Collins Cobuild English Grammar (226 page)

interrogative pronouns
1.151
–
1.153

intransitive verbs
3.2
–
3.13
,
8.165

followed by phrases that begin with a preposition
3.10
–
3.11

followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase
3.12

intransitive phrasal verbs with adverbs
3.85
–
3.86

intransitive phrasal verbs with prepositions
3.87
–
3.88
,
9.23
–
9.24

intransitive three-word phrasal verbs
3.111
–
3.112

linking intransitive verbs
8.165

introducing your statement
5.214
–
5.222
,
9.73

inversion

after an adverbial
6.15

after a prepositional phrase
6.83

when reporting verb comes after a quote
7.25

irregular comparative forms
R28
,
R153

irregular plural forms of nouns
R12
–
R19

irregular verb forms
R71
–
R76

it

as personal pronoun
1.100
–
1.101

with
be
3.130

as subject in split sentences
9.26

its
1.195
–
1.222

itself
1.111
–
1.118
,
3.26
–
3.31

—————— J ——————

just

in front of
as … as
structure
2.164

as emphasizing adverb
6.50

to show restrictions
9.65

—————— K ——————

keep

followed by object complement
3.163

—————— L ——————

last

showing position in sequence
2.232

as pronoun
2.254

in expressions of frequency
4.119

as verb
4.133

least

least
and
the least
as superlatives
2.122

as superlative adverb of degree
6.52

leaving words out
10.60

do
10.63

with
not
10.66
–
10.69

repeating the main verb
10.70

in conversation
10.74

in questions
10.75
–
10.76

in replies
10.77
–
10.79

when you are agreeing
10.80
–
10.81

less
1.246

as determiner
1.246

forming the comparative of an adjective
2.110

less than
indicating a maximum amount
2.267

let
5.39

likelihood
5.120
–
5.121
,
5.230
–
5.232

linking adverbials
see
 
sentence connectors

linking verbs
3.126
–
3.181

two or more adjectives after a linking verb
2.57

function
3.127

followed by a preposition
3.129
,
3.172
–
3.177

followed by an adjective
3.132
–
3.137

lists of linking verbs
3.133
,
3.138
,
3.174

followed by a noun
3.138
–
3.145

commenting on behaviour
3.149

commenting on suitability
3.150

commenting on an event
3.151

commenting on willingness
3.152

commenting on something
3.153

commenting on an action
3.154

other verbs with following adjectives
3.155
–
3.159

linking words, phrases, and clauses together
8.149
–
8.150

linking clauses
8.151

linking verbs together
8.164
–
8.170

linking noun phrases
8.171
–
8.172

linking pronouns
8.178
–
8.179

linking adjectives and adverbs
8.180
–
8.189
,
8.201

linking qualitative adjectives
8.181

linking prepositions
8.191

linking prepositional phrases
8.192

linking modifiers and determiners
8.193

linking more than two clauses, phrases, or words
8.200

linking parts of a conversation
10.57
–
10.59

little

as determiner
1.225
,
1.244

a little
modifying comparatives
2.162

as quantity expression with
of
2.179
,
2.183

a little
as adverb of degree
6.52

look

as linking verb
3.126
,
3.135

lot

lots
2.158

a lot of
as quantity expression
2.178

a lot
as adverb of degree
6.52

—————— M ——————

main clauses
8.1

main verbs
R89

make

as a delexical verb
3.44

many

as determiner
1.224
,
1.241
,
1.247

after
too
2.153

as quantity expression with
of
2.179

with
how
in
wh-
questions
5.33

mass nouns
1.28
–
1.31

list of mass nouns
1.31

may

indicating present possibility
5.124

may not
for negative possibility
5.125

expressing future possibility
5.132

may have
for uncertainty about the past
5.137

asking for and giving permission
5.141

may not
for forbidding
5.146

making requests
5.164

offering to help
5.175

may as well
for suggesting
5.185

expressing hopes and wishes
5.208

expressing an opinion
5.219

me
1.104

measurements
2.211
,
2.250
–
2.257
,
2.264
–
2.271

metric measurements
2.251

after linking verbs
2.252

adjectives after measurements
2.253

approximate amounts and measurements
2.264

might

indicating present possibility
5.124

might not
for negative possibility
5.125
,
5.138

indicating future possibility
5.132

might have
for possibility in the past
5.136

might have
for uncertainty
5.137

making requests
5.164

making polite suggestions
5.184

might as well
for suggesting
5.185

expressing approval
5.219

million
2.221
–
2.222

millions
used for emphasis
2.224

mine
1.107
–
1.108

modals
5.92
–
5.255

see also
 
semi-modals

see also
 
can
,
could
,
may
,
might
,
must
,
have (got) to
,
shall
,
should
,
will
,
would