| Element | USE: FOCUS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | ADJECTIVES |
| SubCat | combining |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | C2 |
| Cando | Can use a list of adjectives in ellipted clauses before and after a noun, to give focus. ► focus |
| Corrected Learner Example | Imaginative, good-humoured, friendly, he was respected and liked by his peer-students. (Poland; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Polish; Pass) The latter – fat, ugly and sick – blows his top when Ralph tells the others about the fat boy's nice name, as he wanted to keep it secret. (Greece; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Greek; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | Imaginative, good-humoured, friendly, he was respected and liked by his peer-students. (Poland; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Polish; Pass) The latter, - fat, ugly and sick - blows his top when Ralph tells the others about the fat boy's nice name, as he craved for keeping it secret. (Greece; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Greek; Pass) |
| Comments | N/A |
