Inversion â advanced
Formal inversion with conditionals, comparatives, and more.
Cleft sentences â advanced
All cleft structures in writing and speech.
Mixed conditionals â all
Every combination, including future-in-past.
Ellipsis & substitution
Avoiding repetition â so, not, do so, one(s).
Subjunctive â formal
I suggest that he be informed. It is essential that she come.
Complex aspect
The interplay of simple, continuous, and perfect aspect.
Fronting
Moving elements to the front for emphasis or cohesion.
Hedging language
Seems, appears, tends to, would appear â academic and formal.
Nominalisation
Turning verbs and adjectives into nouns for formal writing.
Discourse markers
Furthermore, in contrast, by the same token, to that end.
Complex prepositional phrases
In terms of, with regard to, on account of.
Register & formality
How grammar choices shift between formal and informal.
Cohesion & coherence
Reference, substitution, ellipsis, and lexical chains.
Modal subtleties
The fine distinctions between may/might, shall/will, need.