Wish/If Only

• To talk about things you want to be different in the past or present.
• Present wishes = Wish/If only + past simple/past continuous
• Past regrets = Wish/If only + past perfect
• Ability/possibility = Wish/If only + could

Participle Clauses

• Used to reduce the length of sentences and add information
• Present participle – Start with verb ending in -ing. To give reasons or describe active actions.
• Past participle – Start with Past verb and has a passive meaning.
• Perfect participle – Start with having and use past verb in second clause. To show an action finished before the past verb.

Persuasive Writing

• Start with introducing the topic
• Give 2 or 3 reasons – topic sentence, explanation and example – separate into different paragraphs
• Sum up in a conclusion