BE + not + ADJECTIVE + to-INFINTIVE – English Grammar Profiler

Here’s an expert example in the news of modality expressed with the ‘BE’ not + ADJECTIVE + to-INFINTIVE’ grammar structure:

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_VB _XX _JJ _TO _VVI

1 ‘S NOT HARD TO SEE 3537 2 IS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE 1640 3 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE 1248 4 ‘S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE 1230 5 ‘S NOT HARD TO IMAGINE 1201 6 IS NOT EASY TO FIND 1142 7 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 1115

8 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY 1099


9 IS NOT HARD TO SEE 1053

It is not hard to see why prenatal health is so crucial for life expectancy.

PELIC Chinese level 5 writing

B2 verbs: cause, identify, obtain, participate C1 vocabulary:

determine, eligible, uncommon

B1 student in PELIC:

It is not difficult to get ingredients for ddukboggi.

Korean male