asked – English Grammar Profiler

B1, indirect, PASSIVES, PAST, range, simple / asked, denied, fed, given, granted, N, offered, PELIC, refused, sent, taken, taught, TLC, VVN, was, were

B1 Point 6 in the category of PASSIVES is defined as: past simple passive with a limited range of verbs needing two objects, putting the indirect object in subject position. *There is more information about this grammar at B2 TLC SPEAKING TEST EXAMPLE: I was given a big horse. female Russia B1 PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: When my husband was given a blow to the head in Oakland last year, I got frightened. …

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B1, backshift, QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH, tense / advice, asked, by, could, decided, difference, happen, happened, matter, meant, most, Q, should, so, what, wish

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 10 in the category of REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: ‘wh-‘questions using a reporting verb + ‘wh-‘word + clause, with a change of pronoun and tense shift where relevant For example: I once asked a really bright student what he hoped to learn from me. TED When asked what the biggest challenge was in making the film, William Joyce says, not giving up. listen A search in iWeb …

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advice, B1, command, direct, GSE, infinitive, object, REPORTED SPEECH, request / add, advise, advised, appear, ask, asked, believe, call, complete, confirm, consider, contact, cover, enter, everyone, god, join, keep, like, provide, recommend, share, sign, tell, them, to, told, try, VVI, want, would, you

This post contains an example of overlapping B1 grammar points located inside two different categories in the English Grammar Profile (EGP). EGP B1 point 6 in the category of REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS with ‘ask’ or ‘tell’ + direct object and ‘to-‘infinitive EGP B1 point 38 in the category of …

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B2, command, GSE, infinitive, object, REPORTED SPEECH, request / advising, asked, cautions, consumers, encouraged, fishermen, investors, not, panic, PELIC, purchase, to, told, urged, VVI, warned

The English Grammar Profile B2 point 14 in REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: ‘ask’ or ‘tell’ + direct object + ‘not’ + ‘to-‘infinitive. This point can be extended with Pearson’s GSE 60 B2 report orders, requests and advice with infinitive clauses. She told me not to do it. He warned us not to be late. *Pearson also includes an affirmative example: ‘She encouraged him to …

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B2, inversion, REPORTED SPEECH / asked, NP, PELIC, said, thought

Point 13 in REPORTED SPEECH (DIRECT SPEECH) is defined as: Report speech directly inverting the subject and verb in the reporting clause where the subject is a proper noun or noun phrase. A search in iWeb for: ” thought|said|asked * * 1 ” SAID HE , 4159 2 ” SAID HEAD COACH 3022 3 ” …

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B2, PAST, perfect, QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH, simple / ask, asked, considered, experienced, noticed, VVN

B2 Point 57 in the category of past and perfect simple is defined as: REPORTS OF QUESTIONS where the main verb in the reporting clause is in the past simple. *However, only by investigating the rest of the EGP do we discover that there is an B1 point that clashes here for yes-no questions in …

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