Collins Cobuild English Grammar (221 page)

at beginning of result clauses
8.55

linking clauses
8.152

linking noun phrases
8.172

linking adjectives
8.181
–
8.183
,
8.185
–
8.186

linking adverbs
8.188

linking prepositions and prepositional phrases
8.191
–
8.192

linking modifiers
8.193

with
both
for emphasis
8.195

linking more than two clauses, phrases, or words together
8.200

another
1.240

as determiner
1.224

as quantity expression with
of
2.179
,
2.182

any
1.239

structures used with
any-
1.140

as determiner
1.224
–
1.225

with various types of noun
1.239

with comparatives
2.163
,
6.35

as quantity expression with
of
2.179
,
2.185
,
2.188
.

anybody
1.128
–
1.139

any more
4.83

anyone
1.128
–
1.139

anything
1.128
–
1.139

anywhere
6.61
–
6.71

apostrophe
s
1.211
–
1.221
,
1.145

showing possession
1.210

spelling and pronunciation
1.211
,
R32
–
R40

showing close connection
1.214
–
1.216

used in prepositional phrases with
of
1.218
–
1.221

appear
7.70
,
7.71

article
see
 
determiners

as

for talking about what role something has or how it is perceived
3.178

after verbs, describing the subject
3.179
–
3.181

for comparing things
6.106
–
6.108

in time clauses
8.11

in reason clauses
8.50

in clauses of manner
8.79
–
8.81

as … as

after
just
,
quite
,
nearly
, and
almost
2.164

as
+ adverb +
as
6.108

as if
8.81
–
8.82

as though
8.81
–
8.82

at

in time expressions
4.91

for relating events
4.92
,
4.93

in expressions of frequency
4.121

at all
for emphasis in negative statements
5.88

referring to position
6.89

indicating direction
6.95

after reporting verb to mention the hearer
7.78

attitude of speaker
9.79
–
9.90

attributive adjectives
2.42
–
2.43

auxiliaries

position of
5.12
,
5.13

in questions tags
5.16

with
not
5.53
–
5.56

leaving out the auxiliary
8.167

when leaving words out
10.61
–
10.71

forms of auxiliaries
R80
–
R88

—————— B ——————

bare infinitive
R127

barely
5.80
–
5.86

base forms
R52
–
R53

be

in structures expressing age
2.259
–
2.263

as a linking verb
3.126
–
3.131

followed by prepositional phrases
3.173

followed by time expression
3.176

as a main verb
5.14
,
10.64

in
whether
clauses
8.41

used to form passives
9.9

get
instead of
be
in passives
9.24

repeating
be
when words are left out
10.64

as an auxiliary
R80
,
R89

contracted forms
R81

because
8.50

become
3.126

before

relating events or periods of time
4.107

in expressions of frequency
4.119

in expressions of duration
4.141

as preposition of position
6.86

in time clauses
8.16

belief
5.123

below
10.45

best
6.32
,
6.52

better
6.32
,
6.52

had better
5.245

between
2.271

billion
2.221
–
2.222

billions
used for emphasis
2.224

bit

a bit
and
a little bit
as submodifying adverbs
2.162

a bit
as adverb of degree
6.52

both

used instead of a personal pronoun
1.156

as determiner
1.242

as predeterminer
1.251

as quantity expression with
of
2.179

broad negatives
5.80
–
5.86

position in clause
5.81
–
5.82

but
5.74
,
8.5
,
8.152
–
8.161

after negative words starting with
no
5.74

used for linking clauses
8.152

used for linking adjectives
8.187

used for linking adverbs
8.188

by

after a noun phrase
2.286

for specific time
4.111

in frequency expressions
4.122

as preposition referring to position
6.89

in passives
9.14

lists of verbs used with
by
in the passive
9.16

—————— C ——————

can
5.159

indicating skills and abilities
5.116

expressing awareness
5.117

talking about general truths
5.118
–
5.119

indicating belief
5.123

asking for permission
5.140

asking for help
5.159

making offers of help
5.174

indicating ability
5.177

cannot

indicating impossibility
5.126

indicating certainty
5.130

forbidding
5.145
–
5.149

making requests
5.161

showing unwillingness
5.197

showing politeness
5.217
–
5.218

can’t

making requests
5.163

capital letters
1.14

cardinal numbers
2.208
,
2.213
–
2.231
,
R42
–
R45

as pronouns
1.157
,
2.220

talking about negative amounts
2.216

agreement with nouns and verbs
2.217
–
2.218

large numbers
2.221

approximate quantities
2.224
–
2.225

used as quantity expressions
2.227
–
2.228

writing and saying cardinal numbers
R42
–
R45

causative
3.211

certain

as an indefinite determiner
1.245

classifying adjectives
2.26
–
2.29

clauses

see also
 
main clause
and 
subordinate clause

•clauses of manner
8.78
–
8.82