Advanced Grammar Patterns

Whether (A) or (B)... / Regardless of...

Rather than saying... it's more accurate to say...

To / Told (someone) to...

Since (they/I) said that... therefore...

While saying that... / Saying that...

According to... / Based on...

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Turning Verbs into Nouns (-ing / The fact that...)

In doing... / For the purpose of...

What one (does/thinks) / As...

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Due to... / Because of...

Because of (a chaotic situation)... / Amidst the chaos of...

Due to... / Caused by...

Seeing as... / Given that...

Since (it has already been decided)... / Now that...

Even if... / Even granting that...

It's a good thing that... (otherwise...)

Thinking/Claiming that one is doing (so-and-so)... but...

By doing... / Through...

Since... / Because... (formal)

Because / Since (I noticed that)...

Even if... / Even though...

Even if (it might be)... / Regardless of whether...

Granted that... / Even if (you say so)...

I would rather... than...

Let's assume that... / Granted that...

I'll consider it as... / Let's pretend that...

As soon as... / Right after...

As soon as... / When...

As long as...

Whenever I try to... (something gets in the way)

If you keep doing... then eventually...

Depends on whether / how...

It all depends on how you...

Each..., Each... / ... in its own way

While I'm at it / Since I'm doing X anyway...

But... / However...

Even after doing... / Despite having done...

Despite... / In spite of...

Just like... / As if...

Almost..., Nearly..., It was as if...

Not only..., but also...

Far from..., Let alone...

Not only..., but also...

But (with a condition) / ...however...

Even... (as if things weren't bad enough) / Too..., as well...

Starting with..., Including..., Beginning with...

Even... / Not even...

Keep doing... / ...excessively / ...like crazy

Always ends up..., Tends to..., It's common for...

Barely..., Halfheartedly..., Sort of...

So much that..., To the extent that...

Can't stand to [X] anymore / So [X] that it results in [Y]

Practically..., Almost..., All but...

I intended to [X], but I mistakenly [Y] instead

To be determined to..., To keep trying to..., To be bent on...

I was going to [X], but then...

As if..., Like...

In a way that says..., As if to say...

It seems..., It appears that..., I think...

To be obvious that..., Guaranteed to..., Bound to...

Highly likely..., It's quite possible that..., It's natural to...

Even if..., No matter how much...

Whether... or..., Regardless of whether...

Even if..., No matter how much..., It's no use even if...

Even if you try..., No matter what you do...

Even if..., Even assuming that..., No matter how much...

While..., On the one hand..., Not only... but also...

Saying this and that about..., Complaining about X and Y...

Busy doing X and Y..., Trying to handle both A and B...

And..., Also..., Both X and Y...

After..., At the end of..., After long/difficult process of...

Because (I heard) that..., Since they said that...

To finally manage to..., To end up doing..., To achieve despite difficulty...

(I noticed that)..., (I saw that)..., (I found that)...

Because of too much..., So... that..., As a result of extreme...

Amidst..., In the middle of..., While...

Now that..., Under the circumstances..., In a situation where...

For a..., When it comes to..., Considering it's a...

As..., Along with..., In accordance with...

Extremely..., Exceptionally..., Quite...

Incredibly..., Beyond comparison..., Extremly...

Even if I want to..., Can't... no matter how hard I try...

Honorific style (Semi-formal/Polite)

Lower-Polite style (Formal style to inferiors)

But..., Although..., Despite...

And..., While..., Simultaneously...

Because..., Since..., Due to...

To be... (Passive)

To be... (Passive - Unwanted)

To make (someone) do..., To cause...

For fear that..., Lest..., Worried that...

As if..., As though...

While on the other hand..., At the same time..., Meanwhile...

There's no way..., It's impossible that..., No reason for...