Collins Cobuild English Grammar (228 page)

nouns
1.1
–
1.92

•collective nouns
1.47
–
1.51

•common nouns
1.3

•compound nouns
1.83
–
1.92

•countable nouns
1.15
–
1.22

•mass nouns
1.28
–
1.31

•plural nouns
1.41
–
1.46

•proper nouns
1.3
,
1.52
–
1.53

•singular nouns
1.34
–
1.40

•uncountable nouns
1.23
–
1.33

determiners with common nouns
1.4

adding information after the noun
1.9
–
1.10

noun–verb agreement
1.16
,
1.24
,
1.35
,
1.42
,
1.68

singular and plural forms
1.19

list of uncountable nouns
1.25
–
1.26

that are both uncountable and countable
1.32

that are rarely used alone
1.59
–
1.65

always used with modifiers
1.62

always used with possessives
1.63

referring to males or females
1.73

lists of compound nouns
1.85
–
1.88

referring to one thing only
1.167
,
1.235

adjectives after nouns
2.58
–
2.62

with prepositional phrases
2.275
–
2.276

with adjectives
2.291

followed by
to
-infinitive,
-ed
participle, or
-ing
participle
2.293

followed by
to
-infinitive clauses
2.294
–
2.299

followed by
-ed
participle clauses
2.300

with no equivalent verb
3.40

used with
have
3.41

used with
take
3.42

used with
give
3.43

used with
make
3.44

used with
have
and
take
3.45

after linking verbs
3.138

used with reported clauses
7.86
,
8.1

forming plurals of
R2
–
R19

nowhere
5.73
–
5.74
,
6.61
–
6.71

n’t

contraction of
not
5.59
–
5.60

instead of
no
5.70

added to modals
5.102

numbers
1.157
,
R41
–
R49

and quantity expressions
1.12

referring to an exact number of things
2.208

ordinal numbers
2.209
,
2.232
–
2.239
,
R46
–
R47

fractions
2.210

age
2.212

and agreement
2.217
–
2.218

with ordinals and postdeterminers
2.219

as pronouns
2.220

as labels
2.226

after subject pronouns
2.229

in compound adjectives
2.230

with time expressions
2.231

followed by fractions
2.246

percentages
2.249

—————— O ——————

object complement
see
 
object of a verb, describing

object of a verb, describing (object complement)
3.161
–
3.171

object already mentioned
3.51
–
3.53

verbs with object complements
3.128

object pronouns
1.104
–
1.106

of

in prepositional phrases
1.109
,
2.277
–
2.283

after nouns and adjectives
6.120

with reporting verbs
7.85

objects

•indirect objects
3.6
,
3.73
–
3.82
,
6.113

•direct objects
3.3
,
3.14
–
3.18

leaving objects out
3.22
–
3.33
,
3.49
–
3.50

in phrasal verbs
3.101
–
3.106

of prepositions
3.106
,
6.73
,
6.77

with reporting verbs
7.82
–
7.84

offers and invitations
5.42
,
5.171
–
5.173

offers of help
5.174
–
5.176

on

list of nouns usually followed by
on
2.288

in time expressions
4.96
–
4.98

referring to exact position
6.89

with reporting verbs
7.85

once

as adverb of frequency
4.115

referring to sequence of events
8.15

one

as generic pronoun
1.121

as pronoun
1.161
,
3.140

as possessive determiner
1.208

as determiner
1.249
–
1.250

as cardinal number
2.214
–
2.215

one another
see
 
each other
and
one another

only
9.65

opinions
5.7

or

after
whether
in conditional clauses
8.40

linking words and phrases
8.152
,
8.173
,
8.187
,
8.193
,
8.200

orders and instructions
5.35
,
5.43

reporting orders and requests
7.39
–
7.42

ordinal numbers
2.209
,
2.232
–
2.239
,
R46
–
R47

as modifiers
2.233

written forms
2.234

with
of
2.235

as pronouns
2.236
–
2.237

as adverbs
2.238

other

others
and
the others
as pronouns
1.160
–
1.161

used with countable nouns
1.224

used with plural nouns and uncountable nouns
1.240

every other
4.118

ought to

expressing expectation
5.131
–
5.134

making suggestions
5.182

expressing importance
5.213
,
5.216

oughtn’t to
5.102

our
1.194
–
1.208

ours
1.107
–
1.110
,
1.122

ourselves
1.111
–
1.118
,
1.122

out
6.68
,
6.94

over

talking about age
2.260
–
2.261

talking about periods of time
4.106

own
1.200
,
1.215

—————— P ——————

participles
R124
–
R135

-ed
participle
2.293
,
2.300
,
3.201
,
3.212
,
8.137
–
8.138
,
8.142
–
8.143
,
R71
–
R80

-ing
participle
2.293
,
2.301
,
3.190
–
3.191
,
3.204
,
8.71
,
8.72
,
8.88
,
8.133
–
8.136
,
8.139
–
8.141
,
R59
–
R70

partitives
see
 
amounts