Grammar

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COMBINING TWO ADJECTIVES WITH 'AND'

EGP #1 | A1 | ADJECTIVES / combining Can use 'and' to join a limited range of common adjectives. 制卡口径：受控造句；关键词覆盖 adjective + and + adjective。

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WITH 'VERY'

EGP #31 | A1 | ADJECTIVES / modifying Can use 'very' with a limited range of common gradable adjectives. Lexical range: N/A

A

ATTRIBUTIVE (WITH NOUNS)

EGP #44 | A1 | ADJECTIVES / position Can use a limited range of adjectives attributively, before a noun. ► noun phrases Lexical range: 1

P

PREDICATIVE, WITH 'BE'

EGP #45 | A1 | ADJECTIVES / position Can use a limited range of adjectives predicatively, after 'be'. Lexical range: 1

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'MY BEST FRIEND'

EGP #57 | A1 | ADJECTIVES / superlatives Can use the irregular superlative adjective 'best' in the phrase 'my best friend'. Lexical range: N/A

T

TIME

EGP #80 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs as modifiers Can use 'soon' in the phrases 'See you soon' and 'Get well soon', as a signing-off device. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLACE

EGP #81 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs as modifiers Can use a limited range of adverbs ('here', 'there') to indicate place. Lexical range: 1

F

FREQUENCY

EGP #82 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs as modifiers Can use a limited range of adverbs ('always', 'sometimes') to talk about frequency. Lexical range: 1

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'VERY' WITH ADJECTIVES

EGP #83 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs as modifiers Can use 'very' to make adjectives stronger. Lexical range: N/A

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DEGREE WITH VERBS

EGP #84 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs as modifiers Can use 'really' and 'very much' with verbs expressing preference ('like', 'love'), for emphasis. Lexical range: N/A

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'VERY' + ADJECTIVES

EGP #111 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs and adverb phrases: types and meanings Can use 'very' to modify common gradable adjectives. Lexical range: N/A

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'VERY' + TIME ADVERBS

EGP #112 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs and adverb phrases: types and meanings Can use 'very' to modify time adverbs. ► adverb phrases Lexical range: N/A

D

DEGREE and TIME, MODIFYING VERBS

EGP #113 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs and adverb phrases: types and meanings Can use degree and time adverbs to modify verbs. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLACE, COMPLEMENT

EGP #114 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverbs and adverb phrases: types and meanings Can use place adverbs ('here', 'there') as complements of verbs. Lexical range: N/A

D

DEGREE, BEFORE ADJECTIVES

EGP #126 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use a limited range of degree adverbs before an adjective. Lexical range: 1

F

FREQUENCY, MID POSITION

EGP #127 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use frequency adverbs in the usual mid position, between the subject and the main verb. Lexical range: N/A

F

FRONT POSITION

EGP #128 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use a limited range of adverbs in front position. Lexical range: N/A

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'REALLY,' MID POSITION

EGP #129 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use 'really' in the usual mid-position, between the subject and the main verb. Lexical range: N/A

T

TIME, END POSITION

EGP #130 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use time adverbs in the usual end position. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLACE, END POSITION

EGP #131 | A1 | ADVERBS / position Can use place adverbs in the usual end position. Lexical range: 1

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'VERY' + ADVERB

EGP #141 | A1 | ADVERBS / adverb phrases - form Can modify adverbs of time and degree with 'very'. Lexical range: N/A

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MAIN CLAUSE + MAIN CLAUSE

EGP #169 | A1 | CLAUSES / coordinated Can combine two main declarative clauses using co-ordinating conjunctions ('and', 'but', 'or'). Lexical range: N/A

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CLAUSE + CLAUSE, ELLIPTED SUBJECT

EGP #170 | A1 | CLAUSES / coordinated Can omit the subject in a second main declarative clause when the subject is obvious or the same as the first clause. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE DECLARATIVE

EGP #179 | A1 | CLAUSES / declarative Can form simple affirmative declarative clauses. Lexical range: N/A

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NEGATIVE DECLARATIVE WITH 'BE'

EGP #180 | A1 | CLAUSES / declarative Can form a simple negative declarative clause with lexical 'be' + 'not' or 'n't'. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE DECLARATIVE, LEXICAL VERBS

