Sentence Structures

Question 1

Conditional Sentence (3rd Conditional)

Answer 1

Used for imaginary past situations and their possible results.

Had it not been for government intervention, the crisis would have worsened.

Question 2

Conditional Sentence (Formal Inversion, 2nd Conditional)

Answer 2

Formal way to talk about imaginary present/future situations.

Were AI to replace more jobs, unemployment rates might surge.

Question 3

Inversion (Negative Adverb + Subject + Verb)

Answer 3

Used for emphasis in formal writing, often with adverbs like “rarely”, “never”, or “seldom”.

Rarely have we seen such widespread disruption.

Question 4

Inversion (Not only… but also…)

Answer 4

Emphatic structure combining inversion and parallel ideas.

Not only did it improve efficiency, but it also reduced costs.

Question 5

Subjunctive Mood (It is essential that…)

Answer 5

Formal structure for necessity or importance using the base form of the verb.

It is essential that the policy be revised.

Question 6

Subjunctive Mood (Suggest that…)

Answer 6

Used to give formal advice or recommendations with the base verb.

I suggest that he attend the seminar.

Question 7

Cleft Sentence (What-clause)

Answer 7

Emphasises the part of a sentence by focusing on “what” caused or is important.

What makes this issue concerning is its long-term impact.

Question 8

Cleft Sentence (It is/was… that…)

Answer 8

Used to highlight one specific element in the sentence.

It is media bias that distorts public opinion.

Question 9

Present Participle Clause (V-ing)

Answer 9

Describes a simultaneous or related action using the “-ing” form.

Faced with resistance, the scientists revised their methods.

Question 10

Perfect Participle Clause (Having + past participle)

Answer 10

Shows a completed action that occurred before another action.

Having analysed the data, the team drew significant conclusions.