Advance English Speaking Structures

Advanced use of sentences in speaking English. First of all, I want to tell you some important things. If you want to speak good and professional English, then you must have the art of making sentences.

The art of making a person’s sentence is considered as a good English speaker.

Keep in mind that you should come across a single sentence in many ways. Here we will read about advanced English speaking structures at least 1000 here. It can be used during Fluent English Speaking.

INDEX

1. ADVANCED WH-QUESTION STRUCTURES

Indirect Questions with “Could you tell me…”
Embedded Questions in Statements
Question Tags for Confirmation
Rhetorical Questions for Emphasis
Negative Questions for Surprise
Complex Questions with Multiple Clauses

2. CONDITIONAL STRUCTURES

Zero Conditional (Scientific Facts)
First Conditional (Real Possibilities)
Second Conditional (Hypothetical Situations)
Third Conditional (Past Hypotheticals)
Mixed Conditionals
Inverted Conditionals (Had I known…)
Unless/Provided That/As Long As Structures
Wish/If Only Constructions

3. RELATIVE CLAUSE STRUCTURES

Defining Relative Clauses
Non-defining Relative Clauses
Reduced Relative Clauses
Cleft Sentences (It was… who/that)
Pseudo-cleft Sentences (What… is/was)

4. MODAL VERB STRUCTURES

Modal Perfect (might have, could have)
Modal Continuous (might be doing)
Double Modals (might could – informal)
Modal-like Expressions (be able to, have to)
Past Modals for Deduction

5. PARTICIPLE & GERUND STRUCTURES

Present Participle Phrases
Past Participle Phrases
Perfect Participle Phrases
Gerund as Subject/Object
Gerund after Prepositions
Gerund vs Infinitive Patterns

6. INFINITIVE STRUCTURES

Infinitive of Purpose
Perfect Infinitive (to have done)
Continuous Infinitive (to be doing)
Passive Infinitive (to be done)
Adjective + Infinitive Patterns
Too/Enough + Infinitive

7. INVERSION STRUCTURES

Negative Inversion (Never have I…)
Conditional Inversion
So/Such… That Inversion
Little/Did Inversion
Not Only… But Also Inversion
Only After/When/If Inversion

8. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

Formal Subjunctive (It’s essential that he be…)
Wishes & Hypotheticals
Suggestions/Recommendations
Fixed Expressions (God save…)

9. REPORTED SPEECH STRUCTURES

Tense Backshifting
Modal Changes in Reported Speech
Reporting Questions
Reporting Commands & Requests
Impersonal Reporting Structures

10. PASSIVE VOICE TRANSFORMATIONS

PRESENT TENSES

Simple Present Active/Passive
Present Continuous Active/Passive
Present Perfect Active/Passive
Present Perfect Continuous Passive (Rare)

PAST TENSES

Simple Past Active/Passive
Past Continuous Active/Passive
Past Perfect Active/Passive
Past Perfect Continuous Passive (Rare)

FUTURE TENSES

Future Simple Active/Passive
Future Continuous Passive
Future Perfect Active/Passive
Future Perfect Continuous Passive (Rare)
Going to Future Passive

MODAL PASSIVES

Can/Could + Be + Past Participle
May/Might + Be + Past Participle
Should/Must + Be + Past Participle
Will/Would + Be + Past Participle

11. CAUSATIVE STRUCTURES

Have/Get Something Done
Make Someone Do Something
Let/Allow Someone to Do Something
Help Someone (to) Do Something

12. DISCOURSE MARKERS

Adding Information (Moreover, Furthermore)
Contrasting (However, Nevertheless)
Giving Examples (For instance, Namely)
Sequencing (Firstly, Subsequently)
Concluding (In conclusion, Ultimately)

13. EMPHASIS STRUCTURES

Cleft Sentences
Fronting
Inversion
Adding “Do” for Emphasis
Intensifying Adverbs
Repetition for Emphasis

14. NEGATION STRUCTURES

Double Negatives (Informal)
Negative Inversion
Neither/Nor Constructions
Not… But… Structures
Partial Negation

15. COMPARATIVE STRUCTURES

Comparative Clauses
Double Comparatives
Contrastive Comparatives
Metaphorical Comparisons
As… As Structures
The More… The More…

16. TIME EXPRESSION STRUCTURES

By the time…
Hardly/Scarcely… when…
No sooner… than…
While/Whereas Contrasts
Simultaneous Actions

