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quantifying determiner + possessive determiner + OF + noun phrase

A2, DETERMINERS, NOUNS, phrases, possessive, quantity / AP, colleagues, customers, D, few, files, guests, information, IO, members, most, NN, of, posts, several, staff

A2 Point 29 in DETERMINERS is defined: quantifying determiners + possessive determiners + ‘of’ + noun. (noun phrases) *There are other A2 determiner grammar points that are less specific, not requiring quantity or possession. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: In fact, some of my habits are changed by my mood. Arabic male level 3 writing class. An iWeb search for: _D of _AP _NN …

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maybe | perhaps

A2, ADVERBS, certainty, CLAUSES, MODALITY, position, possibility / could, future, just, maybe, most, PELIC, perhaps, should, try, way

A2 Point 13 in the category of MODALITY/adverbs: certainty and possibility (‘maybe’, ‘perhaps’), before a clause or ellipted clause. *Note that ‘maybe’ is also listed at A1. And ‘perhaps’ is A2 in the EVP regardless of position. An iWeb search for: . maybe|perhaps * * * 1 . MAYBE IT ‘S BECAUSE 2541 2 . …

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imperative

A2, affirmative, base, CLAUSES, imperatives, NEGATIVE, VERBS / add, bear, believe, boil, bring, call, click, contact, follow, free, full, help, hope, however, if, include, keep, let, list, me, mind, most, out, PELIC, prepare, set, sharing, so, star, sure, take, thank, try, us, VD, video, view, VV0, VVI, XX

Here are two A2 English Grammar Profile points in different categories that cover imperatives. Point 39 in the category of CLAUSES is defined: affirmative imperative with the base form of a main verb Point 7 in NEGATION: negative imperatives of main verbs with ‘don’t’ + main verb. However, ‘let me/us’ is listed at B2 in …

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TO infinitive (purpose)

A2, CLAUSES, non-finite, purpose, subordinate / ABLE, add, another, around, clear, even, fair, few, find out, goal, idea, if, keep, learn, matters, most, PELIC, return, sign, so, sure, to, top, VVI, worse

Point 32 in the category of CLAUSES: non-finite subordinate clause with ‘to’, to introduce purpose PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: To learn English, just follow these steps. Arabic male level 3 writing class. An iWeb search for: . _TO * * * 1 . TO DO THIS , 35825 2 . TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 29344 3 . TO DO SO , 15803 …

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look forward to

A2, phrasal, PREPOSITIONS, VERBS / ABLE, actually, already, assisting, building, challenge, closely, continuing, fans, forward, future, II, look, most, NN, opportunity, out, PELIC, receiving, response, rest, returning, serving, so, to, trying, VVG, welcoming

Point 13 in the category of VERBS/phrasal-prepositional is defined as: ‘look forward to’ as a fixed expression followed by an ‘-ing’ form or noun phrase, usually at the end of correspondence. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: I am looking forward to getting your letter. Japanese female, level 3 writing class. A search in iWeb for: LOOK forward to * * 1 LOOK …

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say | show

B1, PRESENT, range, REPORTED SPEECH, simple, VERBS / adding, article, availability, average, chart, column, company, create, crossed, data, employment, examination, experience, figure, flag, god, graph, guide, if, illustration, image, just, list, location, locations, majority, map, method, most, percentage, post, price, prices, proportion, ratio, report, research, resources, results, return, say, says, section, series, show, shows, sign, signs, size, sleeve, stock, such, tin, topic, trade, trend, value, video, VV0, VVZ, wage, web, weekly

Point 26 in the category of PRESENT/simple is defined as: a limited range of reporting verbs, including ‘say’, ‘show’ EXPERT EXAMPLE: This map shows the presence of agriculture on planet Earth. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: Some people say that money is the root of all evil, but I disagree with it. Korean male, writing class. _P show|shows|say|says * * * We have removed lines that are not informative: 12 IT SAYS ON …

