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“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 […]

You should get yourself checked by your doctor. This is an example of the B2 grammar point. point 18 in PASSIVES is defined as: reflexive pronoun with the ‘get’-passive [get] _ppx _vvn 1 GET YOURSELF CHECKED 313 The Indian Express Don’t miss your dental check-ups, here’s why If you get yourself checked at a […]

Point 17 in the category of PASSIVES is defined as: PAST PERFECT passive SIMPLE negative form. A search on iWeb corpus for had _xx been _vvn The most common in ranking order are: SEEN, MADE, GIVEN, USED, PAID, TOLD, and TAKEN. Ranked 9 is ‘HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED’ 台北時報 KMT slams DPP’s pork import […]

Point 16 in PASSIVES is defined as: PAST CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE. _vbd being _vvn B1 Vocabulary found in the first 50 most common Ngrams includes: attacked, considered, developed, filmed and interviewed. USED, HELD, MADE, TAKEN are the most common past participle verbs. 5 WAS BEING TREATED 2919 Aljazeera.com ‘Stay strong, Lebanon’: Global support after Beirut […]

Point 11 in the category of FOCUS is defined as: ‘Not a’ + noun with a passive verb or inverted auxiliary and subject for focus. This is very rare! _xx _at1 _n _vb _vvn 1 NOT A LOT IS KNOWN 193 WION Radical Chinese Christian cult active in Northeast India: Reports Not a lot […]

“The church was built in 1663.” is an example of A2 passive grammar. Point 1 in the category of PASSIVE is past simple affirmative after a singular subject. A search for was _vvn on iWeb corpus: 1 WAS BORN 459313 2 WAS MADE 320241 3 WAS FOUND 227491 4 WAS USED 220146 5 WAS TAKEN […]

Point 4 in the category of passives is defined as: an infinitive after a limited number of forms including ‘going to’, ‘have to’, ‘need to’, ‘want to’. We did a very open search for _v to be _vvn on iWeb corpus, so many of the listed below do no meet our criteria. 1 REMAINS TO […]

Point 15 in the category of PASSIVES at B2 is PRESENT CONTINUOUS, NEGATIVE. This clashes for usage with point 34 at C1: present continuous passive negative form to refer to ongoing situations in the present. _vb _xx being _vvn 1 IS NOT BEING USED 3339 2 ARE NOT BEING USED 1793 3 ARE NOT BEING […]

Point 31 PASSIVES is with modal verbs to evaluate or summarise Point 14 in PASSIVES is defined as: the passive with modal verbs in a range of contexts, with a variety of subjects. Here’s a list on iWeb corpus of _nn _vm be _vvn 1 INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND 16848 2 CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN […]

In the English Grammar Profile, point 151 in MODALITY “be forced to’ is used to talk about an unnamed obligation, where the circumstances are beyond the control of the speaker/writer. I was interested to see what some of the stand-out infinitives would be with this structure. On the iWeb corpus _vb* forced to _v?i* finds […]