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present simple |
B1 |
USE: REPORTING VERBS
Can use the present simple with a limited range of reporting verbs, including 'say', 'show'. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
B1 |
USE: SPEECH ACT VERBS
Can use the present simple with a limited range of speech act verbs, including 'suggest', 'apologise', 'recommend'. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
B2 |
FORM: INVERSION WITH 'NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO'
Can use the inverted form of the past simple with auxiliary 'do', in the phrase 'not only ... but also'. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
B2 |
USE: SPEECH ACT VERBS
Can use the present simple with a wide range of speech act verbs, including '(dis)agree', 'accept', 'advise'. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
B2 |
USE: STORIES AND COMMENTARIES
Can use the present simple to summarise events or plot in a story or piece of history, often to give immediate dramatic interest. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
C1 |
FORM/USE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS, PERSUASION
Can use the negative question form as a persuasion strategy. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
C1 |
FORM/USE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS, OPINION
Can use the negative question form to check opinions. |
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| PRESENT |
present simple |
C1 |
USE: REPORTING VERBS
Can use the present simple with a wide range of reporting verbs, especially in academic contexts, including 'demonstrate', 'illustrate'. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
A2 |
FORM: + 'OF MINE'
Can use the possessive pronoun 'mine' after 'of' in the phrases 'a friend of mine' and 'friends of mine'. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
A2 |
FORM: 'MINE'
Can use the possessive pronoun 'mine', with singular and plural reference, in subject and object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
A2 |
FORM: 'YOURS' AS OBJECT
Can use the possessive pronoun 'yours', with singular reference, in object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B1 |
FORM: + 'OF YOURS'
Can use the possessive pronoun 'yours' after noun + 'of'. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B1 |
FORM: COMPARATIVE CLAUSES WITH 'MINE', 'YOURS'
Can use the possessive pronouns 'mine' and 'yours', with singular reference, in comparative clauses after '(not) as ... as'. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B1 |
FORM: 'YOURS' AS SUBJECT
Can use the possessive pronoun 'yours', with singular reference, in subject position. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B1 |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B2 |
FORM: + 'OF OURS'
Can use the possessive pronoun 'ours' after noun + 'of'. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B2 |
FORM: COMPARATIVE CLAUSES WITH 'OURS', 'HERS'
Can use the possessive pronouns 'hers' and 'ours' in comparative clauses. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B2 |
FORM: 'HERS' AS OBJECT
Can use the possessive pronoun 'hers', with singular reference, in object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B2 |
FORM: 'OURS' AS OBJECT
Can use the possessive pronoun 'ours' with singular and plural reference, in object positions, and complement positions after 'be' and after prepositions. |
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| PRONOUNS |
possessive |
B2 |
FORM: 'OURS' AS SUBJECT
Can use the possessive pronoun 'ours', with singular and plural reference, in subject position. |
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