EGP #181 | A1 | CLAUSES / declarative Can form simple negative declarative clauses. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE DECLARATIVE, MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

EGP #182 | A1 | CLAUSES / declarative Can form an affirmative declarative clause with modal verbs. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE, WITH 'BE'

EGP #203 | A1 | CLAUSES / interrogatives Can form interrogative clauses with 'be'. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: 'BECAUSE', REASONS

EGP #240 | A1 | CLAUSES / subordinated Can use a finite subordinate clause with 'because', after a main clause, to introduce reasons. Lexical range: N/A

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WORD + WORD

EGP #257 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use single word conjunctions ('and, but, or') to connect single nouns and adjectives. Lexical range: N/A

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PHRASE + PHRASE

EGP #258 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use single word conjunctions ('and, but, or') to combine phrases. Lexical range: N/A

C

CLAUSE + CLAUSE

EGP #259 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use single word conjunctions ('and, but, or') to combine clauses. Lexical range: N/A

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SENTENCE + SENTENCE

EGP #260 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use single word conjunctions ('and, but, or') to combine sentences. Lexical range: N/A

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LISTING

EGP #261 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use 'and' and 'or' before the final item in a list. Lexical range: N/A

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'BUT', CONCESSIVE

EGP #262 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / coordinating Can use 'but' to add an unexpected contrast. Lexical range: N/A

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'BECAUSE'

EGP #276 | A1 | CONJUNCTIONS / subordinating Can use 'because' as a subordinating conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause. Lexical range: N/A

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WITH NOUNS

EGP #283 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use articles 'the', 'a' and 'an' before nouns. ► noun phrases Lexical range: N/A

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'A' + ADJECTIVES

EGP #284 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use 'a' and 'an' before adjectives in a noun phrase. ► adjectives ► noun phrases Lexical range: 1

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'A' + 'VERY' + ADJECTIVES

EGP #285 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use 'a' + 'very' + adjectives in basic noun phrases. ► adverbs ► noun phrases Lexical range: N/A

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PREPOSITION + 'THE' + NOUN

EGP #286 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use 'the' in prepositional phrases relating to time. Lexical range: 1

P

PREPOSITION + NO ARTICLE

EGP #287 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use no article before a limited range of nouns in some fixed expressions with prepositions. Lexical range: 1

F

FORM/USE: NO ARTICLE

EGP #288 | A1 | DETERMINERS / articles Can use no article before a limited range of singular, plural and uncountable nouns when referring to things in general. Lexical range: 1

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'THIS' WITH SINGULAR NOUNS

EGP #298 | A1 | DETERMINERS / demonstratives Can use 'this' with singular nouns. ► noun phrases ► pronouns: demonstrative Lexical range: 1

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'THIS', POINTING

EGP #299 | A1 | DETERMINERS / demonstratives 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 Lexical range: 1

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'THIS', FUTURE

EGP #300 | A1 | DETERMINERS / demonstratives Can use 'this' with time and date words to refer to 'the one that's coming'. Lexical range: N/A

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WITH NOUNS

EGP #318 | A1 | DETERMINERS / possessives Can use possessive determiners 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her' and 'our' before nouns. ► noun phrases ► possessive pronouns Lexical range: N/A

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WITH PLURAL NOUNS

EGP #331 | A1 | DETERMINERS / quantity Can use a limited range of quantifying determiners with plural nouns ('some', 'lots of', 'a lot of' and numbers). Lexical range: 1

W

WITH SINGULAR NOUNS

EGP #332 | A1 | DETERMINERS / quantity Can use a limited range of quantifying determiners with singular nouns ('a', 'every').► determiners: articles Lexical range: 1

A

AFFIRMATIVE 'WILL'

EGP #382 | A1 | FUTURE / future simple (with will and shall) Can use the affirmative forms 'will' and ''ll'. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLANS AND INTENTIONS WITH 'WILL'

EGP #383 | A1 | FUTURE / future simple (with will and shall) Can use 'will' and ''ll' to talk about plans and intentions. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #436 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

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NEGATIVE

EGP #437 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the negative forms. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTION

EGP #438 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the affirmative question form. Lexical range: N/A

A

ABILITY

EGP #439 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to talk about ability to do something. Lexical range: N/A

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OFFERS

EGP #440 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to make an offer. Lexical range: N/A