17. QUANTIFIER STRUCTURES

All/None/Both Structures
Each/Every Distinctions
Much/Many/A Lot Of
Few/A Few/Little/A Little
Collective Noun Agreement

18. CONCESSION STRUCTURES

Although/Even Though
Despite/In Spite Of
While/Whereas
Much as…
No matter how/what/who

19. RESULT STRUCTURES

So/Such… That…
So much/little… That…
Enough/Too… To…
Result Clauses with “As a result”

20. PURPOSE STRUCTURES

In order to/So as to
So that/In order that
For + Gerund (Purpose)
With a view to/With the aim of

21. REASON STRUCTURES

Because/Since/As
Inasmuch as
Seeing that/Given that
Due to/Owing to

22. CONJUNCTION STRUCTURES

Correlative Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctive Adverbs

23. ELLIPTICAL STRUCTURES

Reduced Clauses
Shared Subject Omission
Comparative Ellipsis
Response Ellipsis

24. PARALLEL STRUCTURES

Parallelism in Lists
Correlative Conjunction Parallelism
Comparative Parallelism
Series Parallelism

25. IDIOMATIC STRUCTURES

Phrasal Verbs in Context
Idioms with Prepositions
Fixed Expressions
Proverbs in Modern Usage

26. HEDGING & SOFTENING

Modal Hedges (Could, Might)
Approximators (Sort of, Kind of)
Subjectivity Markers (I think, In my opinion)
Probability Expressions

27. INTENSIFYING STRUCTURES

Absolute Adjectives
Gradable/Non-gradable Adjectives
Extreme Adjectives with “Absolutely”
Collocations for Emphasis

28. NOMINALIZATION

Verb to Noun Transformation
Adjective to Noun Transformation
Abstract Noun Usage
Nominal Style in Formal Writing

29. APPOSITION STRUCTURES

Restrictive Appositives
Non-restrictive Appositives
Multiple Appositives
Appositive Adjectives

30. PARENTHETICAL STRUCTURES

Interrupters
Asides
Explanatory Phrases
Clarifying Remarks

SPECIALIZED STRUCTURES BY CONTEXT:

BUSINESS ENGLISH

Proposal Structures
Negotiation Phrases
Meeting Language
Email Formalities
Presentation Openers/Closers

ACADEMIC ENGLISH

Thesis Statements
Literature Review Phrases
Argument Development
Citation Language
Conclusion Formulations

SOCIAL ENGLISH

Small Talk Starters
Opinion Expressions
Agreement/Disagreement
Invitation Language
Polite Refusals

DEBATE & PERSUASION

Counter-argument Structures
Refutation Phrases
Persuasive Openings
Emphatic Conclusions
Rhetorical Devices

PRACTICAL APPLICATION STRUCTURES:

FOR FLUENCY DEVELOPMENT

Paraphrasing Techniques
Synonym Substitution
Sentence Combining
Chunking Practice
Shadowing Patterns

FOR ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT

Error Analysis Structures
Self-correction Phrases
Clarification Requests
Confirmation Checks
Reformulation Practice

FOR NATURAL SOUNDING ENGLISH

Fillers & Discourse Particles
Natural Pausing Points
Intonation Patterns
Contraction Usage
Colloquial Expressions

31. INVERSION MASTERY STRUCTURES

Negative adverb inversion: Never/Seldom/Rarely + auxiliary + subject
Place/direction inversion: Here/There/Up/Down + verb + subject
So + adjective + that inversion
Such + noun phrase + that inversion
Not only + auxiliary + subject + but also
Only + time expression + auxiliary + subject
Hardly/Scarcely + past perfect + when/before + past simple
No sooner + past perfect + than + past simple
Little + auxiliary + subject + verb (Little did I know…)
On no account/Under no circumstances + inversion

32. ADVANCED CONDITIONAL VARIATIONS

Should you + verb (formal conditional)
Were I to + verb (hypothetical)
Had I + past participle (third conditional inversion)
If it were not for + noun
If it hadn’t been for + noun
But for + noun (But for your help…)
Provided/Providing that + clause
As long as/So long as + clause
On condition that + clause
Suppose/Supposing + clause
What if + clause
Even if + clause
Only if + clause
In case + clause
In the event that + clause

