| Element | FORM: WITH ADVERBS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | FUTURE |
| SubCat | future with be going to |
| Lexical Range | 3 |
| Level | C2 |
| Cando | Can use 'be' + 'going to' with a wide range of adverbs before the main verb. |
| Corrected Learner Example | But I don't know if I'm going to still live here. (Uruguay; B1 THRESHOLD; 2007; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) First, I am going to briefly introduce the three main activities offered by the club. (Switzerland; C2 MASTERY; 2006; French; Pass) Nobody is going to even look at you when your sister is there. (Israel; C2 MASTERY; 1997; Russian; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | But I don't know if I'm going to still live here. (Uruguay; B1 THRESHOLD; 2007; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) First, I am going to briefly introduce the three main activities offered by the club. (Switzerland; C2 MASTERY; 2006; French; Pass) Nobody is going to even look at you when your sister is there. (Israel; C2 MASTERY; 1997; Russian; Pass) |
| Comments | We have evidence here of split infinitives. This is frequent in informal native speaker language but is a structure which some teachers may wish to avoid for exam use if they think it is incorrect. |
