8 GRAMMAR STRUCTURES YOU NEED TO REACH AN ADVANCED LEVEL OF ENGLISH - C1/C2 GRAMMAR

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Apologies for a couple of typos in this video: "responsible" and "initiative" are the correct spellings. My Essential Grammar Course and Cambridge online preparation courses here: ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/

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[@kcmuanpuia]

@12:25 The goalkeeper, as well as his teammates, is RESPONISBLE (sic... Lol) Thanks for the video, Ben. Always a delight to watch your tutorials.

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Thank you for a quick revision of the grammar :) I've already forgotten about cleft sentences and relative clauses :)

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Thanks, Ben, for this video. Some of these grammar concepts I knew about, some of them I didn't know

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[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

My pleasure. I'm glad you found the video useful 🙂

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I'm really glad you found it useful, Sergio!

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[@basantabc7536]

Not only is my son an amazing reader, but also he is kind and supportive when it comes to household chores. Under no circumstances, does he ignore his parents.

[@felicial9238]

Hi, Ben. Thanks for your ever worthwhile lessons! Just a litte note: I'd respectfully suggest correcting the misspelling of the word "initiative" in the Clause section.

[@邱敏捷]

I need to study English writing tasks. It is the English writing task that I need to study. "Have you been to study English today?"My husband asked me. My husband asked me whether I had been to study English that day.

[@boranelif]

Thanks for the great work as usual! You are such an inspiration to all of us! ❤ My example: Had I explored your channel before I would have improved my skills way too much 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Elif! Nice conditional sentence 👍(but, remember "too much" has a negative meaning)

[@boranelif]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. thanks a heap for the constructive feedback and to correct my mistake I would say... way better 😌and I hope it sounds better 🤔🤓

[@billmorrigan386]

The phrase is ridiculous. Just avoid wordiness, awkwardness and bad grammar: If I had used your channel before, I would have refined my skills considerably.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

@billmorrigan386 The phrase is by no means ridiculous, Bill.

[@billmorrigan386]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. I was talking about this one: _Had I explored your channel before I would have improved my skills way too much/way better._ 🙂 He probably should start with the basics, e.g, _If I had used your channel, I would have much better skills._ I mean the more flourishes are added to horrible grammar, the more ridiculous it all looks and sounds. Just a thought. No disrespect was meant. Sorry if I sounded harsh.

[@BryanPisces02]

This is a brilliant video for almost all the English learners, xx. But I think I spotted a spelling error at 8:41, which should be "initiative" instead of "iniciative".

[@subharanjanray9318]

I also was to going to point out that

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[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

It's my pleasure

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Thank you ,that's not only rather interesting,but extremely useful too.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great 👍

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Hi Ben. I am taking the cpe on december 2nd and your videos are being entirely helpful and useful to me so thank you 🥰 you are the best.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm really glad you find my videos useful, Clara. Good luck with your exam!

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Hey, Ben! Thanks for another great video!

[@teacherdfa7005]

Crystal clear as usual.

[@carolinavasconcelos9962]

Thanks that was quite insightful.

[@mantreshsingh]

Could you pls make a video on how to organise the speech and speak about it for a longer period of time with a high level of Proficiency

[@patriziagiannico4347]

Thanks a lot for this lesson!

[@СветланаЕфремова-ф1н]

As for Reported speech , it's more interesting when you don't need to do backshifting

[@dianadevlin3717]

Great video! Thanks for the refresher 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

My pleasure 🙂

[@WorldInterestingNews]

Thank you for improving my English

[@monicaaparecidaoliveira8063]

Thank you Ben for such useful information.

[@vking1358]

Wonderful stuff as always. However, have you noticed the spelling mistake (iniciative)? 🙂

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Hi Ben, as always, excellent and very useful videos. Thanx a lot for sharing 🙂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

My pleasure!

[@elenamunoz1255]

Many thanks 🎉

[@chauchoidientu1012]

Most of these grammatical points I already learned when I was in high school in Vietnam. However, I find them difficult to apply into speaking and writing because most of the time we only did exercise with multiple choice questions and were taught how to remember the sign of the structure (e.g. under no circumstances, after it, you have to use an inversion, that's it). So, the question is how can I practice using it in speaking and writing effectively?

[@brendagilbert4304]

Good tips for C1/2 grammar. However, please note correct spelling of "initiative".

[@gagawagag7935]

Thanks a lot!!! ❤

[@tuanxavier4904]

Thank your for your informative video. But a remark: Had you double-checked the captions for spelling mistakes, the error at 'initiative' would not happen 3 times in a row.

[@niklassebastian]

Hey Ben and community! I've been looking for an answer to a certain question for some time but keep receiving contradictory advice. I thought I might just throw this question into the comment section of this grammar video. "There ___ a number of things in life that you cannot replace." "The number of things in life that you cannot replace ___ enormous." Can you see what I am getting at? It seems to me that, in both cases, you should be referring to the noun "number," ergo use a singular verb. This also coincides with my teacher's opinion. According to online articles, forums, etc., however, the correct answer is "are" in the case of the first sentence and "is" for the second. How would you approach this issue? What would Cambridge examiners say?

