Collins Cobuild English Grammar (222 page)

•concessive clauses
8.65
–
8.72

•conditional clauses
8.25
–
8.42

•place clauses
8.73
–
8.77

•purpose clauses
8.43
–
8.48

•reason clauses
8.49
–
8.53

•result clauses
8.54
–
8.64

•time clauses
8.8
–
8.24

cohesion
see
 
referring back
and
referring forward

collective nouns
1.47
–
1.51

list of collective nouns
1.51

colour adjectives
2.30
–
2.34

colour nouns
1.71
,
2.35

adding extra information to colour adjectives
2.31

approximate colours
2.32
–
2.33

linking colour adjectives
8.182

come
3.200

common nouns
1.3
–
1.4

comparative adjectives
2.103
–
2.111

position of comparative adjectives
2.55

in front of a noun
2.104

after a linking verb
2.105

used as nouns
2.109

modifying comparatives adjectives
2.157
–
2.163

irregular forms
6.32
–
6.35

formation
R20
–
R31

comparative adverbs
6.30
–
6.35
,
R150
–
R154

forms
6.31

structures
6.35

formation and irregular forms
R151
–
R154

comparing things
2.103
–
2.139
,
8.80
–
8.82

comparison of colour adjectives
2.34

structures used after comparatives
2.106

position
2.107

more
and
more than
2.108

with
less
2.110

contrasted comparatives
2.111

with
like
2.132
–
2.134

adjectives meaning
the same
2.138

modifying adjectives used in comparisons
2.139

with
like
and
as
6.106
–
6.108
,
6.119

with
than
6.119

complement
3.127
,
8.70
,
9.1
,
9.21

see also
 
linking verbs

complete
2.36

compound adjectives
2.16
,
2.94
–
2.102

formation
2.95
–
2.96

compound qualitative adjectives
2.97

compound classifying adjectives
2.98

compound colour adjectives
2.99

long compound adjectives
2.100
–
2.101

foreign compound adjectives
2.102

compound nouns
1.83
–
1.92

two words, one word or a hyphen?
1.84

lists of compound nouns
1.85
–
1.88

from phrasal verbs
1.89

plural forms
1.91
–
1.92

expressing age
2.259

compound verbs
3.117
–
3.125

written forms of compound verbs
3.119

forms of compound verbs
3.120
–
3.121

intransitive compound verbs
3.122

transitive compound verbs
3.123
–
3.124

inflecting compound verbs
3.125

conditional clauses
8.25
–
8.42

summary of uses
8.25

beginning with
if
or
unless
8.26

in imperative structures
8.27

choice of tense
8.28
–
8.32

things that often happen
8.29

things that often happened in the past
8.30

possible situations
8.31

things that might happen in the future
8.32
–
8.33

unlikely situations
8.34

what might have been
8.35

omission of
if
with
should
,
were
, or
had
8.36

contractions

n’t
for
not
5.59
–
5.60
,
5.102
,
5.247

of
will
and
would
5.106

of auxiliaries
R80

conjunctions
8.2
–
8.5
,
10.55

subordinating conjunctions
8.4

coordinating conjunctions
8.5

functions
8.153

emphasizing
8.194
–
8.199

coordination
8.149
–
8.201

see also
 
linking words, phrases, and clauses together

list of coordinating conjunctions
8.149

copula
see
 
linking verbs

could

indicating ability in the past
5.110
,
5.116
–
5.119

indicating awareness
5.117

talking about general truths
5.118
–
5.119

indicating present possibility
5.124

making strong assertions
5.126

requesting permission in the past
5.142
–
5.143

giving instructions and appeals for help
5.158

making requests
5.162

making suggestions
5.181

showing politeness
5.217
–
5.218

expressing opinions
5.218

in reported clauses
7.54

could have

indicating possibility
5.115
–
5.139

indicating uncertainty
5.137

with negative for impossibility
5.139

could not

indicating impossibility
5.126

with comparatives for strong assertion
5.127

making requests
5.163

showing unwillingness
5.197
–
5.199

countable nouns
1.15
–
1.22

use of determiners
1.17

list of countable nouns
1.18

singular and plural forms
1.19

same form for singular and plural
1.20

singular form with plural meaning
1.21
–
1.22

—————— D ——————

dare
and
daren’t
5.246
–
5.251

declarative form
5.6
–
5.9