R – English Grammar Profiler

There are complex combinations of grammar structures that are not found in the English Grammar Profile.  The following is a combination of an ‘adverb in mid position’ but the fact that it is an infinitive + past participle + a prepositional phrase combination should list it at around C1. A search in iWeb for: to …

To be + adverb + past participle + preposition Read More »

In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 24 in the category of MODALITY is defined as: adverbs in mid position or after main verb ‘be’, to modify an assertion, either through hedging or emphasis A google definition of ‘assertion’; noun = a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. For example: I should probably start by looking at the …

ADVERBS (hedging | emphasis) Read More »

In the English Grammar Profile, B2 Point 100 in the category of CLAUSES is hard to find formally as it is more USE related as the relative clause: refers to a whole clause or sentence, often to express an opinion or evaluation or give a reason. This is also found in PEARSON’S: GSE 61 B2 …

evaluative relative clause ‘… which is good’ Read More »

A range of adverbs with this future construction is examined.