LEVEL UP YOUR

WRITING
 RELATIVE CLAUSES To add/ specify
information

Climate change will continue to be a problem.

Climate change, which has been an issue for many

decades, will continue to be a problem.

Her students love listening to music in class.

Her students, many of whom are teenagers, love listening to

music in class.
 PASSIVE VOICE To be more
formal

Many people believe that our planet is getting warmer.

It is believed that our planet is getting warmer.

Everybody knows that... It is widely known that...

Many people say that... It is said that...

Researchers think that video games are addictive.

Video games are thought to be addictive.
 CLEFT SENTENCES To emphasise
something
Cleft sentences change the focus of the sentence. They are used to draw attention to a
particular point.

A) It-cleft: It+ verb TO BE + noun + relative pronoun

Nick stole the pencils.
It was Nick who stole the pencils (emphasis on Nick)
It was the pencils that Nick stole (emphasis on the pencils)

B) WH-cleft: What + sentence +verb TO BE + emphasised word/phrase

We need more time: What we need is more time.
His speech disappointed me: What disappointed me was his speech.
 NOMINALISATION To sound more
formal
When instead of using a noun as a subject, we use a sentence as the subject of another
sentence.

Families feel closer because they can use Internet to communicate.

Using Internet to communicate makes families feel closer.

Our town needs to create more strategies to attract tourists.

Creating more strategies to attract tourists is what out town needs.

CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS To add
emphasis
 Apenas había cerrado mis ojos cuando ella llegó

Él es un chico tan listo que aprueba su exámenes de

matemáticas exitosamente.
Ni George ni su hermano son muy altos.

Él debe hacerlo, tanto si le gusta como si no.

Él no está cantando tan fuerte como puede.

Yo preferiría salir que quedarme en casa hoy.

Apenas me había ido a la cama cuando el timbre sonó.

Michael puede tanto leer y escribir.

No solo Mary sino también Gabriel es de Italia.

Puedo tomar tanto coca cola como té.
Su historia no es tan aburrida como la suya.
Apenas nos habíamos ido a la cama cuando el
teléfono sonó.
Cuanto más puedes soñar, más puedes hacer.

Mi madre habla tan rápidamente que nadie entiende lo

que dice.
NOT ONLY...BUT ALSO... To add
emphasis