In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 19 in the category of ADVERBS is defined as:
LINKING
limited range of adverbs (‘also’, ‘so’, ‘however’) to show a relationship between two clauses or sentences.
The EGP examples:
I_PPIS1 also_RR bought_VVD
,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 decided_VVD
However_RR ,_, the_AT clothes_NN2 were_VBDR cheap_JJ ._.
A2 DISCOURSE MARKERS:
‘so‘ to summarise, usually in informal contexts
This point partially overlaps point 11 in B1 CONJUNCTIONS/subordinating which is defined as:
an increasing range of simple subordinating conjunctions (‘as, after, before since, until, although, whether, so (that), though’) to introduce a subordinate clause.
One iWeb search is:
* also|so|however * *
1 . HOWEVER, THE 358765
Japanese,Male,4,g
The living expenses in the US are lower than that of Japan.
However, the cost of insurance in the US is more expensive than that of Japan.
2 , SO YOU CAN 187959
Arabic,Female,4,w
In that way, you will know your mistakes, so you can avoid them in the future.
*Is ‘so’ B1 or A2?
3 . HOWEVER , IF 178708
4 . HOWEVER , IT 175566
5 AND SO ON . 162456
6 . HOWEVER , I 143828
7 , SO IT ‘S 140868
8 . HOWEVER , THERE 107021
9 , SO IF YOU 107006
10 , HOWEVER , IS 101651
11 , HOWEVER , THE 100890
12 . HOWEVER , THIS 98814
13 . SO IF YOU 96228
14 , ALSO KNOWN AS 93681
Chinese,Male,4,w,
The Moon Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the traditional celebrations in Chinese culture.
*This example does not show a relationship between two clauses or sentences, but the complexity is clearly there.
15 , HOWEVER , THAT 93076
16 HOWEVER , THE 92318
17 CAN ALSO BE USED 91338
18 YOU SO MUCH FOR 90636
19 , SO IT IS 86591
20 . ALSO , THE 83729
21 . HOWEVER , IN 79205
22 . HOWEVER , YOU 78702
23 . SO , I 69902
24 , SO I ‘M 69722
25 . HOWEVER , WE 62695
26 DO SO . 60030
27 , SO THAT THE 59479
28 . HOWEVER , WHEN 57460
29 . SO , IF 55964
30 THANKS SO MUCH FOR 54182
31 . HOWEVER , THEY 53331
32 . ALSO , I 51474
33 . HOWEVER , A 51117
34 , SO I DO 50214
35 . HOWEVER , AS 49313
36 ( ALSO KNOWN AS 49172
37 , SO THAT YOU 48045
38 , HOWEVER , IT 43779
39 , SO IT WAS 42201
40 . SO FAR , 41525
41 , SO DO N’T 40823
42 , SO MAKE SURE 40307
43 . SO IT ‘S 39718
44 . ALSO , IF 38535
45 HOWEVER , IF 38474
46 , SO I WAS 37503
47 , SO THERE IS 37393
48 AND SO FORTH . 36975
49 , HOWEVER , AND 36879
A search on iWeb for
* as|after|before|since|until|although|whether|though * _V
1 AS YOU CAN 81431
*most examples are ‘as much as you can’
PELIC STUDENT: Spanish,Female,5,w
As you can see, Cajun cuisine is a special kind of food of the United States, because they combine French, Spanish, African and Native American food in a unique way.
*This is C1 modality!
2 , AS IT IS 72937
Italian,Female,3,w
I think that an appropriate age to drive a car is 18 years old, as it is required in Italy.
3 . AS YOU CAN 56661
4 FAR AS I KNOW 43961
5 . WHETHER YOU’RE 43664
Rolling Stone6 . WHETHER YOU ARE 41935
7 , AS THEY ARE 39516
8 , WHETHER IT ‘S 38300
9 WHETHER YOU ‘RE 36917
10 , AS YOU CAN 35971
11 , THOUGH , IS 35516
Arabic,Male,5,w
The most important difference between Hukydo and Indian Garden, though, is the price difference.
12 FAR AS I CAN 34481
13 . WHETHER IT ‘S 32555
14 WHETHER YOU ARE 31517
15 , AS IT WAS 29194
16 , WHETHER IT BE 27507
17 , AS I HAVE 27336
18 LONG AS YOU HAVE 24177
19 EVEN THOUGH IT IS 23812
20 , ALTHOUGH IT IS 23647
Arabic,Female,5,w
The causes of autism are poorly understood, although it is clear that autism is a biological brain disorder.
*’although’ is B1 in EVP
21 MUCH AS YOU CAN 23300
22 , WHETHER IT IS 23228
23 , AS IT ‘S 22390
24 , SINCE IT IS 21579
The second reason why smoking is a bad habit is the fact that it wastes money, since it is expensive in most countries.
PELIC Arabic Male level 4 writing class.
*Note that “since’ is B1 in the EVP and EGP, but point 72 GSE is B2+ ‘since …’ to talk about reasons, causes and explanations.
25 LONG AS YOU DO 21409
26 LONG AS IT IS 21341
27 , AS WE HAVE 21212
28 . AS I SAID 21193
29 LONG AS THEY ARE 21175
30 LONG AS YOU ARE 21017
31 EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 20566
32 EVEN THOUGH IT ‘S 20006
33 . ALTHOUGH IT IS 18348
34 , AS THERE ARE 17562
35 AS I SAID 17490
36 , AS IT HAS 16935
37 , AS THERE IS 16648
38 , THOUGH IT IS 16619
39 , AS THIS IS 16584
40 EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE 16473
41 AFTER YOU HAVE 16201
Chinese,Male,4,w
The next step, after you have stated your point in the topic sentence, you need to support it with reasons, facts, and examples.
*between the rankings 42 – 100 there are none of the other conjunctions so we will focus on finding the remaining:
A search on iWeb for
* before|until * _V
1 BEFORE YOU START 8417
Chinese,Male,3,w
First, before you start to answer questions, you can spend a few minutes to calm yourself down.
2 BEFORE YOU CAN 7743
3 BEFORE WE GET 7672
4 AND BEFORE YOU KNOW 6235
5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 4626
6 . BEFORE YOU KNOW 4334
7 . BEFORE YOU START 4123
8 . BEFORE YOU CAN 3465
9 BEFORE YOU GO 3204
10 BEFORE YOU GET 3191
11 TRY BEFORE YOU BUY 3091
12 BEFORE I GET 3036
13 WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE 2572 (this is C1 in the EVP)
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