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advanced essay
Part of the Reading, Writing, Listening exam is to write an essay. A good example of an essay at Adanced level can be found below.
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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES |
WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR? |
SOME EXAMPLES |
VERBS |
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GP 31: Inversion The inversion of subject and verb after certain negative adverbial introductions, e.g. never, rarely, hardly ever, not only, little, seldom. |
Repeating messages, passing on information Telling stories, jokes, checking facts. |
- Never have I seen such a terrible film. - Little did he know he would one day be Prime Minister. - Not only was it raining, it was also cold. |
Expressing hypothesis, regret, decision making and the need for decision making. |
- I wish I had € 1million. - It's high time we did some work. - It's about time he bought a new car. |
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Expressing hypotheses and deductions in varying degrees of certainty. |
- Jane will be in bed at this time of night. - They should have heard the telephone. - They must have gone out. - He can't have finished his homework. - If he had, he would have put it on my desk by now. - John might be sitting in the theatre already. |
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After certain verbs After certain adjectives After question words The perfect infinitive |
- I hope to hear from you shortly. - We can't afford to give you a pay rise. - I want you to do something for me. - Its very difficult to explain. - Tell me where to go/ how to get there/ what to say. - I'd love to have met him. - He doesn't seem to have done it. |