30 Advanced English Grammar Tips (For C2 learners) 

Thanks Muhammad! All the best Rupert 🙂

I'm going to watch it again after dinner and then I will let you know.👍

Yes, I'm doing it.I appreciate your effort in explaining the meaning of all the complicated grammar rules.

You're very welcome! I hope you learnt lots!

I really enjoyed watching your video, yet it's mostly level B2, not C1

Thanks for the comment and I appreciate the feedback. It would be normal for B2/C1 learners to have initial exposure to many of the features listed in this video, but, in my experience, most of the issues I have covered do not get properly consolidated until a learner is at a C1 or C2 level. In terms of "brand new" grammar topics, there is little left to discover by the time a learner gets to C1, but at this point it becomes more about learning about the small nuances of a grammar point. Taking the first point of the video, for example, a B2/C1 learner may be aware that there are some verbs that can be followed by either verb+ing or to+infinitive, but C1/C2 involves knowing the range of verbs that are affected by this rule and the resulting meaning changes.

That's very kind of you! I'm glad you found this video useful. Best wishes Rupert :)

Thank you Estifan! God bless you too!

It's a pleasure to help! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes Rupert

I'm glad it was useful for you! All the best Rupert 🙂

Muito obrigado, Rene! I'm glad you enjoyed it! A te proxima! Rupert

Thanks for commenting, I'm always glad to hear people are enjoying my videos!

Thanks for letting me know! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for your kind comments! It's a real pleasure to help you. Best wishes Rupert

I'm glad you enjoyed it Muhammad! Best wishes Rupert

I'm really pleased to hear you found it useful, Enrique! Best wishes Rupert

My very best wishes!

I'm glad you found this useful! Best wishes Rupert 🙂

I'm so glad you enjoyed this lesson and I appreciate the sub! Best wishes Rupert

Thanks Jose! That's good to hear!

It's a genuine pleasure 😀 Thanks for commenting

That's very kind of you! I definitely intend to carry on as long as I can 🙂

That's very kind of you! Thanks for letting me know 😁

I'm so glad to hear that 🙂

I'm really glad it was useful for you, hip mugger!

I'm really pleased you both found the video helpful and enjoyed my accent :)

Thanks! That's very kind of you 🙂

Thanks for adding some really useful points! I'm thinking of doing a much more in-depth video on modals soon - in this video I wanted to cover a lot of grammar points in brief but yes, I agree, there's lots more that could be said about modals 🙂

Thanks for commenting! I'm glad it seems the video was of use to you. If there are any particular areas where you'd like more explanation, reply to this comment and I'll do my best 🙂

Hi! Thanks for posting! So that I can be sure I'm answering your question correctly, can you give some extra examples of what you mean?

Hi Oswal! In general, verbs take the "ing" form when they follow prepositions (e.g. at/in/on). The main difficulty when choosing between the "ing" form or the infinitive comes when one verb follows another verb; you have to learn which verbs take the pattern "verb + ving", and which verbs take the pattern "verb + to + infinitive". I hope this answers your question, but please do ask again if I've misunderstood what you meant. All the best Rupert :)

@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you for the explanation, Rupert! One last doubt - why preposition "in" is used in the sentence and is there any rule because of which "in" is used as a preposition in the sentence?

In the sentence you used, "in" has a similar meaning to "by"; this is one of the possible meanings of "in" when followed by an active verb + ing. It's difficult to give a full answer on all of the uses of "in", but I'll try a little bit! Prepositions such as "in" have a very wide range of potential meanings, and I personally feel that mastering them is a really key part of reaching a C2 English level. I did start making videos on RU-vid on prepositions, but not many people watched them - you've encouraged me to try again! Instead, I've included most of my teaching on prepositions on my Udemy grammar course. Here are 5 of the more advanced uses of "in" from one of the videos on the course: - To show something is part of another thing (e.g. 3 in 5 people travel abroad during their lives) - To introduce a description of what contains something (e.g. He was dressed in black - i.e. the person is contained by the clothes) - With language (e.g. Write the answer in English, please) - When exposed to something (e.g. I got wet in the rain) - To show membership of a group (e.g. I was given a role in the team) However, there are more than these. On my course, I have lessons on "Prepositions of Time" / "Prepositions of Manner" / "Prepositions of Place" and "Prepositions of Movement", and uses of "in" come up frequently in these lessons. I also made a short RU-vid video some time ago with a few common phrases including "in", although they are all unrelated to each other: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uMDj6IMdhm4.html.

@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you so much! I've been confused about this usage of "in" for a long time and finally found the solution.

No AI in this video, sir 🙂

Lovely to hear from you! The "Perfect English Grammar" course is similar to the "Advanced English" course in style, but it covers a much wider range of topics and also has some role plays for additional speaking practice. In terms of C1/C2 level lessons, there are some lessons in the new course that don't appear in the "Advanced English" course, and some that cover the same topics but in a different way. I've tried to give it more of a classroom feel than previous courses which I felt had more of a "Power Point" feel (e.g. I interact with the screen by moving items/highlighting/editing as I go). I hope that helps you decide! Best wishes Rupert

I've just enrolled your New course on Udemy. Perfect!

Thanks for letting me know! Feel free to use the Q/A area to chat with me about anything on the course 🙂

@@EnglishwithRupert I will, thanks.

I mispronounced a word and decided to restart the point :)

Hi! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Could you explain to me in more detail?