Element FORM: 'HOW' + CLAUSE
SuperCat CLAUSES
SubCat phrases/exclamations
Lexical Range N/A
Level C2
Cando Can use 'How' + clause.
Corrected Learner Example How I often longed to play with the other children or relax with a good book. (Germany; C2 MASTERY; 1993; German; Pass)

How I love the smell of home! (Brazil; C2 MASTERY; 1993; Portuguese; Pass)

How I long to be there again. (Netherlands; C2 MASTERY; 1998; Dutch; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments Very low frequency form, usually used in formal, particularly literary, contexts.

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