Point 120 in the category of CLAUSES/conditional is defined as: inverted ‘should’, + ‘would’ in the main clause to talk about possible future outcomes, in polite or formal contexts. Example:… Read more Point 69 in the category of ADVERBS/position is defined as: adverbs in mid-position, to distance the writer from what they are saying. The […]
Point 102 in PRONOUNS/quantity MODIFIED: ‘few’ and ‘many’ with ‘very’, ‘too’, ‘so’ as intensifiers *’very few’ + noun is B2 A search in iWeb for: * * too|very|so many|few .… Read more Point 65 in future is defined as: EXPECTATIONS WITH ‘MIGHT’ OR ‘MAY’ potentially in progress at a specified or understood time in the […]
There are two overlapping points in the English Grammar Profile at B2 for ‘neither nor’. Point 104 in CLAUSES & coordinated is defined as: combine two main clauses of the… Read more Point 103 in the category of CLAUSES & comparatives is defined as: COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE + ‘THAN’ + NON-FINITE CLAUSE ‘than’ + an increasing […]
In addition to all the grammar points from the EGP, this is the first post dedicated to A2 and above grammar in the EVP that is included in the coding… Read more Point 19 in NOUNS is defined as: plurals by adding ‘-es’ to countable nouns ending in ‘-o’, ‘-ch’, ‘-s’, ‘-sh’, ‘-x’ or ‘-z’. […]
Point 84 in the category of CLAUSES is defined as: ‘than’ + a limited range of non-finite clauses (with -ing), forming the second part of a comparison after a comparative… Read more Point 37 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: an increasing range of complex noun phrases with a superlative adjective + prepositional […]
Point 30 in NOUNs is defined as: phrases with ‘a friend of’ or ‘friends of’ + possessive determiner + noun. A search in iWeb for: a friend of _APPGE _NN… Read more Point 41 in ADJECTIVES is defined as: ‘ONE OF THE’ before a superlative ADJECTIVE, followed by a plural noun. A search on iWeb […]
Point 37 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: an increasing range of complex noun phrases with a superlative adjective + prepositional phrase, to talk about something unique. A… Read more ‘Most’ is used to mark the superlative degree a little more often that it’s a superlative after determiner. As a degree adverb ‘most’ […]
Point 68 in DETERMINERS/demonstratives is defined as: ‘that’ and ‘those’ to convey emotional distance, often to express disapproval. The two examples in the EGP: that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO behaviour_NN1 those_DD2 so-called_JJ… Read more Point 69 in the category of ADVERBS/position is defined as: adverbs in mid-position, to distance the writer from what they are saying. The […]
Point 62 in ADVERBS/modifiers: (simply, truly, surely, apparently, naturally, surprisingly, inevitably, literally, exceptionally, frankly, clearly, amazingly, wisely, admittedly) to indicate an attitude or viewpoint, often in clause initial position. *Some… Read more Point 69 in the category of ADVERBS/position is defined as: adverbs in mid-position, to distance the writer from what they are saying. The […]
Point 38 in the category of PAST is defined as: past perfect simple affirmative A search in iWeb for: _NN _VHD _VVN 1 TIME HAD COME 3284 2 TIME HAD… Read more Point 85 in the category of PAST is defined as: invert the subject and affirmative auxiliary verb to talk about imagined situations in […]
Point 35 in PRESENT continuous is defined as: question forms to ask rhetorical questions. For example, the first three questions asked the speaker does not expect an answer. So we… Read more Point 65 in future is defined as: EXPECTATIONS WITH ‘MIGHT’ OR ‘MAY’ potentially in progress at a specified or understood time in the […]
1 MINUTE (NNT1) 645067 2 MINUTE (JJ@_NNT1) 182587 3 MINUTE (NNT1_JJ@) 85100 4 MINUTE (JJ@) 7680 5 MINUTE (JJ44) 2942 6 MINUTE (JJ) 1291 Read more MATERIALS (NN2) GOALS (NN2) INDIVIDUALS (NN2) ANIMALS (NN2) PROFESSIONALS (NN2) OFFICIALS (NN2) MEALS (NN2) HOSPITALS (NN2) CHEMICALS (NN2) TRIALS (NN2) REVEALS (VVZ) DEALS (NN2) SIGNALS (NN2) PROPOSALS (NN2) MINERALS […]
Which adjectives should I teach my intermediate class? Read more Which uncountable nouns should I learn with “there is”? Read more Where to start teaching noun phrases to your beginner to pre-intermediate class? Read more Point 179 in MODALITY is C1 and the USE: CRITICISM defined as ‘could have’ + ‘-ed’ form to express disapproval […]
If you are teaching a pre-intermediate class about how we get our knowledge or health, then this grammar and vocabulary will be appropriate. Read more Point 73 under the category of adjectives in C2 on the English Grammar Profile we have two vocabulary items that stand out. “Major” and “very” before a noun. From iWeb… […]
