Grammar Starting with "I"

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• if only + past tenses Expressing strong wishes and regrets
• if vs when Choosing between 'if' and 'when' in conditionals
• Imperative (commands) Giving orders, instructions, and requests
• Imperative (Commands) Giving orders, instructions, or requests
• Imperatives (Commands) Giving orders, instructions, and requests
• Impersonal Passive Passive structures with impersonal 'it' for reporting
• Impersonal passive reporting Distancing the source in formal reports
• Implied Conditionals Conditionals without explicit 'if' clause
• in (Place) Used for enclosed spaces and areas
• in (Time) Used for longer periods and future time
• in case Precaution against possible future events
• in case (precaution) Doing something as a precaution
• in order to / so as to Expressing purpose (more formal than 'to')
• in order to / so as to Formal purpose expressions
• inasmuch as / insofar as Expressing extent or degree of truth
• Indirect Questions Polite questions embedded in statements
• Inseparable Phrasal Verbs Phrasal verbs where object must follow the particle
• Intensifiers and downtoners Words that strengthen or weaken degree
• Introducing Topics: As for, Regarding Discourse markers for introducing topics
• Inversion Inverting subject and verb for emphasis or in formal structures
• Inversion after 'Only...' Subject-auxiliary inversion after 'only' expressions
• Inverted Conditionals (without if) Formal conditionals using inversion instead of 'if'
• Irregular Plural Forms Plurals that don't follow regular rules
• It (weather & time) Using 'it' as subject for weather, time, and distance
• It is...that (cleft sentence) Emphasizing a specific part of the sentence
• It seems/appears that... Expressing uncertainty or cautious observation
• It-cleft Sentences (Basic) Emphasizing specific information
• It's time + past tense Expressing that something should happen now