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making promises
5.8
defining relative clauses
8.89
–
8.108
,
8.144
–
8.145
delexical verbs
3.32
–
3.45
list of delexical verbs
3.33
relative pronouns in defining clauses
8.89
referring to people
8.90
referring to things
8.91
use after pronouns
8.145
demonstrative adjectives
1.184
–
1.193
demonstrative pronouns:
this
,
that
,
these
and
those
1.5
,
1.124
–
1.127
determiners
1.162
–
1.250
•
a
and
an
1.228
–
1.229
•demonstratives
1.184
–
1.193
•possessive determiners
1.194
–
1.207
•
the
1.163
–
1.83
list of definite determiners
1.163
this
,
that
,
these
, and
those
1.184
list of indefinite determiners
1.223
using nouns without determiners
1.227
modifying determiners
1.248
difference
2.157
–
2.168
direct object
see
object
direct speech
7.16
–
7.26
changing the order of the subject and the reporting verb
7.25
punctuation of quotes
7.26
ditransitive verbs
3.7
,
3.73
–
3.82
,
9.20
lists
3.82
in the passive
9.20
do
as delexical verb
3.33
for emphasis
5.9
as auxiliary
5.13
,
5.24
,
5.54
,
5.67
,
5.250
used in forming question tags
5.16
replacing a verb phrase when words are left out
10.63
duration
4.123
–
4.134
noun phrases that express duration
4.133
start and end times
4.142
during
4.103
–
4.104
,
4.121
dynamic verbs
R120
—————— E ——————
each
as subject
1.144
as pronoun
1.154
,
1.156
for emphasis
1.156
used instead of personal pronoun
1.224
,
1.243
as indefinite determiner
1.243
each of
and
each one of
as quantity expressions
2.186
each other
and
one another
as reciprocal pronouns
1.142
–
1.143
with reciprocal verbs
3.70
-ed
adjectives
2.15
,
2.77
–
2.93
form and meaning
2.81
–
2.82
modifying
-ed
adjectives
2.85
–
2.86
with an active meaning
2.87
after linking verbs
2.88
–
2.90
formed from nouns
2.91
unrelated to verbs or nouns
2.92
–
2.93
-ed
participle
2.293
,
2.300
,
3.201
,
3.212
,
8.137
–
8.138
,
8.142
–
8.143
,
R71
–
R80
get
with an
-ed
participle
3.201
want
and
need
with an
-ed
participle
3.212
either
1.224
,
1.242
,
8.156
as quantity expression with
of
2.179
,
2.182
used with
or
for emphasis
8.197
either/or
-questions
5.20
ellipsis
see
leaving words out
else
1.138
with indefinite pronouns
1.138
with indefinite place adverbs
6.63
else
and
or else
in result clauses
8.64
elsewhere
6.63
emphasis
using reflexive pronouns
1.114
,
1.116
–
1.117
,
3.29
–
3.30
using
all
,
both
, or
each
1.156
emphasizing
the
1.181
emphasizing numbers and amounts
1.242
,
1.244
.
2.214
,
2.224
emphasizing adjectives
2.36
–
2.39
,
6.49
–
6.50
submodifying adverbs emphasizing adjectives
2.148
emphasizing frequency
4.24
emphasizing duration
4.129
using
do
,
does
, or
did
5.9
emphasizing
wh-
questions
5.34
using
never
followed by
do
5.67
putting the adverbial first
6.8
,
6.82
emphasizing coordinating conjunctions
8.194
–
8.199
using split sentences
9.25
–
9.30
using sentence adverbials
9.62
–
9.64
fronting
9.69
–
9.72
emphasizing adjectives
2.36
–
2.39
,
6.49
emphasizing adverbs
6.49
,
6.50
–
6.50
enough
as determiner
1.224
–
1.225
,
1.241
with adjectives
2.150
as quantity expression with
of
2.179
,
2.185
in sentence adverbials
9.81
ergative verbs
3.59
–
3.67
even
1.128
–
1.139
with comparatives
2.160
even if
in conditional clauses
8.39
even though
in concessive clauses
8.67
ever
as frequency expression
4.114
after negative words for emphasis
5.90
every
structures used with
every-
1.139
as determiner
1.224
,
1.243
in frequency expressions
4.114
everybody
1.128
–
1.139
everyone
1.128
–
1.139
everything
1.128
–
1.139
everywhere
6.61
–
6.64
,
6.71
–
6.72
,
6.99
,
8.76
except
8.69
exclamations
9.91
–
9.94
expectation
5.131
,
5.134
—————— F ——————
far
1.246
modifying determiners
1.248
with
how
in
wh-
questions
5.32
followed by adverbs of position
6.59
as adverb of destination
6.65
feelings
2.36
few
1.246
as determiner
1.224
,
1.241
a few
as determiner
1.247
after
too
2.153