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noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM/USE: NOUN PHRASES WITH SUPERLATIVES
Can use a clause with a present perfect or past perfect as a superlative noun phrase complement, to talk about uniqueness. |
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noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM/USE: POSSESSIVE '‘S' WITHOUT NOUN
Can omit the noun after possessive '’s' to talk about a place which is familiar to the speaker and listener. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: NOUN + 'OF' + POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Can form noun phrases with noun + 'of' + possessive pronouns. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: FRIEND + 'OF' + POSSESSIVE DETERMINER + NOUN
Can form noun phrases with 'a friend of' or 'friends of' + possessive determiner + noun. |
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noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: COMPLEX NOUN PHRASE WITH POSSESSIVE '‘S' + NOUN
Can form complex noun phrases with noun phrase + 'of' + noun phrase + possessive determiner ''s' + noun phrase. |
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noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: NOUN PHRASE, NOUN PHRASE
Can put two noun phrases together (in apposition) to refer to the same person or thing, usually separated by commas. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
Can form noun phrases with an indefinite pronoun + adjective or clause. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B1 |
FORM/USE: 'THE THING …'
Can use the noun phrase 'The thing' in front position, with a clause complement, to give focus to something. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B2 |
FORM: NOUN + 'OF' + POSSESSIVE DETERMINER + NOUN
Can form noun phrases with noun + 'of' + possessive determiner + noun + '‘s', particularly with 'friend' or 'friends'. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B2 |
FORM: POSSESSION WITH PLURAL NOUNS + '
Can form noun phrases with plural nouns + ' + noun. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
B2 |
FORM: POSTMODIFYING WITH ADJECTIVE PHRASE
Can form complex noun phrases by using adjective phrases as postmodifiers to give more information about the noun. |
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noun phrases |
B2 |
FORM: COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES WITH ADJECTIVES COMBINED WITH 'BUT'
Can form an increasing range of complex noun phrases with more than one adjective combined with 'but'. |
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noun phrases |
C1 |
FORM: NOUN PHRASE WITH POSSESSIVE 'S WITHOUT NOUN
Can form complex noun phrases with noun phrase + 'of' + noun phrase + possessive determiner ''s', omitting the noun where it is previously mentioned. |
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noun phrases |
C1 |
USE: NOMINALISATION, FORMALITY
Can use nominalised forms in academic or business contexts, to make something more formal. |
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noun phrases |
C1 |
FORM/USE: 'WH-' CLEFT, FOCUS
Can form complex noun phrases with 'wh-' cleft clauses, followed by 'be', to give focus. |
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| NOUNS |
noun phrases |
C2 |
FORM: COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES WITH 'LITTLE OR NO' + NOUN
Can form complex noun phrases with 'little or no' + noun. |
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types |
A1 |
FORM: COMMON NOUNS
Can use a limited range of common nouns. |
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A1 |
FORM: PROPER NOUNS
Can use proper nouns with a capital letter to refer to specific people, places, days and things. |
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A1 |
FORM: COMPOUND NOUNS
Can use a range of compound nouns, as one-word, two-word and hyphenated compounds, formed from verb + noun, noun + noun and adjective + noun combinations. |
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A2 |
FORM: '-ING' FORMS, OBJECT
Can use the '-ing' forms of verbs as nouns, in object position, to refer to activities. |
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