September 2020

suffixes

NOUNS

Noun If you include an article or determiner plus a word that ends with: (AL|ANCE|ATION|TION|SION|URE|MENT|AGE|ING|ERY|NESS|ITY|ISM| TH|Y|ERY|TY|ANT|ENT|EE|IST|AR|ER|OR|ster|ARIAN|EE|ER|EER|IST|ETTE| SIE|SY|IE|Y|LET|LING|KIN|DOM|SHIP|HOOD) you probably have a noun phrase. *er though could be comparative adjective! Adjective (AL|ARY|FUL|IC|ICAL|ISH|LESS|LIKE|LY|OUS|Y|ABLE|IBLE|ANT|ENT|IVE|ING|ED|EN|esque|ious|ous) VERB (ate|en|ify|fy|ize|ise) ADVERB -ly *the problem with including -y is that it clashes with -ly   -AL noun or adjective In the top 100 […]

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NONE other than | nonetheless | NONE the wiser | NONE too pleased

ADVERBS, B2, NEGATIVE, phrases, PRONOUNS

In this post, we look at more complex phrases using the word NONE.  Here are the frequency and tagging results in iWeb for the word “NONE“: 1 NONE (PN) 929301 Although the English Vocabulary Profile lists ‘none’ at B1 as a pronoun, meaning ‘not any’, there is also B2 idiom: This is none of your business. listen

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BEING

be, NOUNS, VERBS

The word ‘being‘ is most often used as a verb, but also a noun (human being, comes into being) and in a time adverbial phrase (for the time being). Here are the search results in NOW corpus for: * * _VBG * * ADDRESS BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO At least, you didn’t require readers to log in with an email address before being allowed to read it! brownsnation.com The rest of

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BY phrases

ADVERBS, phrases, PREPOSITIONS

The preposition “by” has several meanings in English, depending on the context. Here are some common ones:

It can mean “beside” or “next to” when used with a place, such as “by the window” or “by the sea”.
It can show the person or thing that does something, such as “written by Shakespeare” or “made by hand”.
It can show how or in what way something is done, such as “by car” or “by mistake”.
It can mean “not later than” when used with a time, such as “by tomorrow” or “by 5 pm”.

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TO

ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, infinitive, PREPOSITIONS

The word ‘to’ is most often before an infinitive or it is a simple preposition.  A search in iWeb corpus for frequency data related to part of speech: 1 TO (TO) 240771826 infinitive marker _TO * * * * 1 TO BE ONE OF THE 87871 Everyone, this is our dear friend, Brian Bloom  who also happens to be one of the most talented young writers. listen to this C1 example

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SAME (phrases)

ADJECTIVES, DETERMINERS, phrases, PRONOUNS

In this post, we are looking for advanced phrases with the word ‘same‘.  For example: It‘s the same old story. The rich get richer,  and the most vulnerable in our country suffer. listen 1 SAME (DA) 9442876 A search in iWeb corpus for: * * same_DA * * 1 AT THE SAME TIME, 242223 B1 phrase in the English Vocabulary Profile. At the same time, we are doing business with the very same government that is flooding our streets with cocaine. listen 2

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ALL | SOME | BOTH | HALF + OF + noun phrase

A2, DETERMINERS, NOUNS, phrases, PRONOUNS, quantity

Here’s an example of determiners premodifying nouns: I regret some of the things I said to you. A2 point 18 in the category of NOUNS/phrases is defined: form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying nouns with an increasing range of determiners. A2 point 17 in the category of PRONOUNS: limited range of pronouns (‘all’, ‘both’) with ‘of’ followed by an object pronoun, to

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ON

PREPOSITIONS

1 ON (II) 83922557 5 ON (RP) 1711680 6 ON (II22) 1087104 7 ON (II31) 889849 9 ON (RR33) 263242 11 ON (RL21) 161724 12 ON (II21) 108074 13 ON (II41) 75974 14 ON (RT33) 46969 16 ON (RR22) 22598

