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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. To start to locate a formal way into finding possible usage we can start by […]

Point 99 in the category of CLAUSES & imperatives is defined as: ‘DO NOT’ for EMPHASIS in formal contexts This is a very easy formal structure to locate in iWeb corpus: Our B1 vocabulary is in red: USE BE LET TAKE FORGET TRY 7 . DO NOT ALLOW 3455 further collocate to right DRY 211 […]

The following type of grammar makes it very clear just how hard it is for a complexity checker to identify infinite possibilities of noun phrases and clauses. Point 98 in the category of CLAUSES that are subordinated is defined as: a non-finite clause, introduced by ‘-ing’ before the main clause, to give more information. Top […]

In the English Grammar Profile, in the category of clauses and comparatives, there are two similar points that stress one element in comparison. Point 97 at B2 is defined as: RATHER THAN + NON-FINITE CLAUSE Point 54 at B1 is defined as RATHER THAN + PHRASE or prepositional phrase *Also notice below the ambiguity between […]

Nine points on the English Grammar Profile cover the ‘not only’ ‘but also’ grammar structure. It is easy to see that using the structure is all over B2, but it is not easy to find exact matching for each and every point. In reality, these points will be quite rare in most students work. In […]

This post is another that shows overlapping and points from different levels. Both points require a superlative to be followed by a clause. What is strange is that the B2 clause can be anything. Whereas the B1 point must be present or past perfect. This is strange because it is much harder to find something […]

There are a number of overlapping points when it comes to negative questions in the English Grammar Profile. At a purely formal level, we can identify an adverb position in a negative question to identify B2, but at usage level, some of these would be considered rhetorical or persuasive strategies found at the more advanced […]

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Point 92 in the category of CLAUSES & subordinated is defined as: a non-finite subordinate clause with ‘after’ + ‘having/being’ + ‘-ed’ form, before a main clause, to refer to past time. Thankfully, this point is a simple-to-locate formal structure on iWeb corpus. It also allows us to choose more appropriate vocabulary at the B2 […]

A search on iWeb corpus for 3 part subordinating conjunctions reveals the following frequency: They point to another group of multiple overlapping points on the English Grammar Profile. Point 91 in CLAUSES & conditional is defined as: conditional subordinate clauses with a range of conjunctions ‘as long as’, ‘provided’ + present simple or present continuous, […]

Point 48 in the categories of VERBS & linking is defined as: wide range of linking verbs with complements (seem|taste|remain|appear) + adjective or noun phrase are among the example sentences given. We can imagine that all the sense verbs will be included, but to keep this post focussed, we will cover only these 4 vocabulary […]