| MODALITY |
adverbs |
B1 |
FORM/USE: EMPHASIS
Can use an increasing range of adverbs, for emphasis. |
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| MODALITY |
adverbs |
B1 |
FORM/USE: MODAL VERB + MODAL ADVERB, HEDGING OR EMPHASIS
Can use modal verb + modal adverb to modify an assertion, either through hedging or emphasis. |
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| MODALITY |
adverbs |
B1 |
FORM/USE, 'POSSIBLY', POLITENESS
Can use 'could' + subject + 'possibly' to make requests more polite. |
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| MODALITY |
adverbs |
C1 |
FORM/USE: 'NOT NECESSARILY'
Can use 'not necessarily' to express a possible exception to a general perception, i.e. not in every case. |
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| MODALITY |
adverbs |
C1 |
FORM/USE: RESPONSE TOKENS
Can use 'not necessarily' as a short response. |
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| MODALITY |
adverbs |
C2 |
FORM/USE, RESPONSE TOKENS
Can use adverbs expressing certainty as short responses. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A1 |
FORM: DETERMINER + NOUN
Can form simple noun phrases with a limited range of determiners + singular and plural nouns. ► Nouns and noun phrases: functions |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A1 |
FORM: DETERMINER + ADJECTIVE + NOUN
Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying singular and plural nouns with an adjective after a determiner. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A1 |
FORM: ADJECTIVE + PLURAL NOUN
Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying plural nouns with an adjective and no determiner. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A1 |
FORM: NOUN + NOUN
Can form noun phrases by pre-modifying a limited range of nouns with another noun. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: DETERMINER + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Can form simple noun phrases with a limited range of determiners + uncountable nouns. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: DETERMINER + NOUN
Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying nouns with an increasing range of determiners. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: NOUN PHRASES WITH ADJECTIVES
Can pre-modify noun phrases with a limited range of more than one adjective. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: WITH RELATIVE CLAUSE AS POSTMODIFIER
Can post-modify noun phrases by using a non-defining relative clause. ► Clauses: relative |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: WITH RELATIVE CLAUSE AS COMPLEMENT
Can form complex noun phrases by using a defining relative clause as a complement to a noun phrase. ► Clauses: relative |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
A2 |
FORM: POSSESSION WITH ''S' + NOUN
Can use possessive determiner ''s' with a singular noun. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES WITH ADJECTIVES
Can form an increasing range of complex noun phrases with more than one adjective. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES WITH ADVERBS + ADJECTIVES
Can form complex noun phrases with adverb + adjective + noun. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM/USE: 'SUCH (A)' + ADJECTIVE + NOUN
Can form noun phrases with 'such a' + adjective + singular noun and 'such' + adjective + plural noun, to give emphasis. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: NOUN + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Can form complex noun phrases by using a prepositional phrase after the main noun in a noun phrase. |
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