[@nazymmakan5149]

Thanks a lot! That’s really helpful ❤

[@lilianaamado1372]

Thanks Ben for the video ! In the sentence : had the measures been implemented , isn’t that a 3 type conditional and not a first as you mentioned ? Apart from the inversion ! 🤓

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Hi Liliana. It's a mixed conditional sentence. There are two types of mixed conditional: type 1 and type 2.

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Dear Ben, thank you so much for sharing your experience here. I've got a question, are you still running the Cambridge exam workshops? My friend attended them and she passed C2 level... So i was wondering whether I could join the workshops too 😊

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Great video! Extremely clear and useful as usual. Thank you, Ben!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you found it useful 🙂

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sir I like your videos ,it always help me to increase my knowledge .I need your help to start my English journey, Im getting confused where should i start, could you please guide me from Benning. Im very thankful .

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Nice quick revision, Ben!👏👏👏

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Glad you liked it!

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Your videos are a lifesaver. :)

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oh, thanks a lot!!

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Thanks Ben!

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Thank you so much !

[@Elpollitopio2012]

Hello. Thank you for sharing useful videos with us. I d like you to make videos about "good, nice, well and fine differences. And how can we use them properly ? Also relative and noun clauses such as ; who, which, that, whom, to whom, in which ... subjects with elaboration. Lastly Causative structures. Thank yo in advance.

[@D.D.8]

Thank you

[@MillyOldhag]

I always thought that you necessarily need "or not" with "whether"

[@ecktogamut]

Thank you

[@khalidmohammed7720]

Thanks Ben

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@risatedarte5366]

In 1st sentence "if you're one of them " it's also possible?

[@LaFactMachine]

how did these basic things become advanced?

[@jefpepitone3574]

parfait merci

[@cosmicbeing7998]

Hey I need to point out one thing. In the 'Relative Clauses' section, I think you have misspelt the word INITIATIVE. Correct me if I am wrong.

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Had I missed your superb videos, I wouldn't be so smart (lol :D)

[@sofiabbasurko5246]

Hi Ben ;Could you please help me with this query .In this sentence ."Interestingly ,(BY)(WHILE ) increasing your password to twenty random letters ,you increase a hacker´s guessing time to 65 thousand trillion centuries .The question is ,the word I was looking for in this part 2 of the C1 test was (BY ) but why wouldn´t I be able to use (WHILE ) .Thanks in advance !

[@elenamunoz1255]

Not only look you Spanish, but also easy going

[@dianadevlin3717]

Initiative is incorrectly spelt at 8:55

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, a typo. Sorry

[@djordje721]

Is it easier to get C1 level on the FCE (A grade) or the CAE exam? What do you think?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

There shouldn't be any difference. But, if you need a C1 certificate, I recommend you take the CAE exam.

[@arjunasenarathne5711]

Sir iniciative or initiative (time 9.26)

[@mirela2608]

Would it be useful to buy grammar course and c1 advanced preparation course or does the latter course cover grammar too?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Hi Mirela. The C1 Advanced preparation course focuses on strategy and approach for all of the parts of the exam but it does not cover grammar (except a little in the sample exercises). That's one of the reasons I decided to create the grammar course.

[@mirela2608]

Thank you so much for clarification.❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

@mirela2608 you're welcome. Let me know if you have any more questions

[@sameer-samm9]

someone told me about this rule . In the "Active voice" Sentence with "transitive verb" but there is no "OBJECT". For changing into Passive voice we use "IT" as subject in passive voice. Active voice)--- 1) you buy in the market . 2) he is watching in cinema hall. 3) you have written in library. Here there is no object in these sentences so We used "IT" as "SUBJECT" in PASSIVE VOICE. 1) It is buy in the market by you . 2) It is being watched in cinema hall by him. 3) It has been written in the library by you. So question is )-- "IT" word is used as "Dummy Subject" OR used as "meaningful" (refferal "It") in passive. And This rule is correct or incorrect.

[@dianadevlin3717]

Responsible misspelled at 12:00

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Another typo I'm afraid

[@vladimirbaloyan440]

"if you are"="if so" , may we say "if you're not" instead of just "if not"???

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, that's fine

[@vladimirbaloyan440]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Are you native, British??? How can I message you if I have some questions?

[@hi-this-is-stephen]

Which one is correct, my teacher? It is smartphones on which some children spend several hours a day. (or) Those are smartphones on which some children spend several hours a day.

[@vermont741]

There are a few misspelled words in this video. Quite disappointing.

[@dirlynorberg8255]

Everybody makes mistakes. Ben is helping many students to get confidence to pass advanced exams. Your comment is not adding any example or explanation about the "misspelled words", you could demonstrate them in a polite way, instead of just criticizing.What is the point?

[@ahmedboumediene1314]

Initiative

[@mariaradulovic3203]

''is responisble''?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes. A typo I'm afraid

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hose' grandma? aye don ghet eat.

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[@Sparks-1957]

iniciative=initiative, you're mixing your English spelling with Spanish/Portuguese spelling 🤔

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