grammar · neutral

be limited to + noun / V-ing

Band 7+task1task2

used to say that something is restricted to a particular group, area, or activity

Examples

“Access to the database is limited to registered users.”

“The offer is not limited to students; everyone can apply.”

“Their research is limited to urban environments.”

Band 8 sentence

“While early studies were limited to small samples, recent work has expanded to national datasets.”

Collocations

  • be strictly limited to
  • not be limited to

Word family

limit verb / noun

Common mistakes

Access limited to staff only.→Access is limited to staff only.

The benefits are limited for members.→The benefits are limited to members.

Say it for a higher band

5only for→6is only for→7+be limited to + noun / V-ing

Synonyms

apply only to

Easily confused

apply only to

“The discount applies only to full-time students.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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