Collins Cobuild

44
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50
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52
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54
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92
prepositional phrase
a structure consisting of a preposition followed by
a noun group as its object; eg on the table, by the sea.
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34
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36
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38
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40
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43
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46
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49
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97
present participle
see
‘-ing’ form
.
present tense
see
tense
.
progressive tense
another name for
continuous tense
.
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60
pronoun
 a  word  which  you  use  instead  of  a  noun,  when  you  do  not
need or want to name someone or something directly; eg it, you, none.
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6
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16
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17
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19
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22
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37
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95
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102

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proper  noun
 a  noun  which  is  the  name  of  a  particular  person,  place,
organization,  or  building.  Proper  nouns  are  always  written  with  a
capital letter; eg Nigel, Edinburgh, the United Nations, Christmas.
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25
purpose  clause
 a  subordinate  clause  which  is  used  to  talk  about  the
intention that someone has when they do something; eg I came here in
order to ask you out to dinner.
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97
qualifier
a word or group of words, such as an adjective, prepositional
phrase, or relative clause, which comes after a noun and gives more
information about it; eg …the person  involved.  …a  book  with  a  blue