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Grammar for high marks: complex sentences, modality, nominalisation and voice

Grammatical competence
Language · Language table: grammatical, lexical and sociolinguistic competence

What this note covers

  1. Grammar is worth more than you think
  2. Complex sentences: subordinate and relative clauses
  3. Modality, including the hypothetical past
  4. Nominalisation: writing like an academic
  5. Active and passive voice
  6. Punctuation for precision and tone
  7. Editing for grammar in the final minutes

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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