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Structure: ‘Subject–verb agreement’

Does your verb match your subject? Subject–verb agreement means the verb changes to match its subject: the captain decides, but the pilots decide. It sounds simple,…

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Structure: ‘Mixed conditionals’

A past decision that still shapes a present result, or a general truth behind a specific past outcome: GE Aerospace's hybrid-electric test flight is a natural…

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Structure: ‘Zero conditional’

Facts that are always true need their own tense: the zero conditional. We build one from this week's radio-altimeter news, then practise rewriting general truths.

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Structure: ‘Indirect questions’

Airbus is flight-testing a folding wingtip — and quietly using an indirect question to explain why. Learn how to embed a question inside a statement.