| Element | FORM/USE: 'OR SOMETHING ELSE', VAGUE |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | QUESTIONS |
| SubCat | alternatives |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B1 |
| Cando | Can form alternative question with 'or something else' as the second alternative to a noun phrase, to refer to something non-specific. |
| Corrected Learner Example | Shall we buy him a book, a CD or something else? (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; Greek; Pass) Poetry, history or something else? (Hungary; B2 VANTAGE; 2004; Hungarian; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | Shall we buy him a book, a CD or something else? (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; Greek; Pass) Poetry, history or something else? (Hungary; B2 VANTAGE; 2004; Hungarian; Pass) |
| Comments | 3 examples of 'or anything else' at B2. Spoken data needed. |
