SPLIT
1 SPLIT (VVN) 88303 2 SPLIT (VVI) 85577 6 SPLIT (NN1) 26531 7 SPLIT (JJ) 17450 12 SPLIT (VVD) 9537 16 SPLIT (VV0) 7780
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present perfect simple passive affirmative
In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 27 in the category of PASSIVES is defined as: present perfect simple passive affirmative Here’s an example from englishclass101.com: Traditionally, these meetings have been held Wednesday at noon, every other week. Here are 50 head verbs that go in the present perfect simple passive affirmative verb phrase from the iWeb corpus. 1
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GET + object + TO infinitive “get them to come”
B2 PASSIVE causing someone to do something
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past perfect passive
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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present continuous passive + range of verbs
Here are some sentences of PRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE PASSIVE, using the most common B1 past participles: Accepted: The new employee is being accepted by the team. The proposal is being accepted by the board of directors. Applied: The job application is being applied for by the candidate. The paint is being applied to the wall.
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present perfect simple negative passive
In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 20 in the category of PASSIVES is defined as: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, NEGATIVE often in the context of reporting reported speech A search on iWeb for _vh _xx been _vvn: 1 HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED 3143 2 HAS NOT BEEN SEEN 3058 3 HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED
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BETWEEN
1 BETWEEN (II) 7565186 2 BETWEEN (RL22) 121148 8 BETWEEN (II22) 11854 12 BETWEEN (RL%) 5046 15 BETWEEN (JJ22) 2280
PAST
1 PAST (JJ) 606963 The most common collocates of ‘past’ as an adjective: year, month, decade You have suffered terribly this past year, but you came to understand your anxiety, and that it was never to be acted upon. Gone 2 PAST (NN1) 490293 (noun) In the past, they‘ve always let me choose my own nurses. Catch Me If You Can 3 PAST (II) 309069 4 PAST (RL) 55074 5 PAST (RT) 16486
10 ways ‘FAR’ is used in English grammar.
Here are 10 ways ‘far’ is used ranked by order of frequency: 1. A2 general adverb *Numbers on the right are the frequency in iWeb corpus: (RR) 1578722 ‘far‘ means ‘at, to or from a great distance in space or time‘ For example: Is it far away? I don’t live far from here. Thailand is not far from Vietnam. 2. B1 phrase ‘so far‘ means ‘until now‘ So far
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AWAY
1 AWAY (RL) 3176947 3 AWAY (II21) 411361 5 AWAY (RR22) 51010 7 AWAY (JJ) 17013 9 AWAY (RP) 3475 10 AWAY (RR44) 1674
-CY noun suffix
1 POLICY (NN1) 2204112 2 AGENCY (NN1) 1102271 3 EMERGENCY (NN1) 818292 4 PRIVACY (NN1) 731171 5 EFFICIENCY (NN1) 552884 6 FREQUENCY (NN1) 494039 7 PREGNANCY (NN1) 407835 8 ACCURACY (NN1) 397629 9 LEGACY (NN1) 367107 10 CURRENCY (NN1) 363281 11 CONSISTENCY (NN1) 227832 12 DEMOCRACY (NN1) 219458 13 MERCY (NN1) 195827 14 TRANSPARENCY (NN1)
-ION noun suffix
1 INFORMATION (NN1) 9250457 2 EDUCATION (NN1) 3194798 3 MILLION (NNO) 3130497 4 VERSION (NN1) 2707047 5 APPLICATION (NN1) 2653291 6 QUESTION (NN1) 2584965 7 SECTION (NN1) 2507191 8 ACTION (NN1) 2471018 9 OPTION (NN1) 2458419 10 POSITION (NN1) 2286818 11 LOCATION (NN1) 1985254 12 PRODUCTION (NN1) 1879308 13 SOLUTION (NN1) 1774469 14 DECISION (NN1)
EXCEPT
1 EXCEPT (II21) 293202 EXCEPT FOR 2 EXCEPT (CS) 258109 B2 in the EGP 5 EXCEPT (CS21) 101718 EXCEPT THAT 6 EXCEPT (II) 26138 14 EXCEPT (VV0%) 638 RARE and FORMAL
UN- prefix -ED suffix
1 UNITED (NP1) 2015534 2 UNITED (JJ) 533293 3 UNLIMITED (JJ) 287458 4 UNEXPECTED (JJ) 267952 5 UNWANTED (JJ) 155099 6 UNPRECEDENTED (JJ) 130278 7 UNAUTHORIZED (JJ) 108529 8 UNUSED (JJ) 105786 9 UNRELATED (JJ) 82860 10 UNCHANGED (JJ) 80787 11 UNPARALLELED (JJ) 71025 12 UNEMPLOYED (JJ) 66769 13 UNFINISHED (JJ) 53918 14 UNMATCHED (JJ)
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HALF
1 HALF The word ‘half’ is typically a before determiner or pre-determiner capable of pronominal function. (DB) 1183937 Here are 10 examples of the intensifier phrase ‘more than‘ premodifying the determiner ‘half’: 1 MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY 3921 It‘s been more than half a century. 2 MORE THAN HALF A MILLION 3884 3 MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR 1064
-IES suffix
Most words ending -ies are plural nouns. Here are the most common examples put into a paragraph: The list of most frequent plural nouns reveals a diverse range of topics and concepts. Companies play a pivotal role in the global economy, driving innovation and providing employment opportunities. Activities encompass a wide array of interests and