Past perfect
They had already eaten dinner before the movie started.
What is the past perfect tense of "eat dinner before the movie started"?
If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.
What is a third conditional sentence about studying and passing an exam?
I hurt myself while lifting a heavy box.
What is a sentence using the reflexive pronoun myself?
This is the fixed amount of money someone earns, typically paid monthly or annually.
What is a salary?
This text structure explains how one event leads to another.
What is cause and effect?
She had been studying for three hours when her friend called.
What is the past perfect continuous tense of "study for three hours when her friend called"?
They would have arrived on time if they hadn’t missed the train.
What is a third conditional sentence about missing a train and arriving late?
She looked at herself in the mirror before leaving for the party.
What is a sentence using the reflexive pronoun herself?
This term refers to the ability to borrow money.
What is credit?
A passage that describes similarities and differences between two things uses this text structure.
What is compare and contrast?
By the time the train arrived, he had waited at the station for an hour.
What is the past perfect tense of "wait at the station for an hour before the train arrived"?
If he hadn’t forgotten his umbrella, he wouldn’t have gotten wet.
What is a third conditional sentence about forgetting an umbrella and getting wet?
They blamed themselves for not completing the project on time.
What is a sentence using themselves to express taking responsibility?
It is a disease caused by parasites, transmitted to humans through mosquito bites.
What is malaria?
This structure identifies an issue and then proposes one or more ways to address it.
What is problem and solution?
They had been living in Paris for five years before they moved to London.
What is the past perfect continuous tense of "live in Paris for five years before moving to London"?
If we had left earlier, we could have avoided the traffic jam.
What is a third conditional sentence about leaving earlier and avoiding traffic?
He found himself lost in the middle of the forest after hours of walking.
What is a sentence where himself is used in a situation of unexpected discovery?
A fever and a sore throat are examples of this, which indicate an illness or condition.
What is a symptom?
A historical article listing events in the order they occurred uses this text structure.
What is sequence or chronological order?
She was tired because she had been running for an hour, but she felt proud because she had reached her goal.
What is a sentence using both the past perfect and past perfect continuous to explain why she was tired and proud?
If she had practiced more, she might have performed better in the competition.
What is a third conditional sentence about practicing and performing better in a competition?
We reminded ourselves of the importance of teamwork before the big game.
What is a sentence using ourselves to show reflection and preparation?
This is a substance used to stimulate the body’s immune response to prevent disease.
What is a vaccine?
This text structure provides detailed information about a topic by listing its characteristics, features, or examples.
What is description?