15 Grammar Structures to help you score in IELTS

In the important IELTS grammar supplement lesson for you today, IELTS Fighter shares about 15 grammar structures for you to apply in Task 2 and Speaking to score points. Each structure has an example for you to better understand and know how to include in your test most naturally and logically!

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1. Subject + Verb/(to be) + too + adjective/adverb + (for someone) + to do something:  Too much for someone to do.

Example:

 

• • The IELTS Writing Task 2 topic is too easy for me to get a band 7 score. (The topic of Writing task 2 was too easy for me to get a score of 7) 

 

• • She plays too well for me to beat her. (She’s too good for me to beat her)

 

2. Subject 1 + Verb/(to be) + so + adjective/adverb + that + Subject 2 + Verb:  Something that is so acceptable that they cannot or must do something about it.

Example:

 

• • This house is so expensive that I have to sell my car to buy it. This house is so expensive that I have to sell my car to buy it.

 

• • The Math test is so difficult that I cannot do anything. (The math test was so hard that I couldn’t do anything.)

 

3. It + (to be) + such + (a/an) +Noun(s) + that + Subject + Verb:  (meaning the same as the second structure)

Example:

 

• • It is such an interesting show that I cannot shut it down. (It was such a fun program that I couldn’t turn it off.)

 

• • It is such a heavy box that I cannot lift it. (It was such a heavy box that I couldn’t lift it)

 

4. Subject + Verb + adjective/adverb + enough + (for someone) + to do somehting:  The level of need or desire.

Example:

 

• • He is tall enough to apply for this job. (He is tall enough to apply for this job.)

 

• • She studies hard enough to pass the exam. (She studied hard enough to pass the test.)

 

5. Have/get + something + Verb past participle:  Ask or have someone do something for you

Example:

 

• • I have my fridge repaired

 

• • She had her hair cut yesterday ( Her hair was cut yesterday)

 

6. It + be + time + Subject + Verb past tense ( It’s + time + for someone + to do something):  A time when someone has to do something?

Example:

 

• • It is time you went to bed. (It’s time for you to go to sleep)

 

• • It’s time for me to leave. (It’s time for me to go)

 

7. It + takes/took+ someone + amount of time + to do something:  How much time does it take for someone to do something?

Example:

 

• • It takes me two hours to finish my report. (It took me 2 hours to finish my report)

 

• • It took my mother 20 minutes to do a lunch for my family. (It took my mother 20 minutes to prepare lunch for the whole family.)

 

 8. To prevent/stop + someone/something + From + Verb -ing:  Prevent someone from doing what?

Example:

 

• • I can not Prevent photographing from eating so much fat (I can not prevent him from vacant too much fat)

 

• • I Can not Stop Her from smoking (I can not stop me from smoking her)

 

9. Subject + find+ it+ adj to do something:  How does doing something/ How does it feel

for what?

Example:

 

• • She finds it very healthy to do exercise every early morning. (She feels that exercising every morning is good for her health.)

 

• • They found it difficult to draw any conclusion. (They find it difficult to conclude.)

 

 10. To prefer + Noun/ Verb-ing + to + Noun/ Verb-ing : Like something more than something.

Example:

 

• • I prefer watching a movie at the cinema to watching it at home. (I prefer to watch movies at the theater than at home.)

 

• • He prefers coffee to soda. (He likes coffee more than soda)

 

 

11. Would rather + Verb (infinitive) + than + Verb (infinitive): It is better to do something than to do nothing.

Example:

 

• • Jack would rather cook by himself than go to a restaurant. (He would rather cook for himself than go to a restaurant.)

 

• • He’d rather learn Math than learn English. (He would rather study math than learn English)

 

 12. To be/get Used to + V-ing: Get used to something (in the present)/ Habit in the present.

Example:

 

• • She is used to waking up early every Sunday. She is used to getting up early every Sunday morning.

 

• • I get used to exercising every day. (I am used to exercising every day)

 

 13. Used to + V (infinitive):  The past job/habit is now gone.

Example:

 

• • I used to go to the library when I was a high school student. (I used to go to the library when I was in high school)

 

• • He used to drink beer a lot when he was in Germany. (He used to drink a lot of beer when he was in Germany.)

 

 14. To be amazed at = to be surprised at + Noun/V-ing: To be surprised /surprised by something/something.

Example:

 

• • We were greatly surprised at the news.

 

• • You’d be amazed how much money you can save. (You will be surprised at how much money you can save)

 

15. To be angry at + Noun/Verb-ing: Angry at something/something.

Example:

 

• • My father was angry at this story (My father angry with this story)

 

• • I was angry at receiving this report. (I am annoyed with receiving this report)

 

 Above are 15 English structures that hope to help you apply most effectively in IELTS writing and Speaking! 

Note: Advanced English structures will help you score in the test, but you will lose the naturalness in your writing and speaking if you cram too much. So you know how to use the sentence structure just enough.