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light

vocabulary

Sure ‘light’ is usually a noun or adjective. 1 LIGHT (NN1_JJ) 5 LIGHT (VVI) 110189 6 LIGHT (II32) 88293 7 LIGHT (NN1_JJ_VV0@) 39823 8 LIGHT (II43) 28953

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FOR

CONJUNCTIONS, phrases, PREPOSITIONS

In this post, we investigate 11 ways ‘for’ is tagged by the claws 7 tag set.   1 FOR (IF) 140146366 A1 simple preposition 1 . FOR MORE INFORMATION 77314 For more information,  you‘ll have to speak with the doctor. Harry Brown 2 . FOR THOSE WHO 22531 3 THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 19815 4 THE REASON FOR THIS IS

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adverbial phrases with ‘AND’

ADVERBS, CONJUNCTIONS, phrases

The second most common word in English is ‘AND’  which is usually a conjunction.  It’s also used in complex adverbial phrases: and so on (A2 in the English Vocabulary Profile EVP) I need you to help me with my bags and so on. listen Also, note that ‘and so forth‘ is not listed in the EVP, but is listed in OXFORD at B1: I‘ve had ample opportunity to observe Browning and adopt his physical presence, study his mannerisms, and so

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-AL adjective suffix

ADJECTIVES

Compared to looking at the -able suffix endings which were very advanced vocabulary.  We mean beyond what most general English classes would need to learn.  The ‘-al’ suffixes are all around the B levels or intermediate.  Therefore this list is a good list of adjectives for students to learn that are around intermediate. We found

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ABLE (adjective suffix)

ADJECTIVES, research, vocabulary

AVAILABLE, COMFORTABLE, VALUABLE, CAPABLE, REASONABLE, AFFORDABLE, SUITABLE, RELIABLE, APPLICABLE, SUSTAINABLE, STABLE, DURABLE, ACCEPTABLE, VULNERABLE, REMARKABLE, CONSIDERABLE, PORTABLE, ADJUSTABLE, ENJOYABLE, MEMORABLE, UNCOMFORTABLE, NOTABLE, COMPARABLE, KNOWLEDGEABLE, VIABLE, LIABLE, PROFITABLE, DESIRABLE, INEVITABLE, RENEWABLE, NOTICEABLE, PAYABLE, CHARITABLE, ADORABLE, ACCOUNTABLE, INVALUABLE, ABLE, REMOVABLE, FAVORABLE, PREDICTABLE, USABLE, UNBELIEVABLE, PRINTABLE, TAXABLE, MISERABLE, IDENTIFIABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, QUESTIONABLE, UNAVAILABLE, PROBABLE, UNACCEPTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE, UNFORGETTABLE, REPUTABLE, UNSTABLE, CUSTOMIZABLE, DISPOSABLE, FASHIONABLE, MANAGEABLE, UNREASONABLE, ADVISABLE, RECOGNIZABLE, SCALABLE, WEARABLE, MEASURABLE, RESPECTABLE, PREFERABLE, BREATHABLE, FORMIDABLE, DOWNLOADABLE, INCAPABLE, READABLE, EQUITABLE, ACTIONABLE, INTERCHANGEABLE, DEPENDABLE, REUSABLE, HONORABLE, PLAYABLE, UNRELIABLE, ADAPTABLE, EXECUTABLE, INDISPENSABLE, NON-REFUNDABLE, RECHARGEABLE

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passive with two objects

B1, B2, object, PASSIVES, phrases, PREPOSITIONS, range, subject, VERBS

The text discusses the complexities of English grammar, focusing on the category of passives and verbs that require two objects. It explains how these grammatical elements can indicate different CEFR levels and the importance of understanding direct and indirect objects. The text provides examples of these concepts, highlighting how the direct object is usually not a person, while the indirect object is a person and typically comes first in a sentence. The text also discusses different points at B2, A2, and B1 levels, and how they are defined in relation to these grammatical structures. Finally, it presents corpus research results from iWeb to illustrate these concepts in practice.

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