Element FORM/USE: ADVERB + 'ENOUGH'
SuperCat ADVERBS
SubCat adverb phrases - form
Lexical Range N/A
Level C1
Cando Can post-modify adverbs with 'enough to intensify'.
Corrected Learner Example Surprisingly enough, Meal's management was very responsive. (Netherlands; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Dutch; Pass)

Sadly enough, I wasn't able to find any job proposals for us myself, so I'll just have to speculate on the results of your work. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Russian; Pass)

Luckily enough, we have a garden where we can cook over an open fire, and as the temperatures in June are rather enjoyable here in Sweden, it actually works. (C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; Swedish; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example Surprisingly enough  , Meal's management was very responsive. (Netherlands; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Dutch; Pass)

Sadly enough, I wasn't able to find any job proposals for us myself, so, shamefully, I'll just have to speculate on the results of your work. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Russian; Pass)

Luckily enough, we have a garden where we can cook over an open fire, and as the temperatures in June are rather enjoyable here in Sweden, it actually works. (C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; Swedish; Pass)
Comments Note the emergence of post-modification patterns at C1.

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