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which one

B1, indirect, options, PRONOUNS, QUESTIONS, substitution / correct, decide, figure, following, guess, idea, if, let, matter, most, one, out, PELIC, prefer, recommend, should, situation, so, suits, sure, trying, way, which

Point 44 in the category of PRONOUNS/substitution is defined as: ‘one’ after ‘which’ in indirect questions to refer to one of two or more options. *not all the examples are ‘indirect questions’ in the EGP examples. A search in iWeb for: which one * * * 1 WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR 2225 2 WHICH …

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most | enough | plenty of + NOUN

B1, DETERMINERS, NOUNS, quantity, range / action, activities, applications, areas, attention, cases, chances, choice, choices, companies, customers, energy, enough, exercise, experience, guys, ideas, information, instances, kids, loads, most, NN, of, opportunities, opportunity, options, organizations, parking, patients, PELIC, plenty, points, power, reasons, research, rest, sense, situations, space, sunshine, support, TLC, types, users, value, ways

B1 Point 43 in the category of DETERMINERS is defined as: increasing range of quantifying determiners with both plural nouns and uncountable nouns (‘most’, ‘enough’, ‘plenty of’, ‘loads of’). *This overlaps another B1 point. PELIC WRITING CLASS EXAMPLES: Most students eat lunch and dinner in a cafeteria. Korean, Female, Level 3 In addition, the people who lived in Korea 100 years ago didn’t have enough transportation. Korean, Male, Level 3 *Note that …

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superlative phrase

A2, ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, phrases, superlative / advanced, amazing, form, forms, information, JJ, level, means, mistake, mistakes, most, NN, PELIC, piece, pieces, point, popular, reason, reasons, side, the, tourist, type, types, way, ways, wonderful

Point 15 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: superlative adjective phrases using ‘the most’, with longer adjectives of two or more syllables. An iWeb search for: the most _JJ _NN 1 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING 69789 2 THE MOST IMPORTANT PART 22968 3 THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS 20263 After that, the most important things are healthy foods. PELIC STUDENT: …

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THOSE

B1, demonstrative, phrases, plural, PRONOUNS / another, areas, certainly, couple, definitely, either, few, field, improve, interview, just, most, rid, score, sign, those, top, type, types, V

There are two almost identical B1 grammar points for ‘those’ in the category of PRONOUNS/demonstratives Point 46 is defined as: ‘those’ as a pronoun with plural reference. Point 62: ‘those’ as a pronoun to refer to things which have already been mentioned. An iWeb search for: * * * those . 1 IS ONE OF …

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this one | that one

B1, countable, demonstrative, NOUNS, PRONOUNS, singular, substitution / bit, breath, careful, DD1, disagree, forgot, forward, however, if, luck, most, mostly, one, seems, similar, so, still, strong, sure, that, this, trust, try, yeah

Here are two grammar points in the English Grammar Profile’s category of Pronouns at B1 that should be merged into one. Point 43 this one’, ‘that one’ as a substitute for countable singular nouns that have previously been mentioned. Point 64 THIS ONE’, ‘THAT ONE’” to refer to a singular countable noun. Searches in iWeb …

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WH- (reported question)

B1, QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH / advice, asked, by, could, decided, difference, happen, happened, matter, meant, most, Q, should, so, wish

Point 10 in REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: ‘wh-‘questions using a reporting verb + ‘wh-‘word + clause, with a change of pronoun and tense shift where relevant A search in iWeb corpus for: asked wh* * * * 1 ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT OF 378 2 ASKED WHETHER YOU WANT TO 344 3 ASKED WHAT …

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question with adverb

ADVERBS, B1, CLAUSES, QUESTIONS / actually, agree, already, anyone, care, cares, else, even, ever, everyone, explain, happen, just, matter, mean, most, once, own, possibly, received, RR, someone, still, tried, were

Point 51 in CLAUSES is defined as: INTERROGATIVE + ADVERB in mid-position, between the subject and the main verb. For example: And if he still understood it, why does it even matter? A search in iWeb for _P _RR _V ? 1 IT REALLY MATTER ? 1368 2 IT REALLY WORK ? 747 3 YOU REALLY NEED ? 657 4 YOU PLEASE HELP ? …

