Basic grammar in use

The if-clause usually comes first, but it can come after the main clause. And a comma between the clauses is more likely when the if-clause comes first. Ex: If I hear any news, I’ll tell you. / I’ll tell you if I hear any news. In the if-clause of the first conditional, we can use: The present continuous to talk about an action going on now Ex: If they’re having a party, it’ll be noisy. (Now, they may be having a party or not.)

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Simultaneous actions described by absolute phrases: An absolute phrase consists of a head - word (often a noun) plus at least one other word. Note that the head word in the absolute phrase denotes something which is a part of, or belong to the thing or person that is the subject of the finite verb of the sentence.

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the incomplete statement type with a choice of four or five option Seven types of multiple – choice items in the textbook; however, item types 2 & 3 are preferable because the options do not interrupt the flow of meaning in the sentence: these items present the entire sentence so that it can be read at a glance

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