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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