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if not (ELLIPTED)

B1, CLAUSES, conditional / could, fact, if, least, might, most, not, PELIC, should, so, XX

Point 59 in CLAUSES is defined: ‘If not’ as a conditional clause to offer an alternative to refer to a previous direct or indirect ‘yes-no’ question where the answer might be ‘no’. *I don’t believe there must be a reference to a previous question for this grammar to show B1 complexity. A search in iWeb …

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few | many | most | others (people)

C1, formal, PRONOUNS, quantity / claim, few, many, most, others

Point 106 in the category of PRONOUNS/quantity is defined as: ‘few’, ‘many’, ‘most’, ‘others’ to refer to people in formal written contexts, often reports or surveys. A search in iWeb for: . few|many|most|others _V * * 1 . MANY BELIEVE THAT THE 385 2 . OTHERS SAY THAT THE 187 3 . MANY HAVE TRIED …

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superlative + noun + postmodifier

ADJECTIVES, C1, modify, superlative / by, effective, efficient, ever, extent, far, influential, JJT, manner, most, possible, thing, way

Here are examples of superlative phrases post-modified. Daily Telegraph You‘re taught how to run in the most efficient way possible to make it feel easy. You’re the best choice by far. Listen A year ago, Amy being pregnant would have been the best thing ever! listen C1 point 68 in the category of adjectives is defined as: postmodifier to make the superlative stronger, in the structure superlative + noun + postmodifier ‘possible’, ‘ever’, ‘by far’ For example: It’s one of the most influential artworks ever made. A …

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one | some + of the + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN

ADJECTIVES, B1, GSE, NOUNS, phrases, plural, PREPOSITIONS, superlative / amazing, among, areas, coaches, companies, coolest, differences, earliest, finest, forms, gifts, highest, IO, is, JJT, largest, levels, MC1, mistakes, models, moments, most, NN2, of, one, pieces, points, popular, reasons, rgt, riches, richest, simplest, sites, some, songs, stars, surprises, teams, the, types, useful, views, ways, worst, _AT

Here are two expert examples of complex noun phrases as subject complements: Ocean worlds are some of the most fascinating places. Listen to this sentence This is one of the most important things that any man can do. Listen *Note, ‘is one of the most‘ is the second most frequent 5-word Ngram. iWeb 262,288 In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 41 in ADJECTIVES is defined as: ‘ONE OF …

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THIS (pronoun)

A2, B1, PRONOUNS, singular, time / around, by, DD1, especially, exactly, far, if, is, just, mean, means, most, nothing, PELIC, probably, reason, story, this, true, turn, type, useful, way

Here are a few English Grammar Profile points in the category of PRONOUNS/demonstratives which are hard to locate manually in corpora: A2 point 10: ‘this’ to refer to something that is happening now. A2 point 36: ‘this’ as a pronoun with singular reference. B1 point 41: ‘this’ as a pronoun to refer back to whole …

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Is the word ‘MOST’ used more as an ADVERB or a DETERMINER?

ADVERBS, DETERMINERS, superlative / DAT, most, rgt, RR22, RR43

‘Most’ is used to mark the superlative degree a little more often that it’s a superlative after determiner. As a degree adverb ‘most’ usually modifies an adjective or an adverb. 1 MOST (RGT) 7895059 1 MOST (RGT) IMPORTANT (JJ) 619744 2 MOST (RGT) COMMON (JJ) 385906 3 MOST (RGT) POPULAR (JJ) 368581 4 MOST (RGT) …

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advanced phrases with ‘THE’

ADVERBS, article, phrases, PREPOSITIONS / all, being, better, by, for, II42, in, JJ43, light, main, minute, most, none, of, on, order, part, RG42, richer, RR22, RR32, RR42, RT42, same, the, time, to, up, wiser, worse, _AT

You might know how ‘the’ is used as an article. But did you know all the different phrases it is found in?