plus – English Grammar Profiler

addition, advantage, B1, CLAUSES, CONJUNCTIONS, NOUNS, numbers, sentence / amount, CC, cost, district, fact, handling, huge, if, interest, loan, PELIC, plus, range, required, so, whole, wide

The use of the conjunction ‘plus’ is covered at two different grammar points in the EGP. Point 14 in CONJUNCTIONS/coordinating is defined as: ‘PLUS’ WITH NOUNS often in relation to numbers. Point 12 is: ‘plus’ to connect clauses and sentences, often to point out a positive addition or advantage. *The word ‘plus’ is difficult to …

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A2, complements, indefinite, object, PREPOSITIONS, PRONOUNS, subject / across, against, alone, among, around, believe, bring, by, call, calling, everybody, everyone, hope, hoping, hurt, II, including, keep, keeping, kill, let, mean, means, off, over, PELIC, plus, PN1, somebody, someone, suit, thank, through, V, wish, without

Here’s a student example of the indefinite pronoun ‘everyone’ in the subject position with a singular verb: Everyone knows Istanbul. PELIC Turkish male level 3 writing class. The indefinite pronouns: ‘SOMEBODY’, ‘SOMEONE’, ‘EVERYBODY’ and ‘EVERYONE’ are all listed at A2 in the English Vocabulary Profile.  As far as CEFR level allocation, it doesn’t make any difference …

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