Is the Oxford Comma Necessary for IELTS?
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IELTS Mistakes: The Comma Splice
One of the reasons why IELTS writing is so much more difficult than the others parts of the exam is that it includes punctuation. Knowing…
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How to Learn Prepositions
Prepositions can be really difficult to learn. Just look at this short conversation: SALLY: What did you do yesterday? JOHN: Well, I was at home…
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Do I Need to Use Idioms for IELTS?
If you were to look at all the most popular IELTS websites and Facebook pages, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the best way to…
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The Importance of Grammar for IELTS
When learning English, students often focus on learning vocabulary. This is logical because vocabulary is the most important part of communication. If someone said to…
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Essential IELTS Grammar: Commas
Writing is difficult, and that’s why IELTS candidates usually get a lower score for this part of the test than speaking, listening, or reading. Part…
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Omitting Relative Pronouns
Adjective clauses, which are also known as relative clauses, give extra information about a noun or pronoun. As such, they are an essential part of…
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Participle Clauses
In today’s grammar lesson, we are going to learn all about participle clauses. I will show you what a participle clause is, how to form…
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Should you use the Passive Voice for IELTS?
Students often ask me about the passive voice and whether or not they should use it in their IELTS exam. Sometimes people will tell you…
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Essential IELTS Grammar: Sentence Types
Today, we are going to learn all about the different sentence types in English. Fortunately, this is not as difficult as it seems. There are…
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A Simple Guide to Noun Clauses
This short lesson outlines what a noun clause is and how you can use them to boost your IELTS score. Learning this part of grammar…
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A Complete Guide to the Future Tenses (for IELTS)
Introduction Finally, we come to the future tenses. Talking about the future tends to be more complicated than the past or present, at least in…
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A Complete Guide to the Past Tenses
Introduction In this previous article, we briefly looked at what verb tenses are and then explored the present tenses of the English language. In this…
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A Complete Guide to the Present Tenses
In today’s grammar lesson I will show you how to boost your IELTS score through mastering the present tenses. Exercise Take a piece of paper…
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The 8 Parts of Speech You Need to Know for IELTS [Grammar Lesson]
Grammar is important for passing the IELTS, but you already knew that. In order to pass the writing or speaking exams, you need a pretty…
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Adjective Order for Better Descriptions
In order to succeed in the IELTS exam, you need to use language accurately and also naturally. This means being specific and conveying your exact…
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Getting Gender Right for IELTS
Fortunately, gender is not as difficult in English as in other languages. Unlike French, for example, we don’t really assign feminine or masculine values to…
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Phrasal Verbs for Talking About Childhood
In the IELTS Speaking Exam, there are many chances for you to talk about your childhood. In the Speaking Part 2, you may even be…
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