A clear professional email
Use a specific subject, state your purpose early and finish with the action needed.
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Decluttering
A practical conversation about decluttering in home and family.
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The past perfect
Use had with a past participle to show that one event happened before another past event.
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Caring for plants
A practical conversation about caring for plants in home and family.
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The passive voice
Form the passive with be in the required tense and a past participle.
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Planning a family weekend
A practical conversation about planning a family weekend in home and family.
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Degrees of certainty
Use must for a strong deduction, might or may for a possibility, and can’t for a deduction that something is impossible.
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Borrowing something
A practical conversation about borrowing something in home and family.
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The third conditional
Use if with had and a past participle, followed by would have and a past participle, to imagine a different result in a finished past situation.
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Working quietly at home
A practical conversation about working quietly at home in home and family.
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Concession and contrast
Although is followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
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A family update
A practical conversation about a family update in home and family.
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Evaluating options
Compare options against clear criteria such as cost, time and quality.
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Looking for glasses
A practical conversation about looking for glasses in home and family.
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Professional negotiation
State what you need and where you can be flexible.
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A household purchase
A practical conversation about a household purchase in home and family.
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Summarising a meeting
A meeting summary records decisions, actions, owners and deadlines.
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A household budget
A practical conversation about a household budget in home and family.
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