, fewer, many, much, more, less). Usage of Determiners Determiners can be used in the following ways: Determiners come in the noun phrase. Determiners are required with the singular nouns. To speak about singular nouns, we use the indefinite articles. While talking about plural nouns, determiners are not used. Diagnostic Test:...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Adjectives
Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Adjectives – Diagnostic Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Almost half of the IELTS marks that you score will be based on the vocabulary you use, and by using these adjectives you can be more fluent in English. You can avoid using repetitive language, and instead use innovative words in English tests. it will also help you to use less common types of synonyms by which you can get your desired score. Diagnostic Test: Adjectives Fifteen of these sentences have mistakes. These may be an incorrect word, a spelling mistake or an error in word order....
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IELTS Grammar: Phrasal Verbs With Get And Take
For English learners, one of the difficulties that they usually have to deal with is using Phrasal Verbs naturally & adequately. They can be important for IELTS & should be used in IELTS writing and speaking tests. This post will cover Phrasal Verbs with Get & Take, two out of the most commonly used verbs in the IELTS test, to help you to ace the IELTS Speaking Test. Phrasal verbs are the combination of verbs and prepositions. They have a different meaning to what each word means on its own when they are put together. For example: In the IELTS...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Introductory there and it Exercises
Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Introductory there and it – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises Diagnostic Test: Introductory there and it Complete the sentences with it or there (and a suitable form of be if necessary). Examples: In the state of Texas alone, there are thought to be more than thirty prisoners on death row. She found it strange that he never talked about his childhood. Once upon a time____ an old woman who lived in a shoe. During tomorrow’s show____ an interval of fifteen minutes. than thirty prisoners on death row. Luckily, ____ not any difficulty finding the...
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Grammar For IELTS: Used To Versus Would
Form and Meaning Used to is followed by an infinitive. Notice the spelling in questions and negatives: It used to take me over an hour to get to work. Supermarkets didn’t use to be open on Sundays in Britain. Did you use to get free lunch at school? *Don’t confuse used to + infinitive with be/get used to (+ verb -ing) which means “be/become accustomed to”: I used to exercise every morning. (= I exercised every morning at a time in the past.) He wasn’t used to living on his own. (= He wasn’t accustomed to it.) We are getting...
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Grammar For IELTS: Indefinite Pronouns As Subjects
Using indefinite Pronouns is always the effective way to emphasise your expression in IELTS. Today, we will learn how to use them correctly which can boost your writing score significantly. The list below shows common indefinite pronouns. Though these pronouns often refer to more than one person or thing, they take a singular verb when they act as the subject. every- some- any- no- -one everyone someone anyone no one -body everybody somebody anybody nobody -thing everything something anything nothing Example: Is anyone coming to the party tomorrow night? Something has to be done about the increasing crime rate! If...
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Advanced Grammar for IELTS: Gradable and Ungradable Adjectives – Diagnose Test, Grammar Explanation & Practice Exercises
Diagnostic Test: Gradable and Ungradable Adjectives Five of these sentences contain mistakes with the adverbs and adjectives. Tick (✓) the correct sentences and underline the mistakes. Examples: Some of these new laptops are hideously expensive. ✓ As usual he bought me something absolutely cheap. Iceland is colder than Sweden. Casualties during the Crimean War were very enormous. Steve’s new girlfriend is very attractive. Clients are advised that Miami tends to be more boiling than Los Angeles during the winter months. Milan cathedral is slightly huge. Thank you. That really was a most delicious meal! In many areas of Europe the...
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