The only point for A2 CONJUNCTIONS is point 8, which is defined as: a limited range of simple subordinating conjunctions ‘(if, when, so, while)’ to introduce a subordinate clause. An iWeb corpus search for three spaces in if|when|so|while * * * _v *Note ‘so’ is also listed at B1 as greater range. 1 IF YOU […]
Category: conditionals
conditional subordinate clauses & range of complex conjunctions
A search on iWeb corpus for 3 part subordinating conjunctions reveals the following frequency: They point to another group of multiple overlapping points on the English Grammar Profile. Point 91 in CLAUSES & conditional is defined as: conditional subordinate clauses with a range of conjunctions ‘as long as’, ‘provided’ + present simple or present continuous, […]
subordinating clauses & conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions for upper-intermediate students.
If only past perfect
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if it were to infinitve
Point 119 in clauses collocated in the NOW corpus: 1 IF IT WERE TO BE 115 most of these are followed by a past participle, a search of which are: 1 IF IT WERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED 5 2 IF IT WERE TO BE APPLIED 5 3 IF IT WERE TO BE MADE 4 4 […]
Inversion in clauses with conditions and formality
This is another post that points at overlapping points on the English Grammar Profile. Parts of two points are worded differently but basically locate the same structure for “should” starting a sentence. The only noticeable difference for these points in succession is that one is labelled as conditional and the other located in a “formal […]
if *ed (.|,) Add more salt if needed.
It is not so clear on the English grammar profile, why they say “if + ed endings”. Their examples include words that get tagged as past participles and adjectives, yet to help maintain focus, this entry does look at just the word ending “ed”. What we found here is that the best examples lead back […]