ADALM/egp · Datasets at Hugging Face

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1,136	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, ADDING	Furthermore, I think that you should do some small exercises during your break, for example you could go running in the morning and evening	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,136	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, ADDING	null	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,137	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL	You see, in the park, you can enjoy fresh air	Vietnam	B1 THRESHOLD	2009	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,137	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL	The thing is, if I could move I'd go to the countryside	Vietnam	B1 THRESHOLD	2009	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,137	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL	null	Vietnam	B1 THRESHOLD	2009	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,138	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE	Unfortunately, they filmed only the building and the garden, not the students! Actually, I do not have much time to watch television	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,138	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE	Surprisingly, the suitcase was Lucy's	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,138	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B1	null	FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE	null	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	[talking about celebrating New Year] But some countries celebrate on other dates too, like they have Chinese New Year according to their calendar	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	Likewise, in Nepal New Year is celebrated on 1st of Baishak, which is the start of a new year according to the Nepalese calendar	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	This group is expected to decrease considerably in the next fifty years	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	Similarly, the population of children are likely to drop to 11	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	5% in 2050	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	When you read a letter from someone, you can imagine and almost feel the emotions of that someone	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	In the same way, when you read a book, you can feel the author's sensations, travel to distant places or participate in adventures only possible in your imagination	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,139	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: COMPARING	null	B2 VANTAGE	2011	Breton	Pass	null	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	To begin with, I want to ensure that you are going to have a great time with us	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	For a start, we have lived with books for thousands of years while television is only half a century old	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	In conclusion, if people in zoos look after the animals, it isn't cruel to keep an animal in zoo	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	To sum up, I think that whether you use a car or a bicycle depends on several aspects: where you live, when you work, the weather, and also the kind of job you do	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	In summary I would like to say that the majority of students is willing to help with cleaning, collecting the rubbish or even giving up their cars	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,140	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL	null	Greece	B2 VANTAGE	2009	Greek	Pass	null	null
1,141	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL	Thus, I would be very grateful if you would send me clear explanations of the following points: firstly, I would like you to specify what 'the normal price' is, and therefore what would be the cost of two nights	Spain	B2 VANTAGE	1997	Spanish - European	Pass	null	null
1,141	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL	Consequently, visiting zoos can help people learn about nature	Spain	B2 VANTAGE	1997	Spanish - European	Pass	null	null
1,141	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL	Hence, there is a great need to improve the situation of those animals so that their life would not become life imprisonment	Spain	B2 VANTAGE	1997	Spanish - European	Pass	null	null
1,141	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL	Therefore, we are likely to enter the market as a pioneer, which will have a lot of benefits	Spain	B2 VANTAGE	1997	Spanish - European	Pass	null	null
1,141	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	B2	null	FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL	null	Spain	B2 VANTAGE	1997	Spanish - European	Pass	null	null
1,142	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	C1	null	FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE	As mentioned above, it might be possible to negotiate better contracts for your company	Switzerland	C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY	2007	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,142	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	C1	null	FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE	I hope this brief note has convinced you to start this club	Switzerland	C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY	2007	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,142	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	C1	null	FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE	As mentioned earlier, I have already asked for information	Switzerland	C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY	2007	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,142	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	C1	null	FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE	So as shown above, I recommend TELECARS to be our car services supplier because it offers all we need	Switzerland	C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY	2007	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,142	DISCOURSE MARKERS	discourse markers in writing	C1	null	FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE	null	Switzerland	C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY	2007	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,143	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT	My mother said that she can take us there	Brazil	A2 WAYSTAGE	2008	Portuguese	Pass	null	null
1,143	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT	The teacher said that we have to bring a notebook, a pencil and a rubber	Brazil	A2 WAYSTAGE	2008	Portuguese	Pass	null	null
1,143	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT	null	Brazil	A2 WAYSTAGE	2008	Portuguese	Pass	null	null
1,144	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT	[about a mobile phone] It's very important to me to have it with me because my brother is in the hospital and my father told me that he will call	Argentina	A2 WAYSTAGE	2005	Spanish - Latin American	Pass	null	null
1,144	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT	My sister told me that this film is very good	Argentina	A2 WAYSTAGE	2005	Spanish - Latin American	Pass	null	null
1,144	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT	Gill told me that you had an accident last week	Argentina	A2 WAYSTAGE	2005	Spanish - Latin American	Pass	null	null
1,144	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	A2	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT	null	Argentina	A2 WAYSTAGE	2005	Spanish - Latin American	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	I immediately called her to see if everything was o	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	k	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	and she said that she had won the lottery and she wanted to give some of the money to me	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	He said that she was in big trouble because the phone was a bomb	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	They said that our school was the most suitable school for that movie	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	He said that it was his phone and he had left it in a cafe	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Uzbek; Pass) He said that he was a nuclear scientist and we had met before	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	Mary told me that she was dating John	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	In the letter, he told me that he was coming to Madrid on the first of June and he asked me if I was free	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,145	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT	null	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	You asked me if I like shopping	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	I am asking you if we can change the time of the meeting to 5	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	00 pm	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	A very rich movie producer asked her if she wanted to be in a movie, he said she would get paid 500,000 dollars, she agreed	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	I asked her if she wanted to go and have dinner together	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	Renata, a really good friend of mine, told me she was in this club, but she left it some time ago; she asked me if I was interested in joining this amazing club	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	I'm writing to ask whether you're free next Saturday or not	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,146	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS	null	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	German	Pass	null	null
