or two
one or two things |
a day or two
countable
this one | that one
Here are two grammar points in the English Grammar Profile’s category of Pronouns at B1 that should be merged into one. Point 43 ‘this one’, ‘that one’ as a substitute for countable singular nouns that have previously been mentioned. Point 64 THIS ONE’, ‘THAT ONE’ to refer to a singular countable noun. Searches in iWeb …
plural nouns inflected -ES or -IES
Here are two points in the English Grammar Profile based on spelling. A2 point 19 in NOUNS is defined as: plurals by adding ‘-es’ to countable nouns ending in ‘-o’, ‘-ch’, ‘-s’, ‘-sh’, ‘-x’ or ‘-z’. A2 point 28 in NOUNS: ‘-IES’ plurals of countable nouns ending in a consonant plus ‘-y’, by changing the …
NO article
When a noun is generic or nonspecific countable and plural OR uncountable, we do not use an article. There are many points that relate to ‘NO ARTICLE’ in the English Grammar Profile. Although there are overlapping examples across some of the levels, the main difference in regard to marking complexity relies on the level of …