Grammar Patterns N2 Review Quickly

Grammar Patterns: --

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~(In the end; finally; on top of all that; to make matters worse.[--]

~Do ~ so much as to ~[- / --]

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~()Since[][--]becomes [--] ~often followed by obligations, prohibitions, demands, presumptions, and strong conclusions such as [ // / ]

~ / ~While; Meanwhile(shows a comparison between two things)[][] use []

~(no specific meaning) shows something continuing towards a certain tendency.ex. more and more; less and less; keep on~; never stop~[-]Uses verbs that show / express a change

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~()In addition to~[]

~() / ~ / ~ / ~AAfter...ing ; Uponing[--]

Bused when talking about something from a certain time, place, or condition(often following sentence gives advice or warning)[--]

~Now that~; Since~[- / ]

~() / ~()Shall we~; Let's~[-]

~ / ~[- / ----] AWhile~ < do something before the condition changes >

BWhile~ < during that time, something that did not start, will happen >

~Be possible to~[-]

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^Be impossible to~[-]

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~ / ~Thanks to~; Owing to~; Because of~(express thanks to the result of a good outcome)[]Thanks to you or some higher power

~Be in danger of~[--]


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~() / ~ / ()AAs long as~ ; As far as~[---- / ]

BAs long as~ ; As far as~[- / ]

CAs long as~ ; As far as~[--]

DAs long as~ ; As far as~[----]

~ / ~ / ~Unfinished ; Half~ (ex. half eaten, half finished)[-]

~Cant do~ ; Difficult to~[-]

~ / ~Tend to~[-]Used mostly with a negative meaning

~() / ~()As soon as~[-]()-

~~No sooner than~[- / ][-]---

~Be capable of~ ; Be in danger of~ (Used when there is a chance of something bad happening)[-]-

~Be hard to~ ; Be difficult to~[-]

~ / ~ / ~Like~[][] use []

~ / ~ / ~Judging from~ ; When it comes to~; As for~[]

~[]AEven~

BJudging from~

~ / ~[]AFor~

BJudging from~~\~B meaning

~Just because~[](often the sentence will be negative.)

~~From~to~[][]

~ / ~Now that~ ; Since~[][] use []followed by obligations, resolutions, presumptions, suggestions, and commands

~() / ~ / ~From the viewpoint of~~[]

~Instead of~[-]

In place of~[-]~

Fitting of~; Suiting~; Be appropriate to[]

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~Rather~ ; A little~[-]

~()AOnly~ ; Just~[- / ]

B(something continuing the same condition after happening)[-]In spoken language becomes ~

~ / ~/ ~Do(be) completely~ / Be unable to do till the end / Be able to do till the end[-]

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~In spite of~ ; Though~[]Not often used in formal situations

~() / ~()To the extent that~ ; As~as~ ; To the point that[- / ---]

At least~[--]

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~Seem~[--]~ becomes a

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~ / ~emphatic (Place a strong emphasis on the subject)[]

~I wonder ; quite ; surely[]

~Because~ (tells why something is)[]

~When you want to tell someone that something has importance[- / -]

~As it is ~ it can be expected that ~(Used to tell something everyone knows. Following sentence is a presumption)[]

~Without~[-]

~()To my~ (strengthens the speakers feeling ex. To my surprise)[---]

~Be supposed to ~ (shows an appointment or rule)[----]

~No need to ~[-]


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~() / ~When~ ; Upon~[- / -]--

~ / ~In the midst of~ ; During ~[--]

~ / (~)Even~[]when is connected to a noun, the particles and are omitted.

~~If only~[-] / [--] / [][----]-

~Cant help thinking~[-][] becomes

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~Have no other way but~ / Must~[-]

~As soon as~[-]

~ / ~()Ashow a reason, details. When you want to show the result of something.[]

BDepending on~[]

~() / ~ / ~From the standpoint of~; (can also be thought of as ~ly. Ex. ?hisorically ?legally)[]the noun in front of ~ is usually a Chinese wordEx. etc

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~() / ~() / (~) ()After~(for a long time)[--]

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~ / ~ / ~Because of~ ; On account of~ (The cause leads to a bad result)[] be ones imagination blame something or somebody


