point

Note | Notice | See (focus)

C1, CLAUSES, FOCUS, imperatives, point, text

Within a text or speech, we can use imperatives to point to its parts for the reader or listener to focus on. For example:

SEE the section on the presence of issues below.
NOTE the lack of a safety manual.
NOTICE the difference between these two charts.

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only | just (focus)

A2, ADVERBS, amount, emphasis, FOCUS, numbers, point

In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 32 in the category of ADVERBS/ as modifiers:
limited range of adverbs (‘only’, ‘just’) to focus on or point to something
In all of the examples in the EGP, the adverbs “only” and “just” are used to point out or emphasize a small amount or number.

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