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POSSIBILITY

EGP #441 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to talk about possibility. Lexical range: N/A

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REQUESTS

EGP #442 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to make a request. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #603 | A1 | MODALITY / will Can use the affirmative forms. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLANS AND INTENTIONS

EGP #604 | A1 | MODALITY / will Can use 'will' to talk about plans and intentions. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE WITH 'LIKE'

EGP #616 | A1 | MODALITY / would Can use the affirmative form with 'like'. Lexical range: N/A

I

INVITATIONS WITH 'LIKE'

EGP #617 | A1 | MODALITY / would Can use 'would like to invite' to make invitations. Lexical range: N/A

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WISHES AND PREFERENCES WITH 'LIKE'

EGP #618 | A1 | MODALITY / would Can use 'would like' to talk about wishes and preferences. Lexical range: N/A

D

DETERMINER + NOUN

EGP #647 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form simple noun phrases with a limited range of determiners + singular and plural nouns. ► Nouns and noun phrases: functions Lexical range: 1

D

DETERMINER + ADJECTIVE + NOUN

EGP #648 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying singular and plural nouns with an adjective after a determiner. Lexical range: N/A

A

ADJECTIVE + PLURAL NOUN

EGP #649 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying plural nouns with an adjective and no determiner. Lexical range: N/A

N

NOUN + NOUN

EGP #650 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form noun phrases by pre-modifying a limited range of nouns with another noun. Lexical range: N/A

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COMMON NOUNS

EGP #677 | A1 | NOUNS / types Can use a limited range of common nouns. Lexical range: 1

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PROPER NOUNS

EGP #678 | A1 | NOUNS / types Can use proper nouns with a capital letter to refer to specific people, places, days and things. Lexical range: N/A

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COMPOUND NOUNS

EGP #679 | A1 | NOUNS / types 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. Lexical range: N/A

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PLURAL '-S'

EGP #684 | A1 | NOUNS / plural Can form plurals by adding '-s' to common countable nouns. Lexical range: N/A

A

AS SUBJECTS

EGP #698 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases - grammatical functions Can use nouns and noun phrases as subjects of the clause. Lexical range: N/A

A

AS COMPLEMENT OF PREPOSITIONS

EGP #700 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases - grammatical functions Can use nouns and noun phrases as complements of prepositions in prepositional phrases. Lexical range: N/A

A

AS COMPLEMENT OF 'BE'

EGP #701 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases - grammatical functions Can use nouns and noun phrases as complements of the verb 'be'. Lexical range: N/A

A

AS ADJUNCTS

EGP #702 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases - grammatical functions Can use nouns and noun phrases as adjuncts in some time expressions. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #784 | A1 | PAST / past simple Can use the affirmative form with a limited range of regular and irregular verbs. Lexical range: 1

E

EVERYDAY EVENTS AND STATES

EGP #785 | A1 | PAST / past simple Can use the past simple to talk about everyday events or states. Lexical range: N/A

S

SIMPLE

EGP #836 | A1 | PREPOSITIONS / prepositions Can use a limited range of simple (single-word) prepositions. Lexical range: 1

P

PREPOSITION + NOUN PHRASE

EGP #837 | A1 | PREPOSITIONS / prepositions Can form prepositional phrases with a preposition and a noun phrase. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #851 | A1 | PRESENT / present continuous Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

E

EVENTS IN PROGRESS

EGP #852 | A1 | PRESENT / present continuous Can use the present continuous with a limited range of verbs to talk about situations and events in progress. Lexical range: 1

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #865 | A1 | PRESENT / present simple Can use the affirmative form with a limited range of regular and irregular verbs. Lexical range: 1

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #866 | A1 | PRESENT / present simple Can use the negative form with a limited range of regular and irregular verbs. Lexical range: 1

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WITH 'REALLY'

EGP #867 | A1 | PRESENT / present simple Can use the present simple with the adverb 'really' as an intensifier. ► adverbs Lexical range: N/A

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HABITS AND GENERAL FACTS

EGP #868 | A1 | PRESENT / present simple Can use the present simple to talk about repeated events or habits, and general facts. Lexical range: N/A

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(OBJECT) 'IT'

EGP #922 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronoun 'it' as a direct object to refer to an object or situation already referred to. Lexical range: 2

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(OBJECT) 'ME', 'YOU', 'HER', 'HIM', 'US', 'THEM'

