There are two overlapping points in the English Grammar Profile at B2 for ‘neither nor’. Point 104 in CLAUSES & coordinated is defined as: combine two main clauses of the same type using ‘neither’ in front or mid-position, followed by ‘nor’ to introduce the second clause, for emphasis. Point 15 in the Conjunctions & coordinating […]
Category: position
not only but also
Nine points on the English Grammar Profile cover the ‘not only’ ‘but also’ grammar structure. It is easy to see that using the structure is all over B2, but it is not easy to find exact matching for each and every point. In reality, these points will be quite rare in most students work. In […]
negative question adverb
There are a number of overlapping points when it comes to negative questions in the English Grammar Profile. At a purely formal level, we can identify an adverb position in a negative question to identify B2, but at usage level, some of these would be considered rhetorical or persuasive strategies found at the more advanced […]
Adverbs 56 Negation 18
A rarer grammar structure to do with adverbs, negation and inversion.
present future former noun
Some time adjectives to learn before a noun for intermediate students.
real, absolute, complete + noun
Which adjectives should I teach my intermediate class?
“major/very” adjective + noun
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 […]