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•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