EGP #923 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronouns 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', 'us' and 'them' in the direct object position after a transitive verb. Lexical range: 2

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(OBJECT) WITH PREPOSITION

EGP #924 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the object pronouns 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', 'it', 'us' and 'them' in the object position after prepositions. Lexical range: N/A

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(SUBJECT) 'IT' FOR FIRST PERSON

EGP #925 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronoun 'it' before 'be' to refer to a first person speaker or writer. Lexical range: 3

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(SUBJECT) QUESTIONS

EGP #926 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronouns 'I', 'you', 'we' and 'they' after an auxiliary or modal verb in question forms. Lexical range: N/A

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(SUBJECT) QUESTIONS WITH 'BE'

EGP #927 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronouns 'you' and 'it' after 'be' in question forms. Lexical range: N/A

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(SUBJECT) STATEMENTS

EGP #928 | A1 | PRONOUNS / subject/ object Can use the pronouns 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we' and 'they' in the subject position before a verb in statements. Lexical range: N/A

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OBJECT

EGP #982 | A1 | PRONOUNS / indefinite - thing, -one, -body etc Can use a limited range of indefinite pronouns as objects. Lexical range: 1

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'EVERYTHING', SUBJECT

EGP #983 | A1 | PRONOUNS / indefinite - thing, -one, -body etc Can use 'everything' as subject, with a singular verb. Lexical range: N/A

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MODAL VERBS

EGP #1032 | A1 | QUESTIONS / yes/no Can use a limited range of modal verbs + subject + main verb to form 'yes/no' questions. ► can Lexical range: 1

M

MAIN VERBS

EGP #1066 | A1 | VERBS / types Can use regular and irregular main verbs in simple verb phrases. ► present simple ► past simple Lexical range: N/A

A

AUXILIARY VERB 'BE'

EGP #1068 | A1 | VERBS / types Can use auxiliary verb 'be'. ► present continuous Lexical range: N/A

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MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

EGP #1069 | A1 | VERBS / types Can use a limited range of modal auxiliary verbs ('can', 'will', 'would'). Lexical range: 1

V

VERB + 'TO'-INFINITIVE

EGP #1076 | A1 | VERBS / patterns_with to and -ing Can use a limited range of verbs followed by a 'to'- infinitive. Lexical range: 1

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'LIKE' + 'TO'-INFINITIVE OR + '-ING'

EGP #1077 | A1 | VERBS / patterns_with to and -ing Can use 'like' followed either by a 'to'-infinitive or an '-ing' form, with no change in meaning. Lexical range: N/A

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'WOULD LIKE TO'

EGP #1078 | A1 | VERBS / patterns_with to and -ing Can use 'would like to' + infinitive. Lexical range: N/A

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'THERE IS'

EGP #1095 | A1 | VERBS / there is/are Can use 'there is' + singular noun phrase as complement. Lexical range: N/A

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'THERE ARE'

EGP #1096 | A1 | VERBS / there is/are Can use 'there are' + plural noun phrase as complement. Lexical range: N/A

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'BE' + COMPLEMENT

EGP #1102 | A1 | VERBS / linking Can use linking verb 'be' with complements. Lexical range: N/A

M

MAIN VERB 'BE'

EGP #1175 | A1 | NEGATION / negation Can form negative statements of main verb 'be', with contracted and uncontracted forms. Lexical range: N/A

A

AUXILIARY VERB 'DO', PRESENT

EGP #1176 | A1 | NEGATION / negation Can form negative statements of main verbs in the present simple with 'don't' + main verb. ► present simple ► can Lexical range: N/A

M

MODAL VERB 'CAN'

EGP #1177 | A1 | NEGATION / negation Can use negative form 'can?t'. Lexical range: N/A

V

VERB + PREPOSITION + OBJECT

EGP #1048 | A1 | VERBS / prepositional Can use a limited range of prepositional verbs followed by noun or pronoun objects. Lexical range: 1

A

AS OBJECTS

EGP #699 | A1 | NOUNS / noun phrases - grammatical functions Can use nouns and noun phrases as objects of the clause. Lexical range: N/A

L

LINKING VERB, 'BE'

EGP #1067 | A1 | VERBS / types Can use linking verb 'be'. Lexical range: N/A