33. VERB PATTERN STRUCTURES

Verb + to + infinitive (agree to do)
Verb + object + to + infinitive (ask someone to do)
Verb + -ing form (enjoy doing)
Verb + object + base form (make someone do)
Verb + that + clause (suggest that…)
Verb + object + past participle (have something done)
Verb + preposition + -ing (think about doing)
Verb + wh- word + to + infinitive (know what to do)
Verb + object + adjective (make something clear)
Verb + two objects (give someone something)

34. ADJECTIVE PATTERN STRUCTURES

Adjective + to + infinitive (easy to understand)
Adjective + that + clause (aware that…)
Adjective + preposition + -ing (good at doing)
Adjective + enough + to + infinitive
Too + adjective + to + infinitive
So + adjective + as to + infinitive
Adjective + noun + to + infinitive
The + comparative adjective…, the + comparative adjective

35. NOUN PATTERN STRUCTURES

Noun + to + infinitive (decision to go)
Noun + preposition + noun (increase in prices)
Noun + that + clause (fact that…)
Noun + of + -ing (possibility of winning)
Noun + for + noun (need for change)
Noun + wh- word + to + infinitive (question of what to do)

36. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE STRUCTURES

In spite of/Despite + noun/-ing
Because of/Owing to/Due to + noun
For the sake of + noun
With reference to/Regarding + noun
In terms of + noun
By means of + noun
In accordance with + noun
With regard to + noun
On behalf of + noun
In lieu of + noun
Prior to + noun/-ing
Subsequent to + noun/-ing

37. COMPARATIVE ADVANCED STRUCTURES

Far/Much/A lot + comparative adjective
A little/Slightly/A bit + comparative adjective
By far + superlative adjective
The same + noun + as
Similar to/Different from
Not so + adjective + as
Less + adjective + than
More and more + adjective
The + comparative…, the + comparative
Increasingly + adjective
No less + adjective + than
Nothing like + noun + as

38. CONTRAST & CONCESSION STRUCTURES

While/Whereas + clause
Much as + clause (Much as I’d like to…)
Admittedly + clause
Granted + clause
Notwithstanding + noun
Albeit + adjective/adverb
All the same (sentence connector)
Be that as it may (formal)
Even so (sentence connector)
Having said that (sentence connector)

39. CAUSE & EFFECT ADVANCED STRUCTURES

Consequently/As a consequence
Thus/Hence/Therefore (formal)
Thereby + -ing
Whereby + clause
On account of + noun
In view of + noun
Seeing that/Given that + clause
Now that + clause
Inasmuch as + clause (formal)
To the extent that + clause

40. PURPOSE & RESULT ADVANCED STRUCTURES

So as to/In order to + infinitive
With a view to + -ing
With the aim of + -ing
For fear of + -ing
Lest + subject + verb (formal)
To such an extent that + clause
To the point where + clause
So much so that + clause
As a result of which + clause

41. TIME RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURES

Prior to + -ing
Following + noun
Upon/On + -ing
In the wake of + noun
Henceforth/Hereafter (formal)
Theretofore/Thereafter (formal)
Meanwhile/In the meantime
Simultaneously/Concurrently
Thereupon/Whereupon (formal)
Every now and then/From time to time

42. ADDITION & SEQUENCE STRUCTURES

Furthermore/Moreover/Additionally
Not to mention/Let alone
Coupled with + noun
In addition to + noun/-ing
As well as + noun/-ing
First and foremost
Last but not least
To begin with/To start with
Next/Subsequently/Thereafter
Finally/Ultimately/Eventually

43. EXEMPLIFICATION STRUCTURES

For instance/For example
Such as/Like
In particular/Particularly
Notably/Significantly
To illustrate/By way of illustration
A case in point is…
Namely/That is to say
In other words/Put differently
As exemplified by/As demonstrated by
Including but not limited to

44. SUMMARIZING STRUCTURES

In summary/To sum up
In conclusion/To conclude
All in all/Overall
In a nutshell/In brief
The gist of the matter is…
To recap/To recapitulate
Long story short
The bottom line is…
Essentially/Fundamentally
At the end of the day

45. OPINION & ARGUMENT STRUCTURES

It could be argued that…
One might contend that…
There is a case to be made for…
Contrary to popular belief…
It stands to reason that…
Common sense dictates that…
The evidence suggests that…
Statistics indicate that…
Experience has shown that…
Historically speaking…

46. HYPOTHESIS & SPECULATION

It is conceivable that…
One could speculate that…
It is not beyond the realm of possibility that…
Arguably/Presumably
In all likelihood/In all probability
Chances are that…
If I were to venture a guess…
It would be reasonable to assume that…
For argument’s sake…
Hypothetically speaking…

