DK English for Everyone, English Grammar Guide

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Correcting and changing the subject Set words and phrases can be used to correct someone, disagree, change the subject, or concede a point. They often come at the beginning of the sentence.

See also: More linking words 112 Deciding and hedging 119 Making conversation 120

CORRECTING AND DISAGREEING Certain words can be used to show you disagree with someone or to correct a misunderstanding.

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These phrases can appear impolite if spoken with heavy emphasis.


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Prepositions 288 Index and Acknowledgments

22min
pages 356-362

“Enough” and “too” 286 Glossary

16min
pages 352-355

Adverbs of degree 276 Deciding and hedging

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Adverbs of time 280 Making conversation

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pages 330-331

Comparative and superlative adverbs 274 Correcting and changing the subject

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Adverbs of manner 272 Sequencing and organizing

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Superlative adjectives 268 Easily confused phrases

1min
pages 322-323

Subordinating conjunctions

2min
pages 308-311

Coordinating conjunctions

1min
pages 304-307

Adverbs of frequency

4min
pages 284-291

Dependent prepositions

1min
pages 300-303

Numbers 198 Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

11min
pages 258-283

Subject-verb agreement 192 Shortening infinitives

1min
pages 248-251

Abstract and concrete nouns 194 Substitution

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pages 252-253

Prepositions of place

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Countable and uncountable nouns 190 Ellipsis

1min
pages 246-247

Singular and plural nouns 188 Inversion

1min
pages 244-245

Making deductions 164 Possession

3min
pages 222-227

“Either / neither / both” 184 Shifting focus

1min
pages 242-243

Ability 154 Approximate quantity

1min
pages 210-211

Obligations 162 Indefinite pronouns

2min
pages 218-221

Suggestions and advice 158 Reflexive pronouns

2min
pages 214-217

“This / that / these / those” 176 Question words with “-ever”

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Modal verbs 152 Quantity

3min
pages 204-209

Future overview 64 Questions overview

1min
pages 114-115

Future possibilities 88 Infinitives and participles

2min
pages 136-139

Conditional sentences 78 Reported speech overview

1min
pages 130-131

The passive with modals 74 Reported speech with negatives

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The passive in the future 72 Reporting verbs

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Other passive constructions 76 Reported questions

1min
pages 126-129

The future in the past 62 Short answers

1min
pages 112-113

The future perfect 60 Short questions

1min
pages 110-111

The present simple

1min
pages 10-13

The past continuous

1min
pages 34-35

Past tenses overview

2min
pages 48-49

The present perfect continuous

1min
pages 40-41

The past simple negative

1min
pages 30-31

Present simple questions

1min
pages 16-17

The present perfect simple

1min
pages 36-39

Imperatives

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pages 24-25
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