Why do I believe that the English Grammar Profile and Vocabulary profile should be merged? Well, they both have tons of fantastic information but it would be better if they worked together. If we use the grammar profile for single token grammar points such as “actually” notice the lack of information in the EGP: Point […]
Let’s look at two examples to explain this grammar. The first is from a student writing example using past continuous with an adverb that shows he didn’t control the situation with his friend and the second one is from an expert speaker using passives: For example, he was always playing soccer when I played baseball. PELIC Korean male level 4 grammar class. They were
(always | constantly) + past continuous Read More »
If you want to express something that happened immediately before something else with a very rare expression… Hardly had * _vvn * when 1 HARDLY HAD HE SPOKEN, WHEN 4 Even when searching with 4 spaces to the right on iWeb we get less than 10 strings:
Hardly had + inversion Read More »
A range of adverbs with this future construction is examined.
“You’re going to absolutely love it” (‘going to’ ADVERB INFINITIVE) Read More »
It is very hard to distinguish between levels for some items because it is not clear on the EGP too.
degree adverb + indefinite pronoun ‘ABSOLUTELY NOTHING’ Read More »
This A2 grammar point is quantities of PLURAL NOUNS. Its made up of an adverb + determiner + noun.
determiner + noun (range) Read More »
The latest news using this grammar point.
“in almost all cases” news feed Read More »
These are just a few examples of general adverbs. There are many other adverbs that can be used in a variety of ways. By understanding how general adverbs work, you can improve your writing skills and make your sentences more clear and concise.
The most common geneRal adveRbs Read More »
In the English Grammar Profile, B2 point 51 in the category of adverbs/phrases is defined as: degree adverbs (‘almost’, ‘very’) to modify determiners. Adverbs phrases can be put together with degree adverbs such as “almost” and “very” to modify determiners, such as “all” and “few”. *.[RR] *.[DB] After removing a few unrelated results to the
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