talk – English Grammar Profiler

Can you | we ? (QUESTION)

A1, active, affirmative, MODALITY, QUESTIONS, request

The page discusses the use of ‘can’ in forming questions at the A1 level of English proficiency. It highlights that ‘can’ is often used with the pronouns ‘you’ and ‘we’. The page provides examples of questions formed with ‘can’, such as “Can you help?” or “Can we talk?”. These questions can be extended for specific contexts, like “Can you help me with my homework tonight?” or “Can we talk about our plans for the upcoming vacation?”. The page serves as a guide to using ‘can’ in forming various types of questions.

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Let’s + VERB

A2, base, CLAUSES, FOCUS, imperatives, informal, introduce, spoken, suggestion, VERBS

“Let’s + verb” in English is used to suggest a joint action, introduce a topic, propose hypothetical situations, acknowledge a fact, remind or emphasize a point, and transition to a new topic.

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You might ( like | want ) to-INFINITIVE

advice, B1, C1, MODALITY, polite, suggestion

The phrase “you might like to” is often used to politely suggest something. It is a way of saying that you think the person might enjoy or benefit from something, without being too forceful or demanding.

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How dare you!

C1, disapproval, MODALITY, offence

In the English Grammar Profile, C1 point 187 in MODALITY is defined as: ‘how dare’ to express disapproval or offence about something. For example: “What? How dare you!” the queen huffs. A search in iWeb: 1 HOW DARE YOU ! ” 94 2 HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT 89 3 HOW DARE YOU TRY TO 64 4

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