Nouns

Noun forms and noun phrases specified for B1 Preliminary. B1 Preliminary 规定的名词形式与名词短语。

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

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

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

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

COMMON NOUNS

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

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

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

PLURAL '-S'

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

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

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

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

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

DETERMINER + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

EGP #651 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form simple noun phrases with a limited range of determiners + uncountable nouns. Lexical range: N/A

DETERMINER + NOUN

EGP #652 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form simple noun phrases by pre-modifying nouns with an increasing range of determiners. Lexical range: 2

NOUN PHRASES WITH ADJECTIVES

EGP #653 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can pre-modify noun phrases with a limited range of more than one adjective. Lexical range: 1

WITH RELATIVE CLAUSE AS POSTMODIFIER

EGP #654 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can post-modify noun phrases by using a non-defining relative clause. ► Clauses: relative Lexical range: N/A

WITH RELATIVE CLAUSE AS COMPLEMENT

EGP #655 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form complex noun phrases by using a defining relative clause as a complement to a noun phrase. ► Clauses: relative Lexical range: N/A

POSSESSION WITH ''S' + NOUN

EGP #656 | A2 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can use possessive determiner ''s' with a singular noun. Lexical range: N/A

'-ING' FORMS, OBJECT

EGP #680 | A2 | NOUNS / types Can use the '-ing' forms of verbs as nouns, in object position, to refer to activities. Lexical range: 1

PLURAL '-ES'

EGP #685 | A2 | NOUNS / plural Can form plurals by adding '-es' to countable nouns ending in '-o', '-ch', '-s', '-sh', '-x' or '-z'. Lexical range: N/A

PLURAL '-IES'

EGP #686 | A2 | NOUNS / plural Can form plurals of countable nouns ending in a consonant plus '-y', by changing the 'y' to 'I' and adding '-es'. Lexical range: N/A

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

EGP #687 | A2 | NOUNS / plural Can form some irregular plural nouns. Lexical range: N/A

NOUNS ONLY USED IN THE PLURAL

EGP #688 | A2 | NOUNS / plural Can use nouns that only have a plural form, with plural agreement. Lexical range: N/A

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

EGP #690 | A2 | NOUNS / uncountable Can use a limited range of uncountable nouns. Lexical range: 1

WITH 'THE'

EGP #691 | A2 | NOUNS / uncountable Can use uncountable nouns with 'the' to talk about something specific. Lexical range: N/A

CONTAINERS, QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS

EGP #693 | A2 | NOUNS / uncountable Can refer to an individual example or quantity of an uncountable noun using words for containers and countable items. Lexical range: N/A

WITH DETERMINERS, QUANTITY

EGP #692 | A2 | NOUNS / uncountable Can use uncountable nouns with a limited range of quantity words and phrases including 'some', 'any', 'a lot of', 'more'. ► Determiners: quantity Lexical range: 1

FRIEND + 'OF' + POSSESSIVE DETERMINER + NOUN

EGP #664 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form noun phrases with 'a friend of' or 'friends of' + possessive determiner + noun. Lexical range: N/A

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

EGP #694 | B1 | NOUNS / uncountable Can use an increasing range of uncountable nouns. Lexical range: 2

COMPLEX NOUN PHRASES WITH ADVERBS + ADJECTIVES

EGP #658 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form complex noun phrases with adverb + adjective + noun. Lexical range: N/A

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

EGP #689 | B1 | NOUNS / plural Can use collective nouns, usually with a singular verb, but also with a plural verb depending on whether the noun is perceived as a single group or collection of individuals. Lexical range: N/A

FORM/USE: 'SUCH (A)' + ADJECTIVE + NOUN

EGP #659 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form noun phrases with 'such a' + adjective + singular noun and 'such' + adjective + plural noun, to give emphasis. Lexical range: N/A

FORM/USE: POSSESSIVE '‘S' WITHOUT NOUN

EGP #662 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can omit the noun after possessive '’s' to talk about a place which is familiar to the speaker and listener. Lexical range: N/A

COMMON NOUNS

EGP #681 | B1 | NOUNS / types Can use an increasing range of common nouns. Lexical range: 2

NOUN + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

EGP #660 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form complex noun phrases by using a prepositional phrase after the main noun in a noun phrase. Lexical range: N/A

NOUN + 'OF' + POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

EGP #663 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form noun phrases with noun + 'of' + possessive pronouns. Lexical range: N/A

WITH DETERMINERS, QUANTITY

EGP #695 | B1 | NOUNS / uncountable Can use uncountable nouns with an increasing range of quantity words and phrases including 'much', 'a bit of', 'a little bit of', 'enough', 'further', 'plenty of', 'loads of'. ► Determiners: quantity Lexical range: 2

NOUN PHRASE, NOUN PHRASE

EGP #666 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can put two noun phrases together (in apposition) to refer to the same person or thing, usually separated by commas. Lexical range: N/A

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

EGP #667 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form noun phrases with an indefinite pronoun + adjective or clause. Lexical range: N/A

COMPLEX NOUN PHRASE WITH POSSESSIVE '‘S' + NOUN

EGP #665 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can form complex noun phrases with noun phrase + 'of' + noun phrase + possessive determiner ''s' + noun phrase. Lexical range: N/A

FORM/USE: NOUN PHRASES WITH SUPERLATIVES

EGP #661 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can use a clause with a present perfect or past perfect as a superlative noun phrase complement, to talk about uniqueness. Lexical range: N/A

FORM/USE: 'THE THING …'

EGP #668 | B1 | NOUNS / noun phrases Can use the noun phrase 'The thing' in front position, with a clause complement, to give focus to something. Lexical range: N/A