Point 43 at B1 in VERBS/patterns is defined as: a wide range of verbs followed by a 'to-' infinitive Two examples of 'wide range' from the EGP are: 'decided to…
Category: verbs
Verb + VerbING
Point 56 in Verbs/patterns is defined as an increasing range of verbs followed by an '-ing' form. A search for _VV _VVG in iWeb corpus: 1 KEEP GOING 656012 STARTED…
PREPOSITIONAL VERB with STRANDED PREPOSITION
Point 55 in VERBS/prepositional is defined as: verb + preposition, where the preposition is separated from its complement._V _I . *Note in the feature image above this post that there…
VERB (of senses) + OBJECT + VERBing
Point 54 in VERBS/patterns is defined as: some verbs connected with the senses + direct object + an '-ing' form, to give emphasis to an ongoing activity. An iWeb search…
verb + new subject + verbING
Point 52 in VERBS/patterns is defined as: introducing a new subject before the '-ing' form (using noun or object pronoun) _VV _P _V*G *Notice that the 'get/keep somebody doing somthing' …
VERB + ADVERB + PREPOSITION
Point 51 in VERBS/prepositional is defined as: adverb between the verb and the preposition An iWeb search for _V _RR _I 1 LEARN MORE ABOUT 343828 2 READ MORE ABOUT…
THERE + modality + TO BE
Point 50 in the category of VERBS is defined as: 'there' with other verbs with modal meaning + 'be' + complement. The modality examples contain: 'need, have, is going +…
VERB + PARTICLE + PREPOSITION + OBJECT
Point 49 in VERBS/phrasal-prepositional is defined as: increasing range of verb + particle + preposition + noun or pronoun An iWeb search for: _VV _RP _I _P 1 GET…
dare not | need not
This is another overlapping B2 grammar point found in a few different places in the English Grammar Profile. Point 47 in VERBS is defined as semi-modal auxiliary verbs, 'dare' and…
should
In this post, we cover 6 points dealing with 'should' across A2 and B1 by examining the English Grammar Profile examples for formal similarities that might help us identify complexity…