47. CERTAINTY & DOUBT

Without a shadow of a doubt
Beyond any reasonable doubt
There is no question that…
I am firmly convinced that…
It goes without saying that…
I have my doubts about…
I remain skeptical that…
It is debatable whether…
That remains to be seen
Only time will tell

48. AGREEMENT & DISAGREEMENT

I couldn’t agree more
You took the words right out of my mouth
We see eye to eye on this
I’m of the same opinion
I beg to differ
I respectfully disagree
We’ll have to agree to disagree
That’s where we part company
I’m afraid I can’t go along with that
Nothing could be further from the truth

49. PERSUASION & INFLUENCE

Wouldn’t you agree that…
Surely you must admit that…
Consider the fact that…
Let’s not forget that…
It’s worth bearing in mind that…
I urge you to consider…
The compelling argument is…
The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks
There’s much to be said for…
You’d be hard-pressed to deny that…

50. HEDGING & SOFTENING (Advanced)

It could be said that…
It might be suggested that…
To some extent/To a certain degree
In a manner of speaking
So to speak/As it were
For want of a better term
Without being too…
If I may be so bold
With all due respect
Not to put too fine a point on it

51. INTENSIFICATION STRUCTURES

Absolutely/Utterly/Completely + adjective
Downright/Positively + adjective
Without exception/Without question
Beyond comparison/Beyond measure
To the nth degree
In every sense of the word
Through and through
To the core
One hundred percent
Without reservation

52. MINIMIZATION STRUCTURES

At best/At most
To say the least
Hardly/Scarcely/Barely
In the slightest/In the least
Not in the least
No more than/No less than
Little more than
Mere/Merely
Only just
Just about

53. TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

Be that as it may
Having said that
That being said
At any rate/In any case
At the same time
On the other hand
By the same token
In the same vein
On a similar note
Turning now to…

54. SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURES

Adjacent to/Adjoining
In close proximity to
In the vicinity of
At the heart of
On the periphery of
In the foreground/background
At the forefront of
In the midst of
Surrounded by/Encircled by
Straddling/Bridging

55. QUANTITY & DEGREE STRUCTURES

A great deal of/A good deal of
A considerable amount of
A plethora of/A multitude of
An array of/A variety of
To a large extent/To a great degree
In large measure
For the most part
By and large
On the whole
All things considered

56. FREQUENCY & PROBABILITY

More often than not
Nine times out of ten
As often as not
Once in a blue moon
Every so often
Time and time again
In all probability
In all likelihood
Chances are
Odds are

57. CONCESSION & COMPROMISE

Even if that’s true…
Granting that for the sake of argument…
While it may be true that…
I’ll concede that…
To give you your due…
Be that as it may…
Allowing for the fact that…
Not that I’m saying…
Far be it from me to…
Without wishing to…

58. CLARIFICATION STRUCTURES

What I mean is…
To put it another way…
That is to say…
In other words…
To clarify/To make it clear
Let me rephrase that
Simply put/Put simply
The point I’m trying to make is…
My point being…
To elaborate further…

59. JUSTIFICATION STRUCTURES

The reason being…
This is because…
This stems from…
This arises from…
This is due to…
This can be attributed to…
This is justified by…
This is borne out by…
This is evidenced by…
This is supported by…

60. EVALUATION STRUCTURES

On balance…
Weighing up the pros and cons…
Taking everything into account…
All things considered…
When all is said and done…
The advantages outweigh the disadvantages…
The benefits justify the costs…
It’s a trade-off between…
It’s a question of balancing…
The bottom line is…

61. PREDICTION & PROJECTION

All signs point to…
The writing is on the wall
It’s only a matter of time before…
The stage is set for…
All indications are that…
The trend suggests…
If current trends continue…
Looking ahead/Forecasting
Projecting forward…
In the foreseeable future…

62. REFLECTION & RETROSPECTION

In retrospect/With hindsight
Looking back/In looking back
Upon reflection
In the cold light of day
With the benefit of hindsight
Had I known then what I know now…
If I could turn back time…
In years to come
When I look back on…
It occurs to me now that…

63. CONFIRMATION & VERIFICATION

That confirms what I thought
That bears out my theory
That validates my point
That substantiates my claim
That corroborates the evidence
That reinforces my belief
That adds weight to the argument
That speaks volumes
That proves the point
That settles it

