{"id":68349,"date":"2023-03-14T19:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=68349"},"modified":"2023-03-15T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:33:52","slug":"negatives-increase-grammar-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/negatives-increase-grammar-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1259: 3 Negatives Increase Grammar Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Believe it or not, negatives can boost your IELTS grammar score!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn a very high level grammar structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be used in Speaking or Writing to really impress the examiner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a structure that can increase those difficult grammar scores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in today for details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"3 Negatives Increase Grammar Scores - IELTS Energy Podcast 1259\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DxjxCmDpduM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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