STAGE 3 ELEMENTARYSimple passive forms More extensive use of catenative verbs-like to, decide to, etc. Infinitiv of purpose- Conditional forms Modal-could(ability)Modal-can(permission)-Abstract nouns Maximum of three adjectives verbs-+noun Two adjectives + adjectival phrase- Superlative forms of adjectives-Superlative form of adjectives+ adjectival clauses-Complex sentences main clause + one subordinate clause Adverbial clauses of time Relative clauses- Adverbial clauses of comparison Adverbial clauses of reason.SLEEPY HOLLOW 'The horseman's head still lies somewhere on the battlefield, ' the people of Sleepy Hollow said. 'Every night, he rides back to the battlefield to look for it. One dark night, Ichabod Crane- the village schoolmaster- saw the Headless horseman. Or did he? RIP VAN WINKLE Rip Van Winkle did not like working on his farm and his wife was always angry with him. He wanted to forget his troubles for a day. So he took his dog and his gun and he walked up into the Catskill Mountains.