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subordinating |
C1 |
FORM/USE: FOCUS
Can use 'whatever', 'wherever', 'however', etc. as a subordinating conjunction, at the beginning of a sentence, to give focus. |
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| CONJUNCTIONS |
subordinating |
C2 |
FORM/USE: 'IN THAT'
Can use 'in that' as a subordinating conjunction, to give greater in-depth explanation, often in formal contexts. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A1 |
FORM: WITH NOUNS
Can use articles 'the', 'a' and 'an' before nouns. ► noun phrases |
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articles |
A1 |
FORM: 'A' + ADJECTIVES
Can use 'a' and 'an' before adjectives in a noun phrase. ► adjectives ► noun phrases |
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articles |
A1 |
FORM: 'A' + 'VERY' + ADJECTIVES
Can use 'a' + 'very' + adjectives in basic noun phrases. ► adverbs ► noun phrases |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A1 |
FORM: PREPOSITION + 'THE' + NOUN
Can use 'the' in prepositional phrases relating to time. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A1 |
FORM: PREPOSITION + NO ARTICLE
Can use no article before a limited range of nouns in some fixed expressions with prepositions. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A1 |
FORM/USE: NO ARTICLE
Can use no article before a limited range of singular, plural and uncountable nouns when referring to things in general. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A2 |
FORM/USE: 'THE' + ADJECTIVES, SPECIFYING
Can use 'the' + adjectives in a noun phrase, to specify. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
A2 |
FORM: 'THE' + SUPERLATIVES
Can form a noun phrase with 'the' + superlative adjectives + noun. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
FORM: 'ANOTHER'
Can use 'another' with singular nouns. ► pronouns ► determiners |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
FORM: PREPOSITION + NO ARTICLE
Can use no article before an increasing range of nouns in some fixed expressions with prepositions. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
FORM/USE: NO ARTICLE
Can use no article before an increasing range of singular and plural nouns when referring to things in general. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
USE: ONE MORE (WITH 'ANOTHER')
Can use 'another' to talk about something additional. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
USE: DIFFERENT (WITH 'ANOTHER')
Can use 'another' to talk about something different. |
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| DETERMINERS |
articles |
B1 |
FORM/USE: 'THE OTHER'
Can use 'the other' with a singular noun to refer to the second or the opposite of two things, and with a plural noun to refer to one of a set of things. ► pronouns ► noun phrases |
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articles |
B2 |
FORM/USE: 'THE MORE … THE MORE …'
Can use the in comparative phrases 'more', 'less', 'worse', 'better … the more', 'less', 'worse …' to talk about one thing that is affected by another. ► comparative clauses |
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| DETERMINERS |
demonstratives |
A1 |
FORM: 'THIS' WITH SINGULAR NOUNS
Can use 'this' with singular nouns. ► noun phrases ► pronouns: demonstrative |
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| DETERMINERS |
demonstratives |
A1 |
USE: 'THIS', POINTING
Can use 'this' in a limited range of contexts to refer to places from the speaker's or writer's point of view. ► noun phrases ► pronouns: demonstrative |
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| DETERMINERS |
demonstratives |
A1 |
USE: 'THIS', FUTURE
Can use 'this' with time and date words to refer to 'the one that's coming'. |
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