god – English Grammar Profiler
apposition, B1, NOUNS, phrases / charity, company, firm, god, health, insurance, law, mind, motors, NN, NN1, NN2, NP1, queen, saint, tax
Point 36 in the category of NOUNS is defined as: two noun phrases together (in apposition) to refer to the same person or thing, usually separated by commas. EXPERT EXAMPLES: With the lack of competition due to COVID restrictions, Moraga’s Campolindo High School senior, Daniel Zabronsky, has been channelling his energy into teaching English to students in Colombia, South America. Zabronsky’s eighth-grade sister, Isabel, did her share of “tutoring” by speaking in English during visits to Colombia. …
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B1, PRESENT, range, REPORTED SPEECH, simple, VERBS / adding, article, availability, average, chart, column, company, create, crossed, data, employment, examination, experience, figure, flag, god, graph, guide, if, illustration, image, just, list, location, locations, majority, map, method, most, percentage, post, price, prices, proportion, ratio, report, research, resources, results, return, say, says, section, series, show, shows, sign, signs, size, sleeve, stock, such, tin, topic, trade, trend, value, video, VV0, VVZ, wage, web, weekly
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 26 in the category of PRESENT/simple is defined: a limited range of reporting verbs, including ‘say’, ‘show’ EXPERT EXAMPLE: This map shows the presence of agriculture on planet Earth. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: Some people say that money is the root of all evil, but I disagree with it. Korean male, writing class. _P show|shows|say|says * * * We have removed lines that are not …
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B1, complements, modify, PRONOUNS, specify, substitution / anyone, around, by, everybody, everyone, god, humans, kids, nobody, ones, someone, the, without, worth, _AT
Point 59 in the category of PRONOUNS/substitution is defined as: POSTMODIFYING, SPECIFYING: ‘the ones’ with a complement, to refer to something specific. the_AT ones _P 1 THE ONES WHO 62764 2 THE ONES I 34421 3 THE ONES YOU 33077 4 THE ONES WE 15126 5 THE ONES THEY 6636 6 THE ONES HE 3382 …
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alternative, annoyance, B1, CLAUSES, impatience, NEGATIVE, QUESTIONS, substitution / among, believe, case, correct, difference, earning, election, future, god, idea, issue, normal, not, or, PELIC, president, real, true, truth, worth, XX
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 23 in the category of QUESTIONS is defined as: alternative questions using ‘or not’ to substitute for a clause, sometimes to express annoyance or impatience An iWeb search for: * * or not ? 1 THIS EARNING OR NOT ? 287 2 GOOD IDEA OR NOT ? 122 Is drinking fruit juices a good idea or not? …
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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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B1, CLAUSES, pattern, phrases, PREPOSITIONS, REPORTED SPEECH, VERBS / anyone, everyone, god, herself, himself, II, myself, ourselves, said, say, saying, says, someone, that, themselves, to, yourself
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 36 in the category of VERBs is defined as: verb pattern / reporting verb with prepositional phrase + that clause as the direct object A search in iWeb for: SAY to_II * that 1 SAID TO ME THAT 2340 2 SAY TO YOU THAT 1483 3 SAYS TO ME THAT …
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B1, CLAUSES, comparatives / alcohol, as, dinosaurs, god, gold, information, level, N, nature, notice, oil, plastic, price, same, size, terms, the, traffic, way
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 52 in the category of CLAUSES/comparatives is defined as: THE SAME’ (+ NOUN) + ‘AS’ + PRONOUN OR NOUN Here is an example without a noun after ‘the same’: The Mary Lou is actually the same as the Mary Jane. listen A search in iWeb for: the same _N as _N *Note that if there is …
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A2, DETERMINERS, NOUNS, phrases, possessive / ‘s, club, college, company, customer, department, GE, god, king, N, PELIC, queen, team
The English Grammar Profile claims there are over 1000 points in their database. This post is another example of why that it is not true. One of the greatest problems with listing points is finding which category to list them in without merely duplicating the same points. Both the following points are one point at …
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B1, CLAUSES, defining, PRONOUNS, relative / appears, escapes, file, god, man, means, name, person, whose, woman
Which vocabulary to teach with ‘whose name’?