Point 10 in the category of NEGATION is defined as: negative statements of main verbs in the past simple with 'didn't' + main verb A search in iWeb for: did…
Point 10 in the category of NEGATION is defined as: negative statements of main verbs in the past simple with 'didn't' + main verb A search in iWeb for: did…
Point 74 in adjectives/comparatives is defined as: 'no' / 'not any' to limit the scale of comparison. comparative clauses no _JJR 1 NO BETTER 75445 2 NO LATER 51561 3…
Point 212 in the category of MODALITY is defined as: 'be' + 'not' + adjective + 'to' + infinitive a search on iWeb for: _VB _XX _JJ _TO _VVI 1…
This post is another one where the English Grammar Profile has clashing proficiency levels associated with a point and in the examples. Here we are looking at the category of…
Point 64 in the category of PAST is present perfect continuous NEGATIVE have|has _xx been _vvg 1 HAVE N'T BEEN PAYING 787 HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING Newcastle Herald For those…
Point 63 in the category of PAST is defined as: past simple B2 1 NEGATIVE wide range of regular and irregular verbs. This point is very much about vocabulary and…
Point 58 in the category of PAST is past perfect continuous negative. 1 HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING 180 Kankakee Daily Journal Canfield said he had not been drinking. Canfield…
Point 52 at B2 in the category of PAST simple QUESTIONS is defined as: yes/no', 'wh-', tag and negative question forms with an increasing range of verbs. There is great…
Point 28 in the category of PASSIVES is past simple negative. In iWeb corpus we find the following: WERE NOT ALLOWED JAMnews Georgian opposition party hosted a rally for…
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…