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~ / ~ / ~ / ~ABecoming of~ ; Worthy of~ ; Fitting of~[][] doesnt use []

BBecause ; So[]

CAs long(much) as~[]

~~ / ~~Even if~[----]

~()When~ (When something is done, this is the result)[-]-

~()()Just as~ ; As soon as~ ; No sooner than~[-]

~()Everytime~[--]

~Full of~ []-

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~When doing ~ also do ~[- / -]

~(used at the end of a sentence when remembering (confirming) something)[]~\~can also be used--

~No way that~[-]Use in conversations

~ / ~[-]AWhile~Not used in conversations. ~can not be used in this way

B~Though

~Be (gradually) doing~[-]Used mostly in written form

~A~ish ; ~like ; ~looking[-]-

BEasily~[-] becomes a

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~()Since~(and still going on)[-]Shows the continuation of something that happened in the past and is still going on.

~() / ~()Not until~[-]The following sentence will always be negative.

(~) / ~()Cant help~ing ; Cant stand(bear)~[---]Subject is always first person

(~)Cant help~ing[---]More formal than~etc. can't use ~

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~[]AIve heard that is used for letters, etc.BIt means that

~ / ~ASpeaking of~ ; Talking about~ []-

BSpeaking of~ ; Talking about~[][]doesn't use []

~Is known as~ ; It is that~[]sometimes []don't use []

~ / ~Not necessarily~ ; Its not that[]sometimes []don't use []

~More than~[]

~Speaking of~ ; Talking about~(show plus and minus)[]

~But~ ; Although~ (show what your thinking about is wrong or different)[]sometimes[]don't use []

~() / ~()Just as~[- / -][]

~hear that~ ; say that~[]

~Far from~[][]don't use[][-]can be used

~ / ~Cant do ~ because~[-]

~ / ~ / ~At that time ; At that place ; At that scene[- / / -]

~ / ~[]AIf~

BIf~ (Think from the perspective of~)

~() / ~ / As~[]

~A. With~ []

B. At the same time~ [-- ; -- ; -- ; --]

C. As~ [-- ; ]


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~If not~[----]The following sentence will be negative.

~ / ~Possibility of~ (Neither yes or no)[----]

~ / Always end up~[-][]becomes[]Only for first person. For third person, use ~~at the end.

~Though~[- / ---]~ / ~B meaning

~ / ~ / ~[]Asuch as; like; and so on--

Betc; among other things ; for example are used in spoken language

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~ / ~When~(show something that should be done in this situation)[-]

~() / ~ / ~ In ; At ; On ; same as the particle []

~ / ~ / ~In response to~[]

~ / ~()Regardless of~[- / -]Nouns showing a kind or extent of something, or 2 words in opposition are usually used. Such as Adjectives such as can be combined and used.

~ / ~ / ~AOnly~ []

BWithout fail~ []

CBe the best~[- / -]

~Not only~but also~[]-

~ / ~If (when) talking about ~ ; As far as~is concerned~[]followed by a positive sentence

~ / ~[]AIn place of~

B( By proxy~ )

~() / ~ / ~About~~[]

~Its decided that~ (often used in speaking)[][] don't use []Mostly used in speaking

~ / ~Compare~ to~[]

~ / ~In addition to~[]

~ / ~ / ~ / ~In response to~ ; In reply to~[]

~ / ~ /~When starting~ ; When doing~[-]~

~ / ~ / ~Before ~ ; Right before~[]

~ / ~With~ ; Following~ ; As~ (when one the changes so does the other)[--]~~

~ / ~ / ~For~ (from the position of)[]

~Although ; Even though[][]don't use []

~ / ~ / ~()AEven if~[][]don't use []. [~]can be used.

BWhenever~[][]-

~Merely~ ; Only~ ; Just~ ; Be (do) nothing but~[-- / -]

~ / ~ / ~ /~In accordance with~[]

~It must be~[][] don't use []In certificates the meaning becomes

~ / ~() / ~ / ~As for ; To ; Toward; About ; same as []

~There is no doubt of~[][] don't use []

~() / ~ / ~ / ~About~ ; Concerning~[]

~Because~[]Slightly strong saying

~ / ~() / ~Awhenever~[-]At the end of the sentence, a verb showing ones feeling will come~

BWhether~or~[--][--]Contrasting words come before ~

~ / ~As~ ; With~ (when one the changes so does the other)[--]~~

~() / ~ / ~For~ ; To~ (a judgment or assessment will follow this expression)[]

~ / ~ / ~As~ ; With~ (accompanying, following something)[--]

With~ (happen at the same time)[]

~ / ~ / ~ / ~Against~ ; Contrary to~[]

~There is no doubt that~[][]don't use []. [~]can be used. To show a reason sometimes []is added

~However~ ; Though~[] []don't use [][~]can be used.-

~ / ~ / ~ / ~On the basis of~~[]-

~ / ~ / ~ / ~[]By~ (show the subject of an action)

By~ ; Because of~ (show a cause or reason)

By~ (Show a method or way)

By~ ; Depending on~ (show differences)

By~ ; Depending on~ (For a certain condition / occasion)

~ / ~According to~[]

~ / ~ / ~ / ~Ranging from~ ; Covering~ ; Lasting~ ; Extending over~[]

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~ () / ~() / ~ / (~)() / Without~[]-

~Do (ones best) till the end[-]

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~Not only~ but also ; Besides~ ; Moreover~[][]don't use []. [~]can be used.

~ / ~Owing to~[]


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~ /~Not Only~[]-does not use

~Because of~ ; On account of~ (shows regret over the cause of some bad result)[]*(-)uses(-) ; -is sometimes used

(~) / (~)Not only~ but also~ ; ~among other things[]

~()Irregardless of~[]

~~The more~the more~(as one goes up, so does the other)[-][-][-][-] [- / ][- / ] [- / ][-]

~ / ~Even~ ; Of course~[]~is formal language

~ / ~On one side~ ; On the other side~[][]don't use []. [~]can be used.

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~ / ~Should~[-]becomes

~Shouldnt~[-]becomes

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(~)() / Only~ ; just~ (there is no other way)[-]~

~ / ~ / ~To the extent (point) that~[- / ---]-

~~Nothing is more~ than~[-]

~(as one thing changes, so does the other)[---]


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~ / ~[-]AProbably not~

BWill not~ Use ~ / ~when subject is Third Person.

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~ / ~ / ~ Suitable for~[]-

~ / ~ / ~Bound for~ ; Made for~[]-

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~Regardless of~[] indiscriminately; no matter where

~~~ / ~~~Neither~or~ ; Both~and~[][---][]

~Because~ (give a reason to an explanation)[]sometimes conjugated withUsed in conversations by women and children. ~is more informal

~()By no means~ ; Not~at all[][-] uses [-]When spoken, or between friends ~or~is used

~Feel like~[]

~ / ~Ashow admiration ; grief ; a heart felt feeling[]

Bexpress something as common senseSame as A

Csuggest something ; give a light command[-]

Dremember a past happening or occurrence[]

~Because~ (give a reason(excuse)[]*(-)uses(-)

~If~(wish for something unattainable ; tell someone it is impossible)[-]Often used together with a "be possible" meaning verb. is used in conversations.

~Though~[]~is often used. Especially with nouns []


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~~~And~among other things (etc)[--][--]

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~ / ~No way to~[-]

~ / ~Like~ []

So that~ [- / -]


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~ / ~No reason for~[]

~[]Astate a reason why something is

BIt means that-9,500

~ / ~It doesnt mean that~[]

~ / ~AMustnt[-]

BMust~[--]

()Although~ ; In spite of~[]~

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~ / ~()Through~ ; By~ (something happens unexpectedly through a chance encounter)[]

~ / ~()Since~ (Because a thing happened, a big change has occurred)[]-

~Full of~ ; Loaded with~ []--

~ / ~()Be (at) the center of ~ ; Be the focus of~[]

~ / ~[]AThroughout~

Via~ ; Through~

~~ / ~~ / ~~As~[][]Nouns that show aim, postion, role, type,etc. come before

~Regardless of~[]

~ / ~Not only~ but also~ ; ~among other things[]

~ / ~Circulate~ ; around~[]

~ / ~Based on~[]

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Grammar Patterns N2 Review Quickly