1 SO (RG) MUCH (DA1) 80 3 SO (RG) MUCH (RR) 5 If you can’t decide if ‘much’ a singular after determiner or just a regular adverb, go with probabilty. Read more 1 BEFORE (II) 3240842 3 BEFORE (CS) 2449322 4 BEFORE (RT) 1195294 As a time adverb it is usually followed by punctuation such […]
1 EXCEPT (II21) 293202 2 EXCEPT (CS) 258109 5 EXCEPT (CS21) 101718 6 EXCEPT (II) 26138 14 EXCEPT (VV0%) 638 Read more 1 RATHER (II21) 956100 2 RATHER (RG) 529786 ‘Rather’ as a degree adverb usually modifies an adjective. 1 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG_RR@) A (AT1) 22044 2 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LARGE (JJ) 7161 […]
1 ‘AS’ is mostly used as a subordinating conjunction. Therefore a clause will follow. (CSA) 3 ‘As’ is used a little less as a preposition. Therefore, a noun phrase will follow. (II) 5 (II22) 6 ‘AS’ is less frequently also used as an adverb of degree. (RG) It is often followed by an adjective or […]
Here are some beginner English exercises. A1 means you can use this basic language. Put the words in the spaces ….. ….. Read more One of the first grammar points you need to learn is the negative forms of BE. Read more This is a growing C2 test, so check back soon. Read more How […]
1 BACK (RP) 6374291 3 BACK (NN1) 1521907 7 BACK (VVI) 95994 13 BACK (VV0) 23213 20 BACK (JJ) 11650 30 BACK (II32) 4078 Read more 1 KIND (NN1) 2173033 8 KIND OF (RR21) 9 KIND (JJ) 770 Read more 1 NEITHER (RR) 2 NEITHER (DD1) NEITHER_DD1 \w+_(IO|NN|VM)\w* NEITHER_RR \w+_(A|II|J|VD|VH|R)\w* 2 . (.) NEITHER (DD1) […]
“This post is brought to you by English Grammar Pro. ” The previous sentence is an example of B2 level grammar. If that interests you, then read on. There are a few points in the category of PASSIVES and verbs taking two objects that overlap and clash for which CEFR level they indicate. Before trying […]
How to extend comparatives for intermediate students Read more Here we will be running a test example of using the complexity checker with real writing. Read more Point 62 in the category of adjectives in the English Grammar Profile. Read more In the English Grammar Profile, Point 61 in the category of ADJECTIVES is located […]
1 REGARDLESS (RR) OF (IO) 567480 2 KIND (RR21%) OF (RR22) 284947 3 KIND (RR21%_NN1) OF (RR22_IO) 206018 4 SORT (RR21@) OF (RR22) 203882 5 SORT (RR21@_NN1) OF (RR22_IO) 68030 6 ALL (RR41) OF (RR42) 63795 7 BEST (RRT_JJT) OF (IO) 54762 8 ALSO (RR) OF (IO) 40709 9 ALL (RR@) OF (IO) 32409 10 […]
There are many points that relate to ‘NO ARTICLE’ in the English Grammar Profile. Although there are overlapping examples across some of the levels, the main difference in regards to marking complexity relies on the level of the vocabulary used. For this reason, it is probably better to rely more on the English Vocabulary Profile […]
1 ‘more’ is a comparative after-determiner (DAR), when it is followed by a noun phrase. For example: For more information, contact me. One or more of the people have come. 2 ‘more’ is a comparative adverb of degree (RGR), when it modifies an adjective or adverb. You are more likely to win, and more importantly, […]
188 MODALITY can C1 USE: PAST NEGATIVE, DEDUCTIONS ‘can’t’ or ‘cannot have’ + ‘-ed’ to make deductions. On iWeb: 1 CA N’T HAVE HELPED 61 The New York Times Emma Thompson Can’t Live Without Hannah Gadsby and Potato Scones “It was my dad’s favorite food, which can’t have helped, because he died of heart […]
There are three negative points in Modality that are quite rare. Point 215 is defined as: negative form ‘ought not to’ Point 226: CONTRACTED NEGATIVE ‘oughtn’t’ (without ‘to’) + verb Point 235 ‘ought’ + subject + ‘not to’ + verb to form (rhetorical) questions, often in formal contexts. *Point 35 in the category of QUESTIONS […]
Point 100 in the category of CLAUSES is hard to find formally as it is more USE related as the relative clause refers to a whole clause or sentence, often to express an opinion or evaluation or give a reason. To start to locate a formal way into finding possible usage we can start by […]
More areas between the EVP and EGP that don’t match. Phrasal Verbs… Read more What does a wide range really mean? Read more It is very hard to distinguish between levels for some items because it is not clear on the EGP too. Read more One of the rarest C2 grammar structures is the present […]
