There are two similar points at C2 for listing adjectives. Point 76 at C2 in ADJECTIVES/combining is defined as: list of adjectives in ellipted clauses before and after a noun, to give focus. The EGP examples contain: Imaginative_JJ ,_, good-humoured_JJ ,_, friendly_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ … The_AT latter_DA fat_NN1 ,_, ugly_JJ and_CC sick_NN1 blows_VVZ … […]
Point 75 in ADJECTIVES is defined as: ‘as ? as’ and ‘so ? that’ in comparative structures. comparative clauses *The EGP doesn’t state that there must be a noun phrase in the middle, but we can guess from the examples. Using the POS from the EGP examples: so_RG strong_JJ a_AT1 shock_NN1 that_CST as_RG large_JJ a_AT1 […]
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 NO FURTHER 51451 4 NO LONGER 31300 5 NO GREATER 15045 6 NO HIGHER 7820 (A2 vocab) 1 SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN THE 23 […]
Point 24 in the category of VERBS/patterns is defined as: limited range of verbs, typically reporting, with a ‘that’-clause as the direct object An iWeb search for _VV that_CST * * * *note that ‘that’ is not always tagged correctly. 1 KNOW THAT THERE IS A 5272 2 HOPE THAT HELPS ! 3574 3 […]
Point 7 in the category of FOCUS is defined as: non-finite subordinate clause with an ‘-ed’ form, before a main clause, for focus, often in formal, academic or business contexts. *EGP is confusing when they say ‘-ed’, surely ‘past participles’ would be more accurate and clearer. The two examples in the EGP start as such: […]
Point 79 in the category of PRONOUNS is defined as: indefinite pronouns with a relative clause to form complex noun phrases, to give focus A search in iWeb corpus for : . _pn1 that|which|who * * Embedded examples come from the PELIC: 1 . ANYONE WHO WANTS TO 1201 B2/C1 student: 19668,du4,Korean,Unknown,389,5,r,2663,1,41, Anyone who wants […]
Point 12 in the category of PREPOSITIONs is defined as: preposition + relative pronoun as complement, to avoid preposition stranding, often in formal contexts. The EGP examples include: vacancy_NN1 in_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 am_VBM very_RG interested_JJ ._. club_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR the_AT secretary_NN1 ._. someone_PN1 to_II whom_PNQO they_PPHS2 can_VM talk_VVI ._. A search […]
Point 78 in the category of PAST is defined as: past perfect continuous in relative clauses to give background information. who|that|which had been _vvg 1 WHO HAD BEEN WORKING 1233 2 WHO HAD BEEN LIVING 1080 3 THAT HAD BEEN SITTING 642 4 THAT HAD BEEN GOING 481 5 WHO HAD BEEN WAITING 479 6 […]
Point 77 in the category of PAST is defined as: past perfect simple in relative clauses to give background information. who|that|which had _vvn 1 WHO HAD COME 7745 2 WHO HAD TAKEN 5753 3 WHO HAD WORKED 5373 4 WHO HAD DIED 5142 5 WHO HAD MADE 4712 6 WHO HAD LOST 4373 7 WHO […]
There are two overlapping points at A2 for reporting verbs. Point 2 in the category of REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: reporting clause with ‘tell’ + direct object + ‘that-‘clause, with a pronoun shift where relevant. Point 12 in VERBS and patterns is defined as: Verbs, typically reporting verbs, followed by a noun or pronoun […]