64. SURPRISE & UNEXPECTEDNESS

Contrary to expectations…
Against all odds…
Much to my surprise…
Out of the blue
When least expected
Against the run of play
Defying expectations
Breaking the mold
Bucking the trend
Flying in the face of

65. SIMILARITY & DIFFERENCE

Along similar lines
In like manner
By the same token
Conversely/In contrast
On the contrary
As opposed to
Unlike
Whereas
While
Different as night and day

66. BEGINNING & INTRODUCTION

First and foremost
To begin with
In the first place
At the outset
Initially/Primarily
For starters
Kicking off with
Leading with
Opening with
Setting the stage

67. CONTINUATION & PROGRESSION

Moving on to
Proceeding to
Continuing with
Following on from
Building on
Taking this further
Extending this point
Developing this idea
Elaborating on
Expanding upon

68. CONTRADICTION & CORRECTION

Actually/In fact
As a matter of fact
To tell the truth
If truth be told
Strictly speaking
Technically speaking
Properly speaking
To be precise
To be exact
To correct myself

69. EXCEPTION & EXCLUSION

With the exception of
Except for/Apart from
Barring/Excluding
Other than
Save for
All but
Everything except
Nobody but
Nothing short of
Short of

70. CONFIRMATION & ASSURANCE

Rest assured
You can be sure
Make no mistake
Believe you me
Take it from me
I can assure you
I guarantee
I promise you
Without fail
Come what may

PRACTICAL APPLICATION STRUCTURES BY DOMAIN:

ACADEMIC WRITING (30+ structures)

Literature review frameworks
Methodology descriptions
Data analysis reporting
Conclusion formulations
Citation integration patterns

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (30+ structures)

Proposal language
Negotiation tactics
Meeting management phrases
Email professional templates
Presentation impact structures

LEGAL ENGLISH (25+ structures)

Contractual language patterns
Legal argumentation structures
Case citation formats
Statutory interpretation phrases
Legal opinion frameworks

MEDICAL ENGLISH (20+ structures)

Patient history taking
Diagnosis explanation
Treatment plan discussion
Research reporting
Medical advice giving

TECHNICAL ENGLISH (25+ structures)

Process description
Technical specification
Troubleshooting language
Instruction giving
Technical reporting

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURES:

EMPATHY EXPRESSIONS (15 structures)

I can only imagine how…
It must be difficult to…
I understand how you feel…
That sounds challenging…
I hear what you’re saying…

APOLOGY & REGRET (10 structures)

I sincerely apologize for…
Please accept my apologies…
I deeply regret that…
My mistake/My bad
I owe you an apology…

GRATITUDE & APPRECIATION (10 structures)

I’m truly grateful for…
I can’t thank you enough…
I appreciate it more than you know…
Your help means the world…
I’m indebted to you…

ENCOURAGEMENT & SUPPORT (10 structures)

I have every confidence that…
You’ve got this
I believe in you
Keep up the good work
You’re on the right track

CULTURAL NUANCE STRUCTURES:

BRITISH ENGLISH IDIOMS (20 structures)

Bob’s your uncle
At sixes and sevens
The bee’s knees
Over the moon
Not my cup of tea

AMERICAN ENGLISH SLANG (20 structures)

Piece of cake
Bite the bullet
Break a leg
Cost an arm and a leg
Hit the nail on the head

AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH (15 structures)

No worries
Fair dinkum
Arvo
G’day
She’ll be right

SPEECH & PRESENTATION STRUCTURES:

OPENING GAMBIT PHRASES (20 structures)

Have you ever wondered…
Picture this…
Let me paint you a picture…
Imagine for a moment…
What if I told you…

STORYTELLING STRUCTURES (25 structures)

Once upon a time…
It all began when…
Little did I know…
To make a long story short…
The moral of the story is…

CLOSING IMPACT PHRASES (15 structures)

In closing…
To wrap things up…
The takeaway is…
Food for thought…
Leaving you with this thought…

BONUS: COMMON MISTAKE CORRECTIONS

Instead of: “I am agree”
Use: “I agree” or “I am in agreement”
Instead of: “Explain me this”
Use: “Explain this to me”
Instead of: “I have 25 years”
Use: “I am 25 years old”
Instead of: “It depends of”
Use: “It depends on”
Instead of: “I very like”
Use: “I really like” or “I like… very much”