With an appropriate preposition:

(1)We left Xi'an ________ a very hot summer afternoon.

(2)The number of the employees has grown from 1, 000 to 1, 200. This means it has risen ________ 20 percent.

mood

ellipsis

the non-finite verbs

What's the difference between regular passive and the pseudo-passive?

discontinuity

Using subjunctive mood:

You're hungry now because you didn't have breakfast.

What is the difference between the infinitive marker to and the preposition to? Give one example for each.

Using a tag question:

You have already got our invitation.

Using extraposition:

To drive without a license is illegal.

Using an exclamation:

They are working very fast.