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Point 143 in MODALITY is defined as: ‘used to’ without a following verb where the previous main verb is understood. Interestingly, this grammar feature is often located with comparative clauses. A search for on NOW corpus for * * * * used to .|, *from these cluster searches we can put to the right the […]

The following clusters from iWeb were searched with varying the spaces between said|told * * * could 1 SAID HE COULD 13770 1 SAID HE COULD SEE 543 2 SAID HE COULD GET 186 3 SAID HE COULD HEAR 161 4 SAID HE COULD TELL 161 5 SAID HE COULD FEEL 122 6 SAID HE […]

Point 137 in MODALITY is defined as: negative forms of ‘can’t’ and ‘cannot’ to guess, predict and deduce. This point is an extremely difficult point to locate because it heavily relies on usage. The use of ‘can’t’ is A1 by default, but not ‘cannot’ which has not been given a level in the EGP. We […]

Point 129 in the category of MODALITY expressions with be is defined as: ‘ be sure to’, ‘be certain to’ to talk about certainty. Some of this point also overlaps with point 148 in Modality imperative obligation. It is easy to see below that ‘Be’ is very common. It also overlaps Point 152 MODALITY the […]

Point 126 in the category of MODALITY is: need NEGATIVE iWeb search for need _x _vvi* 1 NEED NOT WORRY 3770 2 NEED NOT APPLY 2083 Observer Prince William and Kate Could Be Your New Norfolk Neighbors All of the properties are offered unfurnished, and feline lovers need not apply, as there’s a strict […]

Point 145 in the category of MODALITY and ELLIPSIS is defined as: ‘ought to’ without a following verb where the previous main verb is understood. There is an important note in the comments section of the EGP: This is a very low-frequency form in both the learner and native speaker data. A search for collocates […]

Point 124 in the category of modality is defined as using: the fixed expression ‘I must say’ to give emphasis, usually about something positive. An iWeb search for I must say * * * * 1 I MUST SAY THAT I AM VERY 144 EU-Startups “Computer vision can have a big impact on the fashion […]

Point 123 in the category of modality is defined as: ‘will’ (particularly ‘Will you please’) to make requests and commands in a wide range of contexts. The confusing part of this entry is that there is a lexical range of 3 bars given, but it is not mentioned in the usual way as a wide […]

Using the word ‘dare’ is b2-c2 and rare. The other strange thing is that some of the most common Ngrams (words found together) are C2 and less common seem to be B2 according to Cambridge research. For that reason, the complexity checking ability around this vocabulary item should be taken with caution. One thing is […]

Point 2 in FOCUS at B1 is simply defined as: ‘IT’ + ‘BE’ ADJECTIVE + ‘THAT’ CLAUSE for focus. *That B1 point is elaborated on its own page here. There are three similar points in Modality and adjectives at B2. Point 135 is defined as: ‘it’ + linking verb + adjective + (‘that’) clause as a […]