Element FORM/USE: ADVERBS + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES, HIGHLIGHT
SuperCat ADVERBS
SubCat adverb phrases - form
Lexical Range N/A
Level C1
Cando Can post-modify adverbs with a complex prepositional phrase complement, to highlight information.
Corrected Learner Example Luckily for you, I kept notes on everything we did, so I proudly present to you the top 4 of our course-days. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Greek; Pass)

Unfortunately for some of them, the "holiday of their dreams" turned out to be rather nightmarish. (Switzerland; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; German; Pass)

Especially in the period of 1999-2001, it shot up from 5 points to 7 points. (China; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2002; Chinese; Pass)

Probably in the next ten or more years, the engineering profession will be as much respected as it used to be twenty years ago. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2001; Russian; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example Luckily for you, I kept notes on everything we did, so I proudly present you the top 4 of our course-days. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Greek; Pass)

Unfortunately for some of them the "holiday of their dreams" turned out to be rather nightmarish. (Switzerland; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; German; Pass)

Especially for people like me from other cities it would make it easier to find the centre if you would include a small map into the packet. (Germany; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2004; German; Pass)

Especially in the period of 1999-2001, it shop up from 5 points to 7 points. (China; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2002; Chinese; Pass)

Probably in the next ten or more years profession of an engineer will be as much respected as it used to be twenty years ago. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2001; Russian; Pass)

Comments Note the emergence of post-modification patterns at C1.

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