Clauses and Linking Ideas · Page 2

Connect ideas using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, relative and other dependent clauses, and linking expressions for coherent sentences.

22 resources

Grammar lesson
C1 level

Participle clauses: Clear subjects and time relationships

Use present, past and perfect participles to connect actions concisely. Check shared subjects, active or passive meaning and time order to avoid misleading or dangling clauses.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B2 level

B2 review: Complex grammar in context

Combine conditionals, past modals, passives and linking expressions in realistic contexts. Check time relationships and meaning as you choose, correct and rewrite sentences.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B2 level

Contrast, purpose and result: Although, so that and such

Connect ideas with although and despite, express purpose with so that, and show results with so…that or such…that. Practise choosing a clause or noun phrase after each expression.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B2 level

Reduced relatives and participles: Shorter descriptions

Shorten descriptions with -ing and past participle clauses, and link actions with participles. Check who performs each action and use perfect participles for earlier events.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B1 level

B1 review: Modals, relative clauses and reported speech

Use modals, relative clauses, verb patterns, passives and reported speech together in context. Check that your choices preserve the speaker's meaning and connect ideas clearly.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B1 level

Non-defining relative clauses: Adding extra information

Add useful extra information with who, which and whose, separating the clause with commas. Learn why you cannot use that or leave out the relative pronoun in these clauses.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B1 level

Defining relative clauses: Who, which and that

Identify the person or thing you mean with who, which, that, whose and where. Practise linking ideas and recognise when you can leave out an object relative pronoun.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B1 level

B1 review: Tenses, time clauses and conditionals

Bring together perfect and narrative tenses, future time clauses and first and second conditionals. Use the situation and time references to choose forms that express your meaning.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
B1 level

Future time clauses: When, until and as soon as

Talk about future events after when, before, until and as soon as using present forms. Practise the present simple and present perfect instead of will in these time clauses.

Sep 17, 2026
Grammar lesson
A2 level

Linking ideas: Because, so, when and if

Connect simple ideas with and, but, because and so. Use when and if to describe general results and real future possibilities with zero and first conditional patterns.

Sep 17, 2026