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BE + not + ADJECTIVE + to-INFINTIVE

ADJECTIVES, C2, infinitive, MODALITY, NEGATIVE
Here’s an expert example in the news of modality expressed with the ‘BE’ not + ADJECTIVE + to-INFINTIVE’ grammar structure:
  Quartz
For many Chinese internet users, it is not uncommon to see bloggers they follow fall out of their news feeds.

 


a search on iWeb for:

_VB _XX _JJ _TO _VVI

1 ‘S NOT HARD TO SEE 3537
2 IS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE 1640
3 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE 1248
4 ‘S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE 1230
5 ‘S NOT HARD TO IMAGINE 1201
6 IS NOT EASY TO FIND 1142
7 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 1115
8 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY 1099

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9 IS NOT HARD TO SEE 1053

It is not hard to see why prenatal health is so crucial for life expectancy.

PELIC Chinese level 5 writing


B2 verbs:
cause, identify, obtain, participate
C1 vocabulary:
determine, eligible, uncommon


B1 student in PELIC:

It is not difficult to get ingredients for ddukboggi.

Korean male

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