Useful Grammar Structures to Get an IELTS Band 7.0+ for IELTS Writing and IELTS Speaking

1. So + adjective + to be + Subject + that Clause

    So + adv + auxiliary verb + S + main verb + O + that clause

Ex: So terrible was the storm that a lot of houses were swept away.

       So beautifully did he play the guitar that all the audience appreciated him

2. Then comes/come + Subject, as + Clause

Ex: Then came a divorce, as they had a routine.

3. May + Subject + verb..

Ex: May I appologize at once for the misspelling of your surname in the letter from my assistant, Miss Dowdy

       May you all have happiness and luck 

4. It is no + Comparative Adjective + than + V-ing

Ex: For me it is no more difficult than saying “I love you”. 

5. Subject + Verb + far more +….than + N

Ex: The material world greatly influences far more young people than old people. 

6. Subject + love/like/wish + nothing more than to be + adj/past participle

Ex: We wish nothing more than to be equally respected 

7. Subject 1 + is/are just like + Subject 2 +was/were..

8. Subject 1 + is/are + the same + as + Subject 2 + was/were

Ex: My daughter is just like her mother was 35 yares ago when she was my classmate at Harvard University  

She is the same as she was 

9. It is (not always) thought + adj + Noun phrase

Ex: It is not always thought essential that Miss world must have the great appearance 

10. As + Verb Participle /can be seen, Subject + Verb…

Ex: As spoken above, we are short of capital  

       As can be seen, a new school is going to be built on this site. 

11. S + point(s)/ pointed out (to sb) + that Clause

Ex: She point out that he was wrong 

12. It is/was evident to someone + that Clause

Ex: It was evident to them that someone gave him a hand to finish it.

13. What + Subject + Verb + is/was + (that) + Subject + Verb +….

Ex: What was said was (that) she had to leave  

What I want you to do is that you take more care of yourself

14. Noun + Is + what + sth + is all about

Ex: Entertainment is what football is all about 

15. Subject + tobe (just) + what Subject + Verb…

Ex: It was just what I wanted

       You are what God brings into my life 

16. Verb-ing +sth + tobe + Adjective – if not impossible

Ex: Travelling alone into a jungle is adventurous – if not impossible 

17. There + tobe + no + Noun + nor + Noun

Ex: There is no food nor water 

18. There isn’t/wasn’t time to Verb / tobe + Adjective

Ex: there wasn’t time to identify what is was 

19. Subject + may + put on a + Adjective + front but inside + Subject + Adjective

Ex: You may put on a brave front but inside you are fearful and anxious 

20. Subject + see oneself + V-ing…

Ex: You can see yourself riding a cable-car in San Francisco