| Element | USE: 'WE', 'US', GENERAL |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | PRONOUNS |
| SubCat | generic use |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use 'we' and 'us' to refer to people in general. |
| Corrected Learner Example | These days the car is everywhere, we can see cars all over the world. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) In this film we can see the life of a female teenager ? in South-Africa. (Switzerland; B2 VANTAGE; 1999; German; Pass) We all know that being a writer is difficult; either we know how to write or we don't. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) Some of us find it very useful, whereas others still have difficulty in accepting technology as a valuable thing for everyone. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 2001; Polish; Pass) [talking about zoos giving us a chance to see many exotic animals] Zoos give us different opportunities to do that and so to understand nature. (Germany; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; German; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | In our days the car is everywhere, we can see cars all over the world. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) In this film we can see the life of a female teenager ? in South-Africa. (Switzerland; B2 VANTAGE; 1999; German; Pass) We all know that being a writer is difficult; or we know how to write or we don't. (Portugal; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) Some of us find it very useful, whereas others still have difficulty in accepting technology as a valuable thing for everyone. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 2001; Polish; Pass) [Talking about zoos giving us a chance to see many exotic animals] Zoos give us different opportunities to do that and so to understand the nature. (Germany; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; German; Pass) |
| Comments | This is a level above EVP findings but we're not finding general consensus of this use until B2 |
