shot – English Grammar Profiler

In the English Grammar Profile, B1 Point 48 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: noun phrases with a range of determiners before a superlative adjective. *This should include a range of nouns because at A2 it is a limited range.  One can guess that ‘my’ ‘your’ can still be B1 if the noun …

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In the English Grammar Profile, B2 Point 23 in the category of PASSIVES is  PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE. 1 HAD BEEN MADE 19943 2 HAD BEEN GIVEN 14661 3 HAD BEEN TAKEN 13070 4 HAD BEEN USED 11665 5 HAD BEEN KILLED 10350 6 HAD BEEN TOLD 9141 7 HAD BEEN FOUND 8666 8 HAD …

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Let’s explain some examples of the grammar structure: ‘after being pp‘ and ‘after having pp‘: After being told these stories, I started thinking.                         (psychic-experiences.com) I moved back to India after having spent six years in the US.  (indix.com) Firstly, ‘after’ is a preposition before a complement ‘verb-ing’ clause.  For example, …

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