In the English Grammar Profile, Point 57 in the category of ADVERBs is defined by degree adverbs to modify noun phrases. ‘Quite, rather and almost’ are found in the given example sentences, so we have examined them in the iWeb corpus: 1 QUITE A BIT 60525 2 QUITE A WHILE 37930 3 QUITE A LOT […]
Which adjectives should I teach my intermediate class?
Which uncountable nouns should I learn with “there is”?
Where to start teaching noun phrases to your beginner to pre-intermediate class?
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Point 73 under the category of adjectives in C2 on the English Grammar Profile we have two vocabulary items that stand out. “Major” and “very” before a noun. From iWeb corpus: 1 MAJOR CITIES 30699 2 MAJOR ROLE 29774 1 PLAY(ED)(S)(ING) 5 DEVELOPMENT 6 HELPING 7 DETERMINING 8 SHAPING 9 SUCCESS 10 DEVELOPING 3 MAJOR […]
One must wonder what the precise choice of collocating nouns is for this point on the English Grammar Profile: 77 ADJECTIVES superlatives C2 USE: ‘the slightest’, ‘the faintest’ with a specific range of nouns to express the least amount possible, most frequently following a negative verb form The word “slightest” already means the least amount […]
One of the most confusing parts of the English Grammar Profile is when explanations don’t match the examples given. This is a real problem when it is meant to be extremely specific and various very similar forms are rated at varying levels. In this example below, you can see that “of” is required for this […]
C1 examples of using postmodifiers to make the superlative describing a noun stronger.
JJ or supposedly an adjective + NN noun on iWeb gives us a picture that requires interpretation of manual data. On the left is how text inspector divides the vocabulary level.