apart from/except for
'not including', 'everything in this group, but not this one' I play football every day apart from play football every day except for Monday. All the students passed, apart from the students passed except for Dave. I have travelled to all the countries in western Europe apart from have travelled…
instead of
won't do x, because change to y(rejecting one idea in favour of another) When she heard he was a vegetarian, she decided to cook pasta instead of chicken. Instead of eating in, why don’t we go out for dinner? I wanted to stay in bed instead of going to work,…
let alone/much less/never mind
Can’t do a small thing, so certainly can’t do the bigger thing I can’t remember my first kiss, let alone if it was any good. We don’t have enough money for a hamburger, let alone steak. He can hardly speak English, never mind Chinese. I didn’t notice you had gone,…
it’s not that…; it’s just that…
It may look like this reason, but it is actually this other reason It’s not that I can’t afford it, it’s just that I think that it is overpriced. It’s not that I want to do it, it’s just that it makes sense. It’s not that I don’t like her,…
without a doubt
certainly, 100%, no question That was, without a doubt, the funniest movie I have ever seen. Without a doubt she is the stupidest person I have ever met! They deserved to beat us, without a doubt. We played very poorly.
Giving Examples
for example for instance Dave is always doing dumb things. For instance, last week he put his cat in the microwave to dry it. as follows 'as follows' is used to introduce a basic list Dave is always doing dumb things, and a few examples are as follows:... that is…
in order to…
for this reason; so as to do this('in order to' is followed by a verb) He went back to the school in order to return his books. She cut her hair in order to stop her ex-boyfriend recognising her. You will need to extend the garage in order to fit…
…, let alone… / …, much less… / …, never mind…
can't do one smaller thing, so certainly can't do a bigger thing can't do an easy thing, so certainly can't do a hard thing (start with the lesser thing, then 'let alone (something bigger)') I can't remember my first kiss, let alone if it was any good. We don't have…