Grammar B2
Practice B2 grammar with scan-friendly lesson cards and the same assignment routes already in place.
Commonly Confused Words (Set 2)
A B2 guide to eight pairs of commonly confused English words — affect/effect, fewer/less, who/whom, lay/lie, lend/borrow, bring/take, principal/principle, and complement/compliment.
Advanced Comparison Structures
A B2 guide to parallel comparatives (the more…the more), equatives (as…as), the same as, and the difference between like and as as comparison words.
Dash and Hyphen
A B2 guide to three marks that look similar but do different jobs — the hyphen for joining words and compound modifiers, the en dash for ranges, and the em dash for parenthetical breaks and emphasis.
Mixed Conditionals
A B2 guide to mixing conditional types — past condition with present result, and present condition with past result — when the time of the cause and the time of the effect do not match.
Non-Defining Relative Clauses
A B2 guide to non-defining relative clauses — the comma rules, why 'that' is forbidden, formal of which / of whom patterns, and using 'which' to refer to a whole clause.
Noun Clauses
A B2 guide to noun clauses — using what, whether, if, that, and indirect questions as subjects and objects, with attention to word order when questions are embedded.
Parentheses and Brackets
A B2 guide to enclosing marks — round parentheses for asides and clarifications, square brackets for editorial insertions inside quotations, and how to handle punctuation around them.
Passive with Reporting Verbs
A B2 guide to impersonal passive structures — It is said that…, He is said to be…, They are believed to have… — used to report rumours, beliefs, and shared knowledge in journalistic and academic English.
Semicolon and Colon
A B2 guide to two of English's most misunderstood marks — the semicolon for joining related independent clauses and complex lists, and the colon for introducing lists, explanations, and quotations.
Wish + Past Perfect
A B2 guide to expressing regret about the past with wish + past perfect, and contrasting it with present and future wishes using past simple, would, and could.
Phrasal Verbs with Up and Down
A practical B2 guide to phrasal verbs with up and down — covering physical movement, reducing quantities, stopping working, and common social expressions like letting someone down.
Adjective Clauses
A complete B2 guide to adjective clauses (relative clauses). Covers defining and non-defining clauses, relative pronouns, and omission rules.
Adjective Phrases
A complete B2 guide to adjective phrases for concise descriptions. Covers participial phrases, prepositional phrases, and reduced relative clauses.
Adverb Clauses of Contrast
A complete B2 guide to adverb clauses of contrast. Covers although, though, even though, while, and whereas with clear examples and punctuation.
Adverb Clauses of Time
A complete B2 guide to adverb clauses of time. Covers before, after, when, while, as soon as, and until with tense patterns and common mistakes.
Causative Verbs
A complete B2 guide to causative verbs. Covers make, let, have, get, and help with object patterns and common mistakes.
Direct & Reported Speech
A complete B2 guide to direct and reported speech. Covers tense backshift, pronoun changes, time expression shifts, and reporting verbs.
Embedded Questions
A complete B2 guide to embedded questions. Covers question word order, if and whether clauses, and common errors with reported questions.
Future Perfect
A complete B2 guide to the future perfect for actions that will be complete before a future time. Covers form, common time expressions, and contrast with the future progressive.
Future Progressive
A complete B2 guide to the future progressive for actions in progress at a future time. Covers form, time markers, and polite question forms.
Past Perfect
A complete B2 guide to the past perfect for actions completed before another past moment. Covers form, time expressions, and contrast with the simple past.
Past Perfect Progressive
A complete B2 guide to the past perfect progressive for activities continuing before a past event. Covers form, duration, and contrast with the past perfect simple.
Past Tense Modals
A complete B2 guide to past tense modals. Covers could have, should have, would have, might have, and must have for past speculation and regrets.
Present Perfect Progressive
A complete B2 guide to the present perfect progressive for recent activities. Covers form, for and since, and contrast with the present perfect simple.
Third Conditional
B2 grammar lesson on the third conditional for unreal past situations.