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CLAUSES conditional C1 FORM: ELLIPTED 'IF' CLAUSE
Can form ellipted 'if' clauses with 'if' + '-ed' form.
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CLAUSES conditional C1 FORM/USE: 'IF' + 'SHOULD', FORMAL, POLITE
Can form subordinate conditional clauses with 'if you should', in polite, formal contexts.
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CLAUSES conditional C1 FORM: INVERTED CONDITIONAL CLAUSE, 'SHOULD'
Can introduce a conditional subordinate clause with 'should' + inverted subject.
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CLAUSES conditional C2 USE: INVERTED 'SHOULD', FUTURE, POSSIBLE OUTCOME, FORMAL, POLITE
Can use inverted 'should', + 'would' in the main clause to talk about possible future outcomes, in polite or formal contexts.
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: INVERTED PAST PERFECT, IMAGINED PAST
Can use past perfect + inverted subject, and a modal verb + 'have' + '-ed' in the main clause to talk about imagined situations in the past.
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: INVERTED 'WERE' + 'TO' INFINITIVE, FORMAL
Can use 'were' with an inverted subject + 'to' infinitive, to introduce conditions in formal contexts. ► past simple
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS, CONDITIONS
Can use conditional subordinate clauses with a range of conjunctions ('so long as', 'on condition that', 'in the event that') with past, present or future reference.
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: 'WERE IT NOT FOR', FORMAL
Can use 'Were it not for' + noun phrase to introduce conditions in formal contexts. ► past simple
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: 'IF IT WERE NOT FOR', FORMAL
Can use 'If it weren't / were not for' + noun phrase to introduce conditions in formal contexts. ► past simple
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: 'IF IT WERE' + 'TO'-INFINITIVE FORM, FORMAL
Can use 'If it were' + 'to-' infinitive to introduce conditions in formal contexts.
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CLAUSES conditional C2 FORM/USE: 'WHETHER OR NOT', FORMAL
Can use 'whether or not' to introduce conditions in formal contexts.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing A2 FORM/USE: 'AS YOU KNOW', ORGANISING, MARKING SHARED KNOWLEDGE
Can use 'as you know' as a discourse marker of shared knowledge.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing A2 FORM/USE: 'SO', SUMMARISING, INFORMAL
Can use 'so' as a discourse marker to summarise, usually in informal contexts.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B1 FORM/USE: SEQUENCING
Can use sequencing adverbs as discourse markers to organise text.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B1 FORM/USE: ORGANISING, CONTRASTING
Can use a range of phrases as discourse markers to introduce contrasting statements.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B1 FORM/USE: ORGANISING, ADDING
Can use a range of words and phrases as discourse markers to add information.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B1 FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL
Can use 'you see', 'the thing is' as discourse markers to mark new knowledge, usually in informal contexts.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B1 FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE
Can use adverbs as discourse markers to indicate an attitude or viewpoint.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B2 FORM/USE: COMPARING
Can use a range of phrases as discourse markers to introduce a comparison.
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DISCOURSE MARKERS discourse markers in writing B2 FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL
Can use a range of phrases as discourse markers to open and close texts and point to conclusions, often in formal contexts.
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