1,147	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS	I asked why she was here	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	1999	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,147	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS	I phoned and asked what sports we could play in this club	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	1999	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,147	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS	When we asked why they were filming our school, they said they were looking for a location where they could film some boys and girls leaving the school and so they filmed us! He saw a guy sat there so he sat next to him and asked where the football players were	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	1999	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,147	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS	They filmed it and interviewed a few pupils about what they think about the new swimming pool in the gym and I asked when it would be on TV	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	1999	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,147	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS	null	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	1999	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,148	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT	I always had good times with her and was very impatient to read this letter: I wondered what she had written	France	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	French	Pass	null	null
1,148	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT	I really wondered who he was, but I was embrassed to look at him	France	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	French	Pass	null	null
1,148	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT	null	France	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	French	Pass	null	null
1,149	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION	He felt like a worm too and he said to me: "I'm sorry I'm not a good friend"	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2000	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,149	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION	Maria answered "Yes!? He answered: "Come with me"	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2000	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,149	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION	Then I thought: "I can't stay in prison"	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2000	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,149	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION	He asked "Are you Clarice?" I answered yes and then he told me that he was my father	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2000	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,149	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION	She asked me "How about we join the club?" She thought: "Should I go to the police or should I go back?? I thought: "Either I talk to her now or I won't be able to talk to her anytime!?	Italy	B1 THRESHOLD	2000	Italian	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	?Excuse me Sir, but you forgot your mobile phone," she said	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	"I must take it to the police station," she thought	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	"Yes of course," she answered	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	?What have I done?" I thought	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	?What should I do?? she asked herself	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	"But where is everybody? Am I alone?" I asked	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	"What's your name?" he asked	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,150	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION	null	Germany	B1 THRESHOLD	2008	German	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	She asked me to come back as soon as possible because my father is seriously ill	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	As the concert finished, I heard someone call my name, I turned and there were two men from security who asked me to go up on the stage	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	Dad asked me to help him at work	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	He told me to go outside the concert hall and wait for him to come	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	I have caught a cold and my doctors told me to rest in bed for a few days	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	They told me to stay in the car and watch them and try to remember their faces	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,151	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS	null	Malaysia	B1 THRESHOLD	2005	Malay	Pass	null	null
1,152	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE	At the airport they told him to come the next morning	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,152	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE	The trainer was impressed and said that if I play next time as well as this time, I'll be the 'pointing guard' in the team	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,152	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE	The letter said that he is coming home next month	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,152	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE	Her husband told me that the following day they would return to Germany so that was the last time I saw Sara	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,152	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B1	null	FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE	null	Switzerland	B1 THRESHOLD	2006	Swiss German	Pass	null	null
1,153	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION	"No problem", I thought, "there is only one person"	Botswana	B2 VANTAGE	1993	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,153	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION	"We have come together", this man said, "to celebrate our annual meeting and to call our master's ghost tonight!? "No problem", I thought, "there is only one person"	Botswana	B2 VANTAGE	1993	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,153	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION	"Forgive me, sweetheart", he said, "I will never leave you alone again	Botswana	B2 VANTAGE	1993	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,153	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION	?	Botswana	B2 VANTAGE	1993	Vietnamese	Pass	null	null
1,154	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT	"I was astonished when I saw them standing there", said John	Netherlands	B2 VANTAGE	1999	Dutch	Pass	null	null
1,154	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT	"Who are you?" asked Peter	Netherlands	B2 VANTAGE	1999	Dutch	Pass	null	null
1,154	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT	"Would you mind lending me a part of your newspaper?" said a whispering voice	Netherlands	B2 VANTAGE	1999	Dutch	Pass	null	null
1,154	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT	What do you think about this? said the Inspector to the policeman	Netherlands	B2 VANTAGE	1999	Dutch	Pass	null	null
1,154	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT	null	Netherlands	B2 VANTAGE	1999	Dutch	Pass	null	null
1,155	REPORTED SPEECH	reported speech	B2	null	FORM: MODIFICATION, REPORTING VERB + ADVERB	"So this is a real cow, mom?" she asked doubtfully	Poland	B2 VANTAGE	1993	Polish	Pass	null	null

