From Google/Oxford, the suffix: s’ denotes possession in plural nouns and sometimes in singular nouns having a final s. For example: “the girls’ dormitories” Girls is plural. Usually, the possessive singular noun takes ‘s regardless if it ends in s or not. (Many English users get this wrong.) You are the boss‘s son. (A2 grammar) listen Boss is singular. […]
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C2 point 64 in DETERMINERS/demonstratives is defined as: ‘this’ with nouns and noun phrases in a narrative to create a sense of immediacy. All the examples in the English Grammar Profile follow the pattern ‘There + BE + this + noun phrase’ A search on iWeb for: there_EX _VB this _N 1 THERE ‘S THIS
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In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 37 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: an increasing range of complex noun phrases with a superlative adjective + prepositional phrase, to talk about something unique. *In both EGP examples the prepositional phrase that follows is either: of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 in_II our_APPGE lives_NN2 A search in COCA for:
superlative + prepositional phrase ‘the most natural thing in the world’ Read More »
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
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In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 36 in DETERMINERs/articles is defined as:
‘the’ + adjectives in a noun phrase, to specify
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In the English Grammar Profile, A2 points 16 & 17 in the category of DETERMINERS/demonstratives is about the use of ‘these’ and ‘those’ with plural nouns.
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The English Grammar Profile claims there are over 1000 points in their database. This post is another example of why it is not true. One of the greatest problems with listing points is finding which category to list them in without merely duplicating the same points. Both the following points are one point at the same CEFR level of A2.
Point 14 in the category of NOUNS/phrases is defined:
possessive determiner ‘s with a singular noun.
Point 14 in the category of DETERMINERS/possessives is defined as:
‘S after singular or proper nouns to indicate possession.
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Prepositional verbs are idiomatic multiword units. The consist of a verb + prepositional phrase. The meaning of this unit is idiomatic.
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‘An’, ‘one’, and ‘each’ are all examples of determiners as they help to specify the noun in some way. Let’s explain the differences between them when used with singular nouns: An: This is an indefinite article that is used before singular countable nouns that start with a vowel sound. It doesn’t specify which particular thing or person
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In the English Grammar Profile, A2 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 Here are examples that are not really ‘reporting’: l just want you all to know that I care about each and every person at this table. listen Studies have shown that there are many benefits of music education. pianogen.com.au *the direct object that clauses are also NOUN CLAUSES.
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‘All’ and ‘both’ are predeterminers, meaning they come before other determiners. For example: “All the things”, “both our children” In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 22 in DETERMINERS is defined as: increasing range of quantifying determiners with plural nouns ‘all’, ‘both’, ‘a few’ In the English Vocabulary Profile: a few = A2 some, or
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In this post, we give a detailed explanation of the use of certain determiners in English grammar, specifically ‘some’, ‘any’, ‘no’, ‘more’, ‘a lot of’, and ‘lots of’. These determiners are often used with both plural and uncountable nouns to indicate quantity or amount. We also discuss the English Grammar Profile (EGP) and its classification of these determiners at different proficiency levels (A1, A2). We provide examples of usage and notes on the application of these.
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Here are student examples of using noun phrases + prepositional phrases: On the whole, I believe that it is a good choice for the development of our children. PELIC Arabic Male level 4 writing class I can take a picture at the top of the mountain but also draw a picture at the same place. PELIC Korean female level 4 writing class. *note, ‘at the top of the‘ is the third most frequent 5-word Ngram in English. iWeb 178,011 Here’s an expert example of a prepositional phrase
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1 HISTORY (NN1) 3291043 2 STORY (NN1) 3184406 3 MEMORY (NN1) 1152441 4 THEORY (NN1) 854191 5 CATEGORY (NN1) 802465 6 VICTORY (NN1) 569542 7 FACTORY (NN1) 534302 8 DIRECTORY (NN1) 472252 9 INVENTORY (NN1) 433730 10 REGULATORY (JJ) 344896 11 TERRITORY (NN1) 335570 12 LABORATORY (NN1) 327694 13 GLORY (NN1) 290624 14 ADVISORY (JJ)
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1 CHRISTIANS (NN2) 300655 2 PHYSICIANS (NN2) 274754 3 MUSICIANS (NN2) 225627 4 POLITICIANS (NN2) 211753 5 INDIANS (NN2) 167921 6 CANADIANS (NN2) 156879 7 TECHNICIANS (NN2) 129132 8 GUARDIANS (NN2) 99782 9 AUSTRALIANS (NN2) 98618 10 CIVILIANS (NN2) 92291 11 HISTORIANS (NN2) 81859 12 RUSSIANS (NN2) 71180 13 CLINICIANS (NN2) 62328 14 CORINTHIANS (NN2)
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1 AUSTRALIAN (JJ) 710846 2 CANADIAN (JJ_NN1) 668799 3 CHRISTIAN (JJ) 576614 4 INDIAN (JJ) 427053 5 RUSSIAN (JJ) 400558 6 BRIAN (NP1) 365292 7 PHYSICIAN (NN1) 350753 8 ITALIAN (JJ_NN1) 322927 9 ASIAN (JJ) 261909 10 GUARDIAN (NN1) 213597 11 IAN (NP1) 180509 12 MUSICIAN (NN1) 135424 13 SYRIAN (JJ) 132610 14 VICTORIAN (JJ)
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1 SPLIT (VVN) 88303 2 SPLIT (VVI) 85577 6 SPLIT (NN1) 26531 7 SPLIT (JJ) 17450 12 SPLIT (VVD) 9537 16 SPLIT (VV0) 7780
1 PAST (JJ) 606963 The most common collocates of ‘past’ as an adjective: year, month, decade You have suffered terribly this past year, but you came to understand your anxiety, and that it was never to be acted upon. Gone 2 PAST (NN1) 490293 (noun) In the past, they‘ve always let me choose my own nurses. Catch Me If You Can 3 PAST (II) 309069 4 PAST (RL) 55074 5 PAST (RT) 16486
1 POLICY (NN1) 2204112 2 AGENCY (NN1) 1102271 3 EMERGENCY (NN1) 818292 4 PRIVACY (NN1) 731171 5 EFFICIENCY (NN1) 552884 6 FREQUENCY (NN1) 494039 7 PREGNANCY (NN1) 407835 8 ACCURACY (NN1) 397629 9 LEGACY (NN1) 367107 10 CURRENCY (NN1) 363281 11 CONSISTENCY (NN1) 227832 12 DEMOCRACY (NN1) 219458 13 MERCY (NN1) 195827 14 TRANSPARENCY (NN1)
1 INFORMATION (NN1) 9250457 2 EDUCATION (NN1) 3194798 3 MILLION (NNO) 3130497 4 VERSION (NN1) 2707047 5 APPLICATION (NN1) 2653291 6 QUESTION (NN1) 2584965 7 SECTION (NN1) 2507191 8 ACTION (NN1) 2471018 9 OPTION (NN1) 2458419 10 POSITION (NN1) 2286818 11 LOCATION (NN1) 1985254 12 PRODUCTION (NN1) 1879308 13 SOLUTION (NN1) 1774469 14 DECISION (NN1)
