Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms and expressions.

1. How did these things ——————-?

a) come about
b) come by
c) bring about
d) go about

Answer the following questions in a) the affirmative and in b) the negative.

Comparison and contrast are expressed by the structure the…the. Note that this structure is used to show proportionate increase or decrease.

Note the word order in both clauses: the + comparative expression + subject + verb

An indirect question is not a question at all. In an indirect question, we do not put an auxiliary verb before the subject, and we do not use a question mark.

An English sentence usually begins with a noun or noun equivalent (subject). But sometimes an adjective is placed first to emphasize the contrast between it and what is stated in the main clause.

The conjunction that is often left out, especially in an informal style. Here are the details.

Indirect speech

That can be left out after common reporting verbs such as say, think, suggest etc.

That is simply a connector. That-clauses can have various functions in sentences. A that-clause, for example, can be the subject or object of a verb.

Verb pattern: subject + verb + that-clause