1,136

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, ADDING

Furthermore, I think that you should do some small exercises during your break, for example you could go running in the morning and evening

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,136

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, ADDING

null

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,137

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL

You see, in the park, you can enjoy fresh air

Vietnam

B1 THRESHOLD

2009

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,137

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL

The thing is, if I could move I'd go to the countryside

Vietnam

B1 THRESHOLD

2009

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,137

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, MARKING NEW KNOWLEDGE, INFORMAL

null

Vietnam

B1 THRESHOLD

2009

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,138

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE

Unfortunately, they filmed only the building and the garden, not the students! Actually, I do not have much time to watch television

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,138

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE

Surprisingly, the suitcase was Lucy's

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,138

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B1

null

FORM/USE: ADVERBS, STANCE

null

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

[talking about celebrating New Year] But some countries celebrate on other dates too, like they have Chinese New Year according to their calendar

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

Likewise, in Nepal New Year is celebrated on 1st of Baishak, which is the start of a new year according to the Nepalese calendar

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

This group is expected to decrease considerably in the next fifty years

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

Similarly, the population of children are likely to drop to 11

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

5% in 2050

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

When you read a letter from someone, you can imagine and almost feel the emotions of that someone

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

In the same way, when you read a book, you can feel the author's sensations, travel to distant places or participate in adventures only possible in your imagination

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,139

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: COMPARING

null

B2 VANTAGE

2011

Breton

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

To begin with, I want to ensure that you are going to have a great time with us

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

For a start, we have lived with books for thousands of years while television is only half a century old

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

In conclusion, if people in zoos look after the animals, it isn't cruel to keep an animal in zoo

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

To sum up, I think that whether you use a car or a bicycle depends on several aspects: where you live, when you work, the weather, and also the kind of job you do

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

In summary I would like to say that the majority of students is willing to help with cleaning, collecting the rubbish or even giving up their cars

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,140

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: ORGANISING, OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS, FORMAL

null

Greece

B2 VANTAGE

2009

Greek

Pass

null

1,141

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL

Thus, I would be very grateful if you would send me clear explanations of the following points: firstly, I would like you to specify what 'the normal price' is, and therefore what would be the cost of two nights

Spain

B2 VANTAGE

1997

Spanish - European

Pass

null

1,141

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL

Consequently, visiting zoos can help people learn about nature

Spain

B2 VANTAGE

1997

Spanish - European

Pass

null

1,141

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL

Hence, there is a great need to improve the situation of those animals so that their life would not become life imprisonment

Spain

B2 VANTAGE

1997

Spanish - European

Pass

null

1,141

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL

Therefore, we are likely to enter the market as a pioneer, which will have a lot of benefits

Spain

B2 VANTAGE

1997

Spanish - European

Pass

null

1,141

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

B2

null

FORM/USE: SUMMARISING, FORMAL

null

Spain

B2 VANTAGE

1997

Spanish - European

Pass

null

1,142

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

C1

null

FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE

As mentioned above, it might be possible to negotiate better contracts for your company

Switzerland

C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY

2007

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,142

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

C1

null

FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE

I hope this brief note has convinced you to start this club

Switzerland

C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY

2007

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,142

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

C1

null

FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE

As mentioned earlier, I have already asked for information

Switzerland

C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY

2007

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,142

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

C1

null

FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE

So as shown above, I recommend TELECARS to be our car services supplier because it offers all we need

Switzerland

C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY

2007

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,142

DISCOURSE MARKERS

discourse markers in writing

C1

null

FORM/USE: TEXTUAL REFERENCE

null

Switzerland

C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY

2007

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,143

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT

My mother said that she can take us there

Brazil

A2 WAYSTAGE

2008

Portuguese

Pass

null

1,143

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT

The teacher said that we have to bring a notebook, a pencil and a rubber

Brazil

A2 WAYSTAGE

2008

Portuguese

Pass

null

1,143

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'SAY', PRONOUN SHIFT

null

Brazil

A2 WAYSTAGE

2008

Portuguese

Pass

null

1,144

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT

[about a mobile phone] It's very important to me to have it with me because my brother is in the hospital and my father told me that he will call

Argentina

A2 WAYSTAGE

2005

Spanish - Latin American

Pass

null

1,144

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT

My sister told me that this film is very good

Argentina

A2 WAYSTAGE

2005

Spanish - Latin American

Pass

null

1,144

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT

Gill told me that you had an accident last week

Argentina

A2 WAYSTAGE

2005

Spanish - Latin American

Pass

null

1,144

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

A2

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS WITH 'TELL', PRONOUN SHIFT

null

Argentina

A2 WAYSTAGE

2005

Spanish - Latin American

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

I immediately called her to see if everything was o

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

k

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

and she said that she had won the lottery and she wanted to give some of the money to me

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

He said that she was in big trouble because the phone was a bomb

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

They said that our school was the most suitable school for that movie

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

He said that it was his phone and he had left it in a cafe

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Uzbek; Pass) He said that he was a nuclear scientist and we had met before

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

Mary told me that she was dating John

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

In the letter, he told me that he was coming to Madrid on the first of June and he asked me if I was free

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,145

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED STATEMENTS, PRONOUN AND TENSE SHIFT

null

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

Italian

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

You asked me if I like shopping

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

I am asking you if we can change the time of the meeting to 5

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

00 pm

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

A very rich movie producer asked her if she wanted to be in a movie, he said she would get paid 500,000 dollars, she agreed

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

I asked her if she wanted to go and have dinner together

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

Renata, a really good friend of mine, told me she was in this club, but she left it some time ago; she asked me if I was interested in joining this amazing club

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

I'm writing to ask whether you're free next Saturday or not

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,146

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS

null

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

German

Pass

null

1,147

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS

I asked why she was here

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

1999

Italian

Pass

null

1,147

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS

I phoned and asked what sports we could play in this club

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

1999

Italian

Pass

null

1,147

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS

When we asked why they were filming our school, they said they were looking for a location where they could film some boys and girls leaving the school and so they filmed us! He saw a guy sat there so he sat next to him and asked where the football players were

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

1999

Italian

Pass

null

1,147

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS

They filmed it and interviewed a few pupils about what they think about the new swimming pool in the gym and I asked when it would be on TV

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

1999

Italian

Pass

null

1,147

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED 'WH-' QUESTIONS

null

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

1999

Italian

Pass

null

1,148

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT

I always had good times with her and was very impatient to read this letter: I wondered what she had written

France

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

French

Pass

null

1,148

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT

I really wondered who he was, but I was embrassed to look at him

France

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

French

Pass

null

1,148

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: 'WONDER', REPORTED THOUGHT

null

France

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

French

Pass

null

1,149

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION

He felt like a worm too and he said to me: "I'm sorry I'm not a good friend"

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2000

Italian

Pass

null

1,149

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION

Maria answered "Yes!? He answered: "Come with me"

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2000

Italian

Pass

null

1,149

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION

Then I thought: "I can't stay in prison"

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2000

Italian

Pass

null

1,149

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION

He asked "Are you Clarice?" I answered yes and then he told me that he was my father

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2000

Italian

Pass

null

1,149

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INITIAL POSITION

She asked me "How about we join the club?" She thought: "Should I go to the police or should I go back?? I thought: "Either I talk to her now or I won't be able to talk to her anytime!?

Italy

B1 THRESHOLD

2000

Italian

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

?Excuse me Sir, but you forgot your mobile phone," she said

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

"I must take it to the police station," she thought

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

"Yes of course," she answered

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

?What have I done?" I thought

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

?What should I do?? she asked herself

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

"But where is everybody? Am I alone?" I asked

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

"What's your name?" he asked

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,150

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, END POSITION

null

Germany

B1 THRESHOLD

2008

German

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

She asked me to come back as soon as possible because my father is seriously ill

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

As the concert finished, I heard someone call my name, I turned and there were two men from security who asked me to go up on the stage

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Dad asked me to help him at work

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

He told me to go outside the concert hall and wait for him to come

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

I have caught a cold and my doctors told me to rest in bed for a few days

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

They told me to stay in the car and watch them and try to remember their faces

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,151

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM: REPORTED REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

null

Malaysia

B1 THRESHOLD

2005

Malay

Pass

null

1,152

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE

At the airport they told him to come the next morning

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,152

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE

The trainer was impressed and said that if I play next time as well as this time, I'll be the 'pointing guard' in the team

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,152

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE

The letter said that he is coming home next month

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,152

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE

Her husband told me that the following day they would return to Germany so that was the last time I saw Sara

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,152

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B1

null

FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, FUTURE

null

Switzerland

B1 THRESHOLD

2006

Swiss German

Pass

null

1,153

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION

"No problem", I thought, "there is only one person"

Botswana

B2 VANTAGE

1993

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,153

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION

"We have come together", this man said, "to celebrate our annual meeting and to call our master's ghost tonight!? "No problem", I thought, "there is only one person"

Botswana

B2 VANTAGE

1993

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,153

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION

"Forgive me, sweetheart", he said, "I will never leave you alone again

Botswana

B2 VANTAGE

1993

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,153

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, MID POSITION

?

Botswana

B2 VANTAGE

1993

Vietnamese

Pass

null

1,154

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT

"I was astonished when I saw them standing there", said John

Netherlands

B2 VANTAGE

1999

Dutch

Pass

null

1,154

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT

"Who are you?" asked Peter

Netherlands

B2 VANTAGE

1999

Dutch

Pass

null

1,154

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT

"Would you mind lending me a part of your newspaper?" said a whispering voice

Netherlands

B2 VANTAGE

1999

Dutch

Pass

null

1,154

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT

What do you think about this? said the Inspector to the policeman

Netherlands

B2 VANTAGE

1999

Dutch

Pass

null

1,154

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: DIRECT SPEECH, REPORTING CLAUSE, INVERTED SUBJECT

null

Netherlands

B2 VANTAGE

1999

Dutch

Pass

null

1,155

REPORTED SPEECH

reported speech

B2

null

FORM: MODIFICATION, REPORTING VERB + ADVERB

"So this is a real cow, mom?" she asked doubtfully

Poland

B2 VANTAGE